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Come From AwayNew Wimbledon TheatreCome From Away is an extraordinary and heartwarming celebration of humanity, compassion, and community spirit. This remarkable musical, based on the true events following the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, chronicles the story of a small town that welcomed over 7,000 stranded passengers when 38 planes were unexpectedly diverted to Gander, Newfoundland. The 100-minute production, performed without an interval, captivates audiences from the first note …

The Air Force has announced that the classified X-37B robo-plane is soon to start a series of “novel maneuvers” prior to reentry to a designated landing site – likely Kennedy Space Center. This U.S. space plane was launched to a highly elliptical high Earth orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket back on December 28, 2023. […]

Covering musical selections from Enola Gay, Midwife, Thom Yorke, The Jesus Lizard, Death Grips, The Cure, Lungfish, Japanese Breakfast, Washed Out, MIEN, Teen Mortgage, The Murlocs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Chat Pile, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Angels of Light/Akron/Family, Opus Kink, and Fontaine D.C.

My career began with Tata Elxsi, right after completing my BE in Computer Science, marking a significant milestone in my career. It was my first taste of the corporate world, and while not everything was perfect, the experience I gained there has been invaluable.I'm particularly grateful to JRD Tata and Ratan Tata for his vision in establishing Tata Elxsi as a pure electronics and software technology services company. In a …

In Coming home, I wrote about my adaptation of the POSSE model (“publish on your site, syndicate elsewhere”). Alan Jacobs responds with a thoughtful counter-proposal: “POS, not POSSE. Skip the syndication.” Fair enough. In fact, POS is the strategy I employed for the better part of two years, when I (quietly) left Twitter but continued to blog and send the occasional newsletter. The decision to return to some kind of …

Deep inside Earth’s crust, scientists have discovered a hidden world—a vast underground ecosystem just beginning to reveal its secrets. In minuscule cracks and pores inside the “solid” rock of our planet, extremophiles thrive in conditions once thought impossible for life. These microorganisms endure crushing pressures, scorching temperatures, and harsh chemicals...

Science Fiction Theater Episode #7 Tonight (Oct. 10), tune in at 7pm (Pacific) to see what terrific, sciencefictional goodie the Traveler has got in store for you. A hint: it was made by a real Pal… by Jason Sacks My friends know I'm a big fan of the emerging "New Hollywood" films which has … Continue reading [October 10, 1969] Everybody's Talkin' At Me: Midnight Cowboy and Urban Tragedy → …

Las Vegas-based filmmaker Charles Nizet’s berserk drive-in oddity ‘Help Me.. I’m Possessed!’ was one of the unexpected highlights of my 2022 October horror marathon, so naturally I was curious to check out Nizet’s other foray into horror territory, previously considered a lost film, but now happily rescued from oblivion (albeit in an alternate softcore sexploitation cut, with burned in Dutch and French subtitles) by Vinegar Syndrome, as part of their …

Yosemite, California, September 2024. From the video This was my last chance....

As a US-based flyer, when I think of the big Middle Eastern airlines I think of epic long-haul flights on 777s, A380s, and other big planes. But can those airlines deliver a great experience on smaller single-aisle aircraft? We got to find out on an A320 flight from Doha to Zanzibar on Qatar Airways, Skytrax’s best airline in the world for 2024. Over the course of the six-hour flight we …

What is it to desire or value something? Is it to feel a certain way? Is it instead to have a certain sort of representational architecture (a stored representation of "X is good" or a representation of X in one's "desire box")? Is it to have a certain type of neurological structure associated with reward and learning? I hold, instead, that to desire or value something is a matter or …

I’m certainly not above government criticism nor do I think lying for political gain is a new trick. I am bummed that a website needs to exist called Hurricane Rumor Response from FEMA in order to combat a barrage of lies accusing them of everything stealing donations to literally preventing aid. Hey, I’m not on the ground in these hurricane zones so what do I know? But do you really …

With the rise of AI, we’ve been told that the technology can be used to help software engineers code more efficiently. We have heard plenty of warnings that AI might even take their jobs. But a bunch of studies now show that AI doesn't help software development as much as promised -- at least for now. Let’s take a look.

• 5-star hikes • 6 to 7 mile options • Moderate | Gain 1,920 to 2,570 feet • Lyme, NH | Sunapee Region . NHFT 52WAV One of the few NH fire towers with an accessible cabin. Smarts Mountain is located twelve miles north of Hanover, close to the neighboring state of Vermont. Offering spectacular views and a fire tower with an accessible cabin, this peak is a satisfying destination …

If you thought that everybody’s favourite indie trio were getting bored, you were wrong. The Wombats have today (October 10) announced they will be releasing a sixth studio album titled ‘Oh! The Ocean’. Set for release on February 21st, 2025, the chart-toppers have also announced a six-date UK arena tour in March 2025, and shared the first single taken from the LP – ‘Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want To …