things that interest me

books, movies, people, ideas that make me go "hmmm"

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NASA Sets Sights on May 5 Launch of InSight Mars Mission

NASA’s next mission to Mars, Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight), is scheduled to launch Saturday, May 5, on a first-ever mission to study the heart of Mars. Coverage of prelaunch and launch activities begins Thursday, May 3, on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

NASA’s next mission to Mars, Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight), is scheduled to launch Saturday, May 5, on a first-ever mission to study the heart of Mars. Coverage of prelaunch and launch activities begins Thursday, May 3, on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

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Every Book in the History of Literature Summed Up in a Single Sentence

The problem with literature is that there’s so much of...

Well this makes life easier ...

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Please help me win a Google Pixel C hybrid tablet from MakeUseOf.com!

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Hot Wheels is making a Spock-leaning-on-a-64-Buick car for Comic-Con

The classic photo of Leonard Nimoy in Spock costume leaning on the 64 Buick Riviera he bought with his Star Trek earnings will be immortalized in dinkycar, thanks to the good offices of the Hot Wheels Corporation.

The limited-edition car-and-figurine combo will cost $20 and go on sale atMatty Collector when San Diego Comic-Con starts.

http://boingboing.net/2016/06/08/hot-wheels-is-making-a-spock-l.html

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No!!

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Check out this book on Goodreads: A Jury of Her Peers

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Love it!

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Funny in all the right places. Sweet, too.

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Smart Girls is fun!

(via Series Premiere: EXPERIMENTING with Megan Amram | Amy Poehler's Smart Girls)

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(via The 430 Books in Marilyn Monroe’s Library: How Many Have You Read?)

I've only read a few of these books!

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The Red House Mystery

The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne My rating: 3 of 5 stars Found on LibriVox: https://librivox.org/the-red-house-my... I did figure out the mystery but not until close to the end and not completely. I wouldn't mind reading another story about amateur detective Antony Gillingham. View all my reviews

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video:  Stray Kitten Befriends Wildlife Photographer

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Can I help?

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 How to Tell If You Are In a Jane Austen Novel(x)

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Here’s Why Netflix’s Sense8 Should Be Your Next Binge-Watch

If you’ve been on Tumblr at all within the past month, chances are you’ve seen this show reblogged on your dashboard—little snippets of scenes with particularly

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My parents were from India. I was born there, but they moved to London when I was a baby. In my 20s, I moved to New York.

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That's the point. Sing your own song.

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Can’t resist sharing a few of my knit/crochet creations for cephalopod week!

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This are adorable!

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#cephalopodweek

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Philosophy and the Matrix - Return to the Source (Full Documentary) (via Vimeo)