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100 Best Shops in London

from Time Out London

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Yeah, right.

from MSNBC
White House: No sign of E.T. or UFO cover-up
Science policy official responds to petitions calling for full disclosure
By Nancy Atkinson / Universe Today

The White House has responded to two petitions asking the U.S. government to acknowledge formally that aliens have visited Earth and to disclose any intentional withholding of government interactions with extraterrestrial beings.
"The U.S. [...]

Yoga Breakdancing

from Vimeo

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Laemmle Sunset 5 Gone

from the LA Times
Laemmle Theatres to vacate Sunset 5; Sundance to take over lease
It's the end of an era for a West Hollywood movie house that has been a mainstay of the independent cinema scene for the last 20 years.

Laemmle Theatres will stop operating the Sunset 5 at the end of the month after being unable to come to [...]

Christo Cool In Colorado

from The New York Times
U.S. Clears Art Project by Christo in Colorado

Kevin Moloney for The New York Times
By KIRK JOHNSON
DENVER — Federal regulators on Monday approved a $50 million installation of anchored fabric over the Arkansas River in southern Colorado by the artist Christo, whose larger-than-life vision has divided environmentalists, residents and politicians for years over [...]

Smokin' Joe Gone

from The Silicon Valley Mercury News
Joe Frazier, former heavyweight champion, dies at 67
By Dan Gelston and Tim Dahlberg
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — He beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Then Joe Frazier spent the rest of his life trying to fight his way [...]

Ai Weiwei's FOREVER BICYCLES

from The Coolhunter
Forever Bicycles Installation - Ai Weiwei

We continue our curiosity with bicycle art. Here is the latest installation by the activist Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. This piece is one of 21 works by Ai from 1983 to present that form the "Ai Weiwei Absent" exhibition, opened at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum at the end of October.
"Forever Bicycles" [...]

Flattus Maximus Gone (at 34)

from AP via NY Daily News
GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot dead on tour bus
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS — The lead guitarist for the heavy metal band GWAR was found dead Thursday on its tour bus following a concert in Minneapolis, the band's manager and record label said.
Manager Jack Flanagan and record label Metal Blade said Cory Smoot's [...]

We Don't Eat - James Vincent McMorrow

via The Coolhunter
 We've recently stumbled upon 'We Don't Eat, a single by Irish singer and songwriter James Vincent McMorrow. Now we cannot stop listening to it and we keep debating whether our attraction is about his high, halting, smoky voice, or the eerie aura of something very old, something we've heard a long time ago, [...]

31 Days of Authors: Pittacus Lore

from The Hub @ American Library Association
31 Days of Authors: an interview with Pittacus Lore, author of I Am Number Four (a 2011 Teens' Top Ten winner)
by Gretchen Kolderup
Teen Read Week was October 16th through the 22nd, but here at The Hub, we're celebrating all month long with 31 Days of Authors. On each day in October, we'll [...]