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Post Climate Change Dining (Evening Open Thread)
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Post Climate Change Dining (Evening Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 14, 2016

As climate change alters the very fabric of how humans are living, we will all be forced to radically alter what we eat. It looks like this…

Our Lips Are Sealed (Morning Open Thread)
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Our Lips Are Sealed (Morning Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 14, 2016

From Rolling Stone: The Go-Go's began as a comically inept all-girl punk novelty act, but within a few years they had made a #1 debut album that…

The Science of Persuasion (Evening Open Thread)
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The Science of Persuasion (Evening Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 13, 2016

Professor Robert Cialdini has been studying how people are influenced, using psychological compliance techniques for decades.  These techniques are universal and unconscious and extremely difficult, even impossible…

12 To The Moon on “Saturday Sci Fi” (Open Thread)
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12 To The Moon on “Saturday Sci Fi” (Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 13, 2016

"Twelve To The Moon" is one of those films. It's built on a total lack of understanding of what we already knew about space, at the time…

Who Am I Again? (Evening Open Thread)
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Who Am I Again? (Evening Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 12, 2016

Now in the middle of its second season, the SciFi Channel series "Dark Matter" has proven to be a remarkably good piece of TV science fiction. Perhaps…

Do You Want To Touch It? (Morning Open Thread)
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Do You Want To Touch It? (Morning Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 12, 2016

[twitter_video id="763491037218078720"] Voice actor, Billy West, is known for such famous characters as Ren Höek on Ren & Stimpy and Phillip J. Fry on Futurama, as well…

Where Everybody Knows You Name (Evening Open Thread)
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Where Everybody Knows You Name (Evening Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 12, 2016

Anyone who lived through the 80s probably knows this song by heart. Or, at least they think they do. When you listen to the whole thing, you…

The Ace of Spayeds (Morning Open Thread)
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The Ace of Spayeds (Morning Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 11, 2016

"The Kitten Covers" is a great tumblr full of some of the most fantastic, kitteny album cover Photoshops. Check it out! Share with us this morning's latest…

No Anchovies Please! (Evening Open Thread)
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No Anchovies Please! (Evening Open Thread)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 11, 2016

To anchor tonight's Open Thread, we bring you the J-Geils Band's infamous cult-hit song, "No Anchovies Please" This B-Side to the J-Geils Band single "Love Stinks" got…

The Exiles (Open Thread) (UPDATED)
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The Exiles (Open Thread) (UPDATED)

UnkaWillbur - Aug 10, 2016

So just a few notes about the site, commenting, contributing, etc. [caption id="attachment_179" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Flight of the Prisoners. Illustration for The Old Testament - Part…