Retro Futurism: Desert Edition

Retronaut has a neat pair of photos today of a proposed desert crossing vehicle. It was designed in the early 1930s to safely cross Central Asia. I wasn't able to find any additional information about the vehicle that wasn't in German. However, I was struck by how similar it was to the Khetanna, Jabba's sail barge…

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The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Streaming Blocked Content Overseas

Regardless of which end of whatever pond you're on, region blocked content is annoying. Whether you're an ex-pat looking to watch reruns of The Wonder Years, or you're a hankering for a dose of Dr. Who, here's the best (and easiest) way to get that content.

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Documentary series you might want to see starting today

Ice Age Giants is a new three-part documentary series from "anatomist, osteoarchaeologist, anthropologist and paleopathologist" Alice Roberts. Starting tonight at 20:00 UK time on BBC2 (time zone converter here) with Land of the Sabre-tooth, it continues for the next two Sundays and will be available on the BBC iPlayer…

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On that note about box office returns... Hold up a bit. Let's think…

So you know what movie is underperforming right now? Star Trek. You know what film also underperformed during its opening weekend? First Class. So I thought it might be interesting to look back and see how that did in retrospect. Turns out it did pretty well.

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