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People organize events on Facebook all the time. But rarely do 1.5 million RSVP to attend. Yet that’s what happened when three pseudonymous users created an event to “storm Area 51,” the secretive military base in southern Nevada that has long been associated in the pop culture imagination with extraterrestrial activity. Now, the Area 51…

via How the Area 51 Raid Meme Became the Biggest Joke in the Galaxy — TIME

Area 51 has been shrouded in mystery for decades, so it only makes sense that the rumored alien secrets held within the remote desert site would get a reboot in the social media age. The internet has been invaded by Area 51 memes inspired by a joke Facebook event to take over the secretive military…

via Area 51 Is the Internet’s Latest Fascination. Here’s Everything to Know About the Mysterious Site — TIME

MBW estimates that SMG will turn over more than $5bn each year, including Japan The post The birth of Sony Music Group creates a joined-up superpower at the heart of the music business appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

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As the U.S. commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, Apple took to the internet to give audiences a peek into the first of its new Peanuts series, “Snoopy in Space.” The series will follow Charles M. Schulz’s characters as they take a field trip to a NASA location where Snoopy and Woodstock are…

via Apple gives a sneak peek of its new Peanuts series with ‘Snoopy in Space’ trailer — TechCrunch

SpaceX’s test vehicle, a small-scale demonstration craft for some Starship components, caught fire after what appears to be a fuel leak or dump following an otherwise successful static fire test last night. It’s not clear why the craft suddenly burst into flames, or whether it was seriously or even superficially damaged. The “Starhopper,” as SpaceX…

via SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ bursts into flames during static fire test — TechCrunch

The man who wrote a 50-year-old message in a bottle found on Wednesday has been tracked down. ABC located Paul Gilmore, who wrote the letter when he was 13, through his family in Australia and England, who say that he’s currently on a cruise in the Baltic and he doesn’t know his letter has been…

via A Man Who Wrote a Message in a Bottle 50 Years Ago Has Been Found — TIME

Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins are reuniting on the 50th anniversary of their historical mission to the moon in 1969 at a celebration at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They’ll be united at the exact time the and place the Apollo 11 launched at pad 39A. The reunion is one of many events…

via Watch: Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Reunite To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Moon Launch — TIME

The U.S. Air Force has responded to the 1.3 million people who have signed on to raid Area 51 in search of aliens as part of an internet joke that has gone viral. The fake plan to raid Area 51 started with a Facebook event and has inspired thousands of alien-related memes. “Any attempt to…

via The Military Has a Warning for Anyone Interested In Raiding Area 51 In An Attempt To Free Aliens — TIME

Kennedy has worked at Kobalt, Music Sales and Reservoir Media The post Bucks Music Group hires Robyn Kennedy as Senior Creative Sync & Licensing Manager appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

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