In a plaza next to the Hie Shrine, Akasaka, Tokyo. I was amused by the proximity of the traditional shrine and this hyper-modern creation. By: uBookworm
Daily Photo – Chihuly in Space I know you guys don’t get tired of the Chihuly pieces, and neither do I! In fact, I like this one so much that I use it as my desktop wallpaper. Just as much thought goes into lighting these as it does the creation. I always wonder if he [...]
Allods Online (allods.gpotato.com ) is a new free to play MMO that’s currently in closed beta. The largest game development project in Russian history ( million), Allods features state of the art graphics by top award-winning artists and a cinematic soundtrack by Mark Morgan (Dexter, Fallout 1 & 2, Planescape Torment). The game is one [...]
LIVE at the 6th Annual X-Conference, held in 2010, Historian Richard Dolan presents an analysis of the patterns of UFO secrecy since the 1940s. Focusing on the national security aspects of the UFO phenomenon, Dolan explains how it was a key factor in the creation of the US “black budget,” and hence a subversion of [...]
Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration (November 19, 2011-August 12, 2012) offers a vision of the future of space travel as it boldly examines humanity’s next steps in our solar system and beyond. See a re-creation of a lunar habitat, a model of a space elevator rising up from the surface of the [...]