For anyone wishing to get yo’ geek on, the Lightsaber Construction Scene from Jedi:
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Makkah Time
A giant clock tower erected in Mecca to provide a new Islamocentric alternative to GMT:
Many scholars are of the opinion that Makkah Time can provide the world an alternative to the GMT. These people have scientific arguments to back their contention, as Makkah is situated in the center of the world.
Scientific…?
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New Orleans
GOOD asked its readers to submit six-word mottos for New Orleans, the top eleven are showcased here.
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Bioshock: Infinite
Not too sure on the name but the trailer looks pretty sweet:
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St James Infirmary Blues
Kids of today need more cartoons like this!
Fleischer’s Snow White was animated by ONE person, produced by a Jewish animation studio, in the Depression, featuring images of gambling and alcohol, starring a jazz singer.
This is the great Cab Calloway singing St James Infirmary Blues in Fleischer’s Snow White:
I’m guessing the ‘Oh Koko’ that opens the White Stripes version is a reference to this?
There definitely seems to be more than a dash of this to the Wiyo’s Dyin’ Crapshooters Blues too.
Edit: from the song’s Wikipedia entry:
Bob Dylan used the melody in his song “Blind Willie McTell” (released on Bootleg Series, Volumes 1–3), named for blues singer Blind Willie McTell (who recorded a version of the song under the title “Dying Crapshooter’s Blues”); the song makes reference to a “St. James Hotel.”
(via Kottke)
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A New Sith
I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve seen/heard of this.
‘A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope’…takes the prequels as canon, and argues for an intriguing, sinister subtext to Episode IV.
So it turns out Artoo and Chewie are the Rebellion’s chief intelligence officers, each with suitable cover:
Wherever 3PO goes, being as loud and obvious as he always is, his unobtrusive little counterpart goes with him. 3PO is R2’s front man.
Definitely an interesting take on EpIV for anyone who’s wondered why Obi-Wan claims to have never owned a droid, how Han ended up owning the fastest ship in the galaxy and why Chewie doesn’t get a medal.
(via Kottke)