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View Article  The Most Unmanly Scream Ever
by Riley Jones on Tue 08 Jul 2008 10:48 PM EDT

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View Article  Is Wall-E Really About An Aging Gay Robot?
by Riley Jones on Tue 08 Jul 2008 04:19 PM EDT
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Like many of you, I took a break from the lavish penthouse parties that are my workaday routine to jaunt to my local imax and see Wall-E this weekend.

And I’m here—at least textually—to tell you that it’s not only a wonder of computer graphics, but also a film that dares to stand for something. Wall-E shines some much-needed light and compassion on a largely unexplored sphere of human existence: that of the elderly gay man.

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View Article  Build Your Own F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet
by Riley Jones on Tue 08 Jul 2008 01:50 PM EDT


If you want to have your own F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, look no further because Stephen Trimble—from the always-good The Dew Line—has sent us high resolution instructions showing Lockheed Martin's construction process. Piece by piece, the instructions look straight from the Pentagon's Lego set. Grab yours after the jump, along with the shopping list with all the materials you need and actual images of some of the steps.

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View Article  20 Abandoned Cities from Around the World: Deserted Towns and Other Derelict Places
by Riley Jones on Tue 08 Jul 2008 10:12 AM EDT


#1. The Kowloon Walled City was located just outside Hong Kong, China during British rule. A former watchpost to protect the area against pirates, it was occupied by Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan’s surrender. Neither Britain nor China wanted responsibility for it, so it became its own lawless city.

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View Article  Obama's views on White People, in his Own Words
by Riley Jones on Tue 08 Jul 2008 10:09 AM EDT
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View Article  Nasty Motorcycle Wipeouts
by Riley Jones on Tue 08 Jul 2008 10:00 AM EDT

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