Damn Nature U Scary of the Day: Utterly ridiculous footage of an entire parking lot full of cars succumbing to the deadly “tsunami-like” flash flood that struck the Toowoomba region of Queensland yesterday. [ @breakingnews .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 11/01/2011 01:36 Number of articles : 6
Continue reading …Scores of firefighters battled a huge blaze in a four-story apartment complex in Philadelphia on Monday. Officials said the building had been evacuated safely and there were no reports of injuries. (Jan. 10)
Continue reading …Dr. Stephan Mayer, a New York based neurologist, isn’t treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, but he says if she can continue following commands over the next 48 hours her chances for a complete or near complete recovery are ‘fantastic’. (Jan. 10)
Continue reading …Pablo Schreiber shines spotlight on new FX boxing drama ‘Lights Out’ premiering Tuesday at 10pm ET. (Jan. 10)
Continue reading …‘Southland’ star Regina King is talking about the gritty cop drama and teasing what’s ahead for Det. Lydia Adams on the TNT show. (Jan. 10)
Continue reading …Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study. AP’s Bonny Ghosh reports. (Jan. 10)
Continue reading …Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was killed in a mass shooting in 1993, says she will introduce legislation banning the kind of high capacity ammunition clips like the one used in Saturday’s deadly shooting in Tucson.
Continue reading …Frustrated with NASA’s media efforts, YouTube user damewse made “The Frontier Is Everywhere”, a lovely NASA promo video narrated by Carl Sagan. In all of their brilliance, NASA seems to have forgotten to share their hopes and dreams in a way the public can relate to, leaving one of humanities grandest projects with terrible PR Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 10/01/2011 23:20 Number of articles : 8
Continue reading …The publisher of Playboy magazine has agreed to accept a sweetened buyout offer from a partnership headed by founder Hugh Hefner, allowing the original playboy to fulfill his plans to take the company private. (Jan. 10)
Continue reading …I’ve heard about this on and off over the years, but had never seen it until Kottke posted a link this morning: It’s a clip from “My Best Friend’s Birthday,” Quentin Tarantino’s first film, ca. 1987. If I didn’t know better, and I’m not sure I do, I’d suspect it’s an elaborate prank. The young Tarantino who appears as a motormouth DJ is a pretty good caricature of everything we associate with Tarantino… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 10/01/2011 22:40 Number of articles : 8
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