A solar storm reaches Earth (images)
A solar radiation storm caused by a coronal mass ejection is blasting past the Earth today, an event which could affect flights and GPS system and has already produced spectacular auroras in northern latitudes.
Earth Station: The Afterlife of Technology at the End of the World
The Jamesburg Earth Station is a massive satellite receiver in a remote valley in California. It played a central role in satellite communications for three decades, but had been forgotten until the current ...
Rainbow Flag: An Apocalyptic Warning, Says Minister
The LGBT movement’s display of the rainbow flag is a sign that we’re nearing the end of the world as we know it, says antigay minister Scott Lively.
Mitt Romney’s misfire on the national anthem
“We are the only people on the earth that put our hand over our heart during the playing of the national anthem. It was FDR who asked us to do that, in honor of the blood that was being shed by our sons and daughters in far-off places.” Read full article >>
Flag-waving Lego Canuck soars to 80,000ft
Canadian teens stake claim on upper atmosphere A couple of Canadian teenagers have staked their country's claim on the upper atmosphere by sending a flag-waving Legonaut to 80,000ft (24,384m).…
The Lede Blog: Canadian Legonaut Returns From the Stratosphere Bearing Remarkable Images
A two-inch Lego man, with a fixed grin and a Canadian flag in his hand, traveled about 80,000 feet above the Earth's surface to the upper stratosphere this month, and he has the stunning video to prove it.
Canadian Legonaut Returns From the Stratosphere Bearing Remarkable Images
A two-inch Lego man, with a fixed grin and a Canadian flag in his hand, traveled about 80,000 feet above the Earth's surface to the upper stratosphere this month, and he has the stunning video to prove it.
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That's one giant leap for Lego. Two Canadian highschoolers have wowed the Web with their video of a Lego toy taking a balloon ride to near-space. The video , made by Toronto 17-year-olds Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, shows a tiny Lego man holding a Canadian flag with the blue curve of the Earth far below and the black of space above.
Personal playlist: Fred Armisen
Few comedians are as intrinsically tied to rock 'n' roll as "Saturday Night Live's" Fred Armisen. Once a drummer in early '90s Chicago hardcore band Trenchmouth, his role on IFC's "Portlandia" often sees Armisen lampooning indie rock culture alongside Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag fame. Here, Armisen spoke to Pop & Hiss about some of the records he can't live without.