Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen or read 2001: A Space Odyssey, this article contains details that reveal important plot developments. So, if you like to be a tabula rasa when you view a film or read a novel, stop here.
1992, or maybe 1997: HAL 9000, the master computer aboard the Discovery spaceship in the [...]
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Jan. 12, 1992 or 1997: HAL of a Computer
January 12th, 2011 |
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North Mississippi Allstars: New Dates Announced
December 16th, 2010 |
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NEW DATES ANNOUNCED; KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OUT FEB. 1, 2011
The North Mississippi
Allstars are happy to announce they will be performing at the Dominion Theater in New York on January
27. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday at noon. The band is also pleased to announce they will be
performing at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, TX this March. Get more details on both shows at www.nmallstars.com.
In addition to the new shows, the North Mississippi Allstars recently announced a 15-day tour with Robert Plant and The Band of Joy.
This will be the first North American tour for Robert Plant since the triumphant release of his latest album, Band
of Joy. NMA will be performing as a duo, featuring Luther and Cody Dickinson, as support
on all 15 dates. See the complete schedule below and stay tuned for more dates coming soon.
Their upcoming album Keys To The Kingdom is due out Feb. 1, 2011. Check out the video for
“Hear The Hills” below
TOUR DATES
12/28 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay
12/29 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
12/30 Jackson, MS Hal & Mals
12/31 Chicago, IL House of Blues (w/ Robert Randolph & the Family Band)
01/18 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (w/ Robert Plant)
01/19 Pittsburgh, PA Peterson Events Center (w/ Robert Plant)
01/21 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium (w/ Robert Plant)
01/22 Toronto, ONT Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (w/ Robert Plant)
01/23 Toronto, ONT Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (w/ Robert Plant)
01/25 Boston, MA House of Blues (w/ Robert Plant)
01/26 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre (w/ Robert Plant)
01/27 New York, NY Dominion Theater
01/28 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand at Foxwoods (w/ Robert Plant)
01/29 New York, NY Beacon Theatre (w/ Robert Plant)
02/01 Washington, DC Constitution Hall (w/ Robert Plant)
02/02 Raleigh, NC Memorial Auditorium (w/ Robert Plant)
02/04 North Charleston, SC N. Charleston Performing Arts Center (w/ Robert Plant)
02/05 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre (w/ Robert Plant)
02/07 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium (w/ Robert Plant)
02/08 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium (w/ Robert Plant)
02/09 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium (w/ Robert Plant)
03/16 – 03/20 Austin, TX SXSW
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10 Superheroes Named While Their Creators Were High
November 10th, 2010 |
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Superheroes are an integral part of our pop culture. They have inspired countless young kids to don a cape and run around the front lawn pretending they had the superpowers of their heroes, and have generated millions of dollars in comic book sales, movie tie-ins and merchandise. But many, many of these characters are just [...]
Nov. 5, 1992: Oldest Beer Ever
November 5th, 2010 |
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1992: Scientists report evidence in the journal Nature of ancient beer in a 5,000-year-old jug at Godin Tepe in the central Zagros Mountains of Iran. It’s the earliest trace of beer ever discovered.
Researchers just the previous year had confirmed evidence of wine from around the same time at the same site, which became a fortress [...]
Sept. 16, 1985: Jobs Quits AppleSept. 16, 1997: Jobs Rejoins Apple
September 16th, 2010 |
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Sept. 16: It’s an auspicious day in the history of Steve Jobs. It’s the day he quit Apple and the day he returned.
Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer on Sept. 16, 1985, after losing a boardroom battle for control of the company with then-CEO John Sculley.
Jobs had co-founded Apple seven years earlier with [...]
George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees Owner, Dead After Massive Heart Attack
July 13th, 2010 |
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Baseball games will be met with grim faces across New York’s Bronx borough this week on the heels of news that George Steinbrenner — owner of the World Series-winning New York Yankees — died early Tuesday after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in Tampa.The news was first reported by The New York [...]
Jan. 12, 1665: Fermat’s Last Breath
January 12th, 2010 |
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1665: French mathematician Pierre de Fermat dies, perhaps age 57 (his birth year is unknown). Journal des Sçavans declared in a February obituary that he “was one of the finest minds of the century.”
(Journal des Sçavans — later Journal des Savants — was Europe’s earliest scientific journal and only a month old when it published [...]
January 1997: CES Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas
January 7th, 2010 |
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1997: The Consumer Electronics Show, previously a semi-annual event in Las Vegas and Chicago, becomes a Las Vegas annual. The show is on.
Organizers held the first Consumer Electronics Show in New York City from June 24 to 28, 1967. The 200 exhibitors attracted 17,500 attendees to the Hilton and Americana hotels over those four days. [...]
Dec. 11, 1997: World Signs Onto Kyoto Protocol
December 11th, 2009 |
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1997: Negotiators from every country in the world agree on a deal to cut the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
After years of global negotiations and more than a week of round-the-clock meetings in Kyoto, Japan, representatives agreed to a sketch of a climate treaty that came to be known as the Kyoto Protocol. The draft assigned [...]
Nov. 5, 1955: A Flux of Genius
November 5th, 2009 |
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1955: A clock, a slippery toilet seat and a severe concussion lead to the invention of time travel.
Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown is known for being a member (unverified) of the Manhattan Project, a physics professor at Hill Valley University, and a talented entrepreneur and handyman. But it’s his contribution to the field of temporal physics [...]
Oct. 26, 1992: Software Glitch Cripples Ambulance Service
October 26th, 2009 |
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1992: A software error causes London’s brand new computer-aided ambulance-dispatch system to fail. The ensuing snafu is blamed for anywhere between 30 and 45 deaths.
CAD, as it was known, replaced the London Ambulance Services human dispatchers who had handled things efficiently, if a bit slowly, for years. The new system was supposed to reduce the [...]
PM to address Chief Executives of CPSEs today
October 15th, 2009 |
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will address the Chief Executives of Public Sector Enterprises and present the MOU and SCOPE Excellence Awards here today.
The ceremony is jointly being organised by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE).
Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and [...]
The Word: NYE & 12/30 North Miss Allstars: 2 Shows
October 13th, 2009 |
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The Word Reunite For New Year’s Eve & More
North Mississippi Allstars Announce First Shows in Six Months
 The Word |
The blues/jam rock supergroup The Word is reuniting for a string of dates, including a New Year’s Eve performance at Terminal 5 in New York City. The group, featuring the North Mississippi Allstars, Robert Randolph, and John Medeski, will also be in Philadelphia on December 30 before setting sail on Jam Cruise 8 in early 2010. Tickets go on sale this Saturday.
The Word Tour Dates:
12/30/09 Wed Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA
12/31/09 Thu Terminal 5 New York, NY
01/03-01/08/10 Sun Jam Cruise Fort Lauderdale, FL
In related news, after nearly six months since their last performance together, the North Mississippi Allstars have announced two shows at the end of the year. The band will be back together in Jackson, MS on December 18 and in Memphis, TN on December 19. Presale tickets for both shows are available now.
North Mississippi Allstars Tour Dates:
12/18/09 Fri Hal & Mal’s Jackson, MS
12/19/09 Sat Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN
Sept. 1, 1902: Early Sci-Fi Flick Sticks It to the Moon
September 1st, 2009 |
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1902: Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon debuts in France at a lavish gray-carpet gala (as red hadn’t been invented yet). It’s arguably the earliest instance of science fiction ever committed to movie film.
See also:
Photo Gallery: Wired’s Favorite Sci-Fi Flicks of All Time — Pre–Star Wars
Photo Gallery: Wired’s Favorite Sci-Fi Flicks of [...]
Hal Turner, Talk Radio Host, Denies Threatening To Kill Judges
July 28th, 2009 |
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CHICAGO — A New Jersey blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges has been an FBI informant and even told authorities about a potential plot to assassinate President Barack Obama, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Extremist blog…
Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
July 21st, 2009 |
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Green Lantern: First Flight 2009 77 minutes Rated PG-13 Available July 28th to rent or own on DVD, two-disc DVD, Blu Ray, or OnDemand by…