January 2012
37 posts
JSTOR opens limited free access option... →
infoneer-pulse:
Now JSTOR is getting ready to go one step further, by cutting a small window in its paywall for visitors who are not affiliated with any subscribing institution. The new program, called Register & Read, will soon let anybody read back filed JSTOR content at no cost.
Under the new program, unsubscribed visitors will be allowed to check out three “items” from the JSTOR...
National Geographic Magazine: Adventurers of the... →
nationalgeographicmagazine:
Photograph by Sano Babu Sunuwar The Ultimate Descent: Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar
Two Nepalis complete a mission to launch a paraglider from Mount Everest’s summit and kayak the Ganges to the Indian Ocean.
When Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa first saw paragliders arrive in the Himalaya,…
that’s bad-ass
“You multiply NASA’s budget a factor of two or three and you give it a grand...”
– King of the Cosmos (A Profile of Neil deGrasse Tyson)
LaLaLaLaLa I can't hear youuuu.....: English... →
marleymarley:
I just read this all aloud - had to look up a few words, and got a couple of them wrong. I suppose it makes it a little more difficult since I’ve got American pronunciation. It’s pretty neat if you’re the wordy type. And maybe even if you’re not.
From the poke.
If you can pronounce…
groovy
December 2011
74 posts
“I always wanted the reboot of Ghostbusters to be four girl-ghostbusters. Like,...”
– Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling as a Ghostbuster would rock. Only I’d like to see…hmm…let’s say Lauren Graham, Sandra Oh, and Rashida Jones as her fellow Ghostbusters. I like their comedy.
(via fullofwhoa)
Watchtheatlantic:
Diving for Gold and Mermaids in ‘Ray: A Life Underwater’
A “modern-day pirate,” 75-year-old Ray Ives has been diving for sunken treasure for decades, and even wears an ancient, bronze-helmeted diving suit to search the ocean floor. This gorgeous documentary follows the adventurer via land, sea, and air; filmmaker Amanda Bluglass explains how they did it in interview with The...
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braiker:
Buddy Holly and the Crickets ::...
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus --... →
iamabadcitizen:
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ “Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON. “115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.” VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what]...
