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Interest in different types of art tends to go in cycles. Right now, at least on the internet, there’s a fascination with photorealistic drawings — art that looks so realistic it is hard to distinguish …
12 Sep 12
News alert: you don’t have to have your cell phone with you at all times. At least, that’s the message West Hollywood’s Eva Restaurant is touting. In fact, they are offering their customers a 5% …
10 Sep 12
Being crammed in close quarters with your fellow humans creates the potential for multiple incidents of annoyance. Add a plane to the mix and put everyone 35,000 feet in the air, and things can become …
07 Sep 12
When you think of the top paid NFL players, quarterbacks are usually the first people that come to mind, and rightly so. But, according to a recent Forbes report, those that sack the quarterback (defensive …
05 Sep 12
It’s impossible to mention Neil Armstrong without remembering his most notable achievement as the first man to walk on the moon. Since Armstrong’s death on Saturday, the nation has been recollecting that moment in 1969 …
29 Aug 12
NASA has been in the news quite a bit in recent weeks for the landing of their latest Mars rover and now in celebration of Voyager 2′s 35 continuous years in space. With over 12,758 …
27 Aug 12
Monument City, Indiana, a small town that’s been submerged for 47 years, is now resurfacing as the Midwestern drought continues to cause area water levels to recede. Monument City was one of three small towns …
24 Aug 12
While most ships her age are lost to history or resting in a watery grave, the 215-year-old USS Constitution is still operable and recently enjoyed a cruise across the Boston Harbor. The Constitution is the …
22 Aug 12
Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be held in the Brainerd Lakes Area on May 8-11, 2014. Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state’s tourism promotion office, organizes this event each year in coordination with a host …
