CAIRO — Egypt is opening two of its earliest pyramids, located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the capital Cairo, to visitors for the first time since 1965. Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anany also told reporters on Saturday that Egyptian archeologists have uncovered a collection of stone, clay and wooden sarcophagi, some of them with…
via Egypt Opens 2 Ancient Pyramids for the First Time Since 1965 — TIME
One of the major plot points of The King and I is the king’s desire to have Siam viewed as a modern country, in large part to prevent foreign powers (like the British) from attempting to seize the country and make it a protectorate/colony. Toward this end, the story builds toward a grand ball where […]
via The King and I “Shall We Dance?” (1956) — Film Music Central
NEW YORK — On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that hit most of New York City, a massive power outage brought the curtain down on Broadway shows and stalled traffic on Manhattan streets. Underground, the power outage affecting 73,000 customers for hours also left the subway system in disarray. Con Edison CEO John McAvoy…
via New York City Power Outage Leaves 73,000, and Times Square, Without Electricity — TIME
Calling all stargazers! The so-called Full Buck Moon is on the horizon — so get ready to enjoy the show. As astronomy buffs might already know, this month’s full moon is due on July 16, and brings with it a partial lunar eclipse that’s expected to be visible on every continent around the world, except…
via Everything to Know About July’s Full Buck Moon — the First Full Moon of Summer — TIME
Listen to the seething techno creeper of a title track now. Cassegrain’s Alex Tsiridis will debut on Modeselektor’s Seilscheibenpfeiler imprint under his Rhyw moniker with a new EP, Lurk Late. The label has shared the seething title track, which is described as “a sinister half time excursion into creepy industrial aesthetics” – listen now. Lurk…
via Rhyw debuts on Seilscheibenpfeiler with new EP, Lurk Late — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.
If you watch enough science fiction movies (Close Encounters) or TV shows (The X-Files), one thing might become abundantly clear: The government is possibly lying to civilians about aliens. Now, people are taking matters into their own hands. More than 400,000 people have signed on to a Facebook event pledging to raid Nevada’s Area 51,…
via ‘They Can’t Stop All of Us.’ Thousands Sign Petition to Invade Area 51 to Find Those Aliens — TIME
A look back over the veteran producer’s adventures in bass. dBridge is back on his own Exit Records with a new album. Lineage accompanies a photobook of the same name that features snapshots taken by the artist over the course of his musical career. “I’m lucky as I’m in a unique position to be able to get…
T-Mobile has reported a small decline in the number of government data requests it receives, according to its latest transparency report, quietly published this week. The third-largest cell giant in the U.S. reported 459,989 requests during 2018, down by a little over 1% on the year earlier. That includes an overall drop in subpoenas, court…
via T-Mobile quietly reported a sharp rise in police demands for cell tower data — TechCrunch
Recent Comments