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There’s a plane crash on the highway! Oh, wait…

by admin01.12.20182012/12Leave a Comment on There’s a plane crash on the highway! Oh, wait…

There's a plane crash on the highway! Oh, wait...
"Are you kidding me?"

It was breaking news. A news helicopter from WGN-Channel 9 in Chicago was flying overhead and reporting that a small plane had crashed landed on a road and smashed into a car. Continue reading “There’s a plane crash on the highway! Oh, wait…”

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Why aren’t there more female magicians?

by admin15.12.20172010/041 Comment on Why aren’t there more female magicians?

Why aren't there more female magicians?Magician Adelaide Herrmann (1853-1932)

"Looking at the increased number of women in other traditionally all-male occupations, such as medicine or law, obscures how many still view gender differences in areas characterized by issues of power and control. Continue reading “Why aren’t there more female magicians?”

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Why is there a woodpile in my bedroom?

by admin27.07.20172013/02Leave a Comment on Why is there a woodpile in my bedroom?

Why is there a woodpile in my bedroom?
This stacked pile of cordwood could be in your 
bedroom courtesy of artist Mark Moskovitz. Continue reading “Why is there a woodpile in my bedroom?”

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Why are there fake birds in film?

by admin26.06.20172013/08Leave a Comment on Why are there fake birds in film?

Why are there fake birds in film?
We don’t see the walking dead in this shot 
from "The Walking Dead," but we do see 
a flock of animated birds.

In The Atlantic, Brian Thill wrote a short essay on the meaning of artificial birds in film:
Continue reading “Why are there fake birds in film?”

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There are two Daniel Behars – and one is messing with the other on Google

by admin23.06.20172011/04Leave a Comment on There are two Daniel Behars – and one is messing with the other on Google

There are two Daniel Behars - and one is messing with the other on Google Daniel Behar

There are two Daniel Behars - and one is messing with the other on Google Daniel Behar
Continue reading “There are two Daniel Behars – and one is messing with the other on Google”

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There’s an iPhone app for cheating spouses… but it’s really for private business deals

by admin21.06.20172010/02Leave a Comment on There’s an iPhone app for cheating spouses… but it’s really for private business deals

There's an iPhone app for cheating spouses... but it's really for private business dealsTigerText erases the text you send. Continue reading “There’s an iPhone app for cheating spouses… but it’s really for private business deals”

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There was an old woman who won a big prize…

by admin31.05.20172012/121 Comment on There was an old woman who won a big prize…

There was an old woman who won a big prize...
I think I know why she won a big prize…

Last year, someone wrote to me and asked what he could to do to convince someone that they were being scammed. Continue reading “There was an old woman who won a big prize…”

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There is definitely something up his sleeve – how gambling cheats use hidden cameras

by admin24.04.20172011/08Leave a Comment on There is definitely something up his sleeve – how gambling cheats use hidden cameras

There is definitely something up his sleeve - how gambling cheats use hidden cameras
Minute 16 Mini Spy Camera from the 1950s,
Continue reading “There is definitely something up his sleeve – how gambling cheats use hidden cameras”

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There are not enough “real” Chinese restaurants

by admin02.02.20172013/01Leave a Comment on There are not enough “real” Chinese restaurants

There are not enough "real" Chinese restaurants
Of course, the locations you see in 
movies and TV are sometimes fake.

Continue reading “There are not enough “real” Chinese restaurants”

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There’s something oddly inspiring going on here

by admin19.12.20162013/10Leave a Comment on There’s something oddly inspiring going on here

There's something oddly inspiring going on here
I want to see a sculptor 
Continue reading “There’s something oddly inspiring going on here”

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