.: Above The Aether :.

I’ve been listening to a fair amount of Herbie Hancock lately. I picked up River: The Joni Letters several weeks ago after it won the Album of the Year at the Grammies in February. The album, a tribute to Joni Mitchell, contains vocals from Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Norah Jones and Leonard Cohen. Apparently this [...]

Comedy group, Improv Everywhere, set up hidden cameras in a Los Angeles mall food court and performed an impromptu mini-musical. The audio was piped through the mall’s PA system and the patrons had no idea what was going on. I love the look of complete bewilderment on their faces. From Fun Fever – Dave

Scientists in Japan hope to release an origami glider from space and study how reentry through Earth’s atmosphere affects it.  According to Wired: In a test outside Tokyo in early February, a prototype about 2.8 inches long and 2 inches wide survived Mach 7 speeds and broiling temperatures up to 446 degrees Fahrenheit in a [...]

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MuxTape is a simple site that lets you create digital mix tapes.  You simply create an account with an email address and password and then upload up to 12 songs (mp3 format) for your mix. MuxTape creates a special page for you with your songs on it.  Just click on a song to play it. [...]

Watchmen movie info can be found here. Let’s all hope it doesn’t stink and ruin my good memories of the comic. -Dave

Tender but a little gamey. -Dave

The AMAZING part of this rock-n-roll fantasy is that Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer, pilots the 757 himself. He’s been a licensed pilot for several years. Photo credits: Tom Podolec, Daniel Umaña & Maddd Cat Via Laughing Squid

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From mmk_kobayashi on Flickr – Dave