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Seems like the old west had its share of unsolved mysteries.

Seriously, we have government agencies keeping an eye on Elon Musk, right? I don't want another space shuttle space battle like we had in that Moonraker documentary.

Apparently Neil Blomkamp, the director of District 9, was working on "refreshing" the Alien series. Either on his own or with the blessing of the studio. No one is really sure. But he has some cool concept art to go along with it.

The most dangerous people/entities on/about the internet. Not sure if the list is the most interesting or if its the complete lack of respect for the list in the comments.

More cool weather photos.

Some of the cooler national parks in the United States (and its territories).

The cool slo-mo shots from Hollywood from the past year:



Becoming (and staying) anonymous online is becoming harder and harder. Here's a primer if you'd like to continue down that road.

Of course one of the better reasons to be anonymous is to scope out the dark web. 

Movies and TV shows to get excited about in 2015.

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Fincher, fresh off of directing Gone Girl, appears to be directing an entire series for HBO. A conspiracy show from England called Utopia. Sounds intriguing.

If a completely deadly disease showed up in the United States, and I were a government agent, I too would spread propaganda in an attempt to not cause a panic, all the while planning my evacuation. Anyway, here's an article on why we shouldn't worry that Ebola has shown up in the United States.

I guess the other thing I would do is attempt to create a lighter, softer side of the disease, so people don't associate it with complete death the moment they hear its name. Anyway, play this fun little game about unleashing a disease on the world that is completely not Ebola. 

Well, you certainly can't suggest Wu-Tang clan isn't trying to come up with some original ideas to sell their albums. Completely different from the one they're going to release to a museum, the next Wu-Tang album will be available to buy in a speaker.

Seriously, is anyone making sure Elon Musk isn't a super villain?

Sure it's got some Big Lebowski vibes, but it's Thomas Pynchon and Paul Thomas Anderson...it's nothing if not crazy:

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Looking to pull off a high end smash and grab? Then you better get a fixer.

Tubing the alligator-infested rivers of Florida, in a man made inner tube boat. Living the life.

Trying all 23(!) flavors of Pop Tarts. Unfortunately, the limited edition flavors were underrepresented.

I find it difficult to suggest a cover is better than an original, as I weigh the idea of coming up with a song from scratch very heavily. A band doing a cover doesn't have to do that. That said, there are a few covers I believe at least come close to the originals, because they did something different/unique with the song. Here's a list of acoustic covers of electric songs. You pick your favorites.

Smells that are slowly disappearing from the world. Some are probably good, some, it's a shame.

Don't pay for Amazon's Kindle subscription service just yet; go down to your public library and get a library card. It's free and your selection is going to be much greater.

While there is much irony and stupidity with the government trying to handcuff Elon Musk from creating a private, more viable way to get into space, specifically because the government enjoys slashing the NASA budget so often to render them impotent. But I will say this, I do like that there are a few eyes on Musk and his "intentions." People like him left alone lead to huge underwater lairs and world domination plans.