They Found Tatooine!

Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 1:46 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Okay, maybe not, but it's interesting to see something from science fiction almost found in real life.

science

George Takei is the Broker of Star Peace - YouTube

Seeded on Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:12 AM EST (YouTube)

As if 2012 wasn't promising to be crazy enough with another presidential election, economic instability, and a few folks buying into "Mayan Doomsday" hysteria, some of the stars of two SF franchises are acting as daffy as the stereotypical fan Shatner told to "Get a life!" in the …

entertainment, star-wars, george-takei, star-trek, twilight

Prime-time religion: Catholics to air national TV ads

Seeded on Tue Dec 6, 2011 9:09 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Catholics Come Home wants Catholics to come back to church, and it’s using prime-time television ads to get across the message. The nonprofit lay organization is partnering with dioceses across the country to launch a major, national “evangelization” campaign …

religion

Phobos-Grunt 'dead in the water'; pieces falling to Earth

Seeded on Tue Dec 6, 2011 8:56 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, which is stuck in low-Earth orbit due to an engine failure rather than on its way to Mars, appears to be doomed, with small pieces of the wayward probe already falling to Earth.

science

Fligh Crew Alarmed by Orthodox Jewish Prayer

Seeded on Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:49 PM EDT (The Star Phoenix)

It turned out the passengers were engaged in the wearing of tefillin — small, black prayer boxes containing scripture that devout Jews bind to their foreheads and arms with black leather straps in a daily ritual accompanied by special prayers.

us-news

CutoutDissection.com is teen's new name

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:38 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A 19-year-old Asheville teenager said she legally changed her name to CutoutDissection.com to protest animal dissections in schools.

protest, treatment, chicken, us-news, high-school, weird-news, msnbci

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