Links of Interest 12/8

Apologies for no links yesterday. Real life crept into my fake one.

What is all the rage about Norwegian death metal?

Revisiting Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.

Does an album’s cover art detract from the music?

The C.I.A. is a tricky bunch.

If it weren’t for NASA we wouldn’t have…well a lot of things.

I think my kids are gonna simply write Santa a letter this year instead of visiting him.

You think your grill at home is awesome. It is not.

If you’re on Lucas’ list, this is what your Christmas card from him will look like.

Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Maybe stay away from this stuff.

The top ten things found in space this past year.

Links of Interest 5/8

So just what exactly happened when Sully splashed down the plane?

A list of good hidden track songs.

Your school lesson for today – the physics of free running.

You think your neighborhood sucks…

Civilian uses for nuclear bombs. Where’s destroy energy to reverse the effects of the future on a certain island?

There have been two highly improbably collisions recently, one involving satellites, the other involving submarines. How did they happen?

What is your employer doing?

Music and torture.

It doesn’t make me feel great that there’s a code out there that the CIA is having so much trouble breaking – and it’s sitting in their courtyard.

Science and politics – get in the ring!