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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    4:21 pm Thu, Jan 5, 2017
    Touring northern Colombia by car in the rainy season

    There are many options for touring Alta Guajira, the northernmost part of Colombia (and of South America), but overlanding in your own vehicle is definitely choice. The only rub is… Read the rest of the article: Touring northern Colombia by car in the rainy season

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    9:05 am Tue, Jul 14, 2015
    Armada, by Ernest Cline: a joyous, rollicking read

    A sponsored review of Ernest Cline's much anticipated Armada

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    9:35 am Tue, Mar 3, 2015
    5 strangely comforting gifs

    Some days are harder than others. And on the harder days, you need GIFs.

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    9:34 am Tue, Mar 3, 2015
    Happy Birthday John Steinbeck

    "And now that you do not have to be perfect, you can be good." –From East of Eden On Feb. 27, 1902, American author John Steinbeck was born in Monterey… Read the rest of the article: Happy Birthday John Steinbeck

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    9:32 am Tue, Mar 3, 2015
    The importance of glass, artificial cold and more

    If you're looking for a comprehensive explanation for modern life is how it is, there are probably other books to read. But if you're looking for something light, informative and… Read the rest of the article: The importance of glass, artificial cold and more

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    7:13 am Mon, Mar 2, 2015
    Noir and horror for your kindergartner

    Caldecott winner Jon Klassen, is one of the most respected and beloved contemporary children's book authors and illustrators. Kids love him—and adults do, too.

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    6:26 am Mon, Mar 2, 2015
    Stare at the letters of the GIF alphabet. Forever.

    Graphic designer, Florian Schommer, created a bunch of animated letters of the alphabet! If only I could read German, so I could know more about what he was thinking.

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    6:22 am Mon, Mar 2, 2015
    If Star Trek comms were as crappy as cell phones

    The Verizon guy would have made an endearing science officer.

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    8:18 am Fri, Feb 27, 2015
    Cookie Monster ponders the mysteries of the universe

    Are you ready for some mind-altering, existential truth? Then by all means, behold: Cookie Monster. Not afraid to ask the difficult questions, his inquiring mind is like a tour guide… Read the rest of the article: Cookie Monster ponders the mysteries of the universe

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    8:12 am Fri, Feb 27, 2015
    The trippy Polaroids of photographer Marianna Rothen

    Her series "Alien Camp" uses gel filters to help create a dreamy, painterly aesthetic as beautiful as it is strange. (via)

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    8:06 am Fri, Feb 27, 2015
    Harvey Keitel's 1985 sci-fi epic Star Knight on YouTube

    Harvey Keitel, Klaus Kinski and underwater boobs star in this low-budget b-movie from 1985. And there's probably no better way to celebrate the 30th birthday of something this weird than… Read the rest of the article: Harvey Keitel's 1985 sci-fi epic Star Knight on YouTube

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    8:01 am Fri, Feb 27, 2015
    Snail eats lunch

    There's something really unnerving about this little snail eating lunch. It's too gross to be adorable, but too adorable to be gross. Are his little antennae an emotional reaction?

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    6:43 am Thu, Feb 26, 2015
    The secret spotted hyenas of UC Berkeley

    I found out about the colony in a roundabout way. There wasn't a press release announcing its inception, nor were there any articles advertising its whereabouts.

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    6:30 am Thu, Feb 26, 2015
    Learn to cook Depression era meals

    Clara is here to cast some perspective on that ramen noodle and Mountain Dew diet you "invented" in college, at 2am. She's 91 years old, and she's here to show… Read the rest of the article: Learn to cook Depression era meals

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    6:00 am Thu, Feb 26, 2015
    Laugh at your deepest, darkest fears

    Artist Fran Krause keeps one of the best Tumblrs ever, with cartoons of his own as well as anonymously submitted deep dark fears. He also worked on Over the Garden… Read the rest of the article: Laugh at your deepest, darkest fears

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    6:00 am Thu, Feb 26, 2015
    Drink like Cersei Lannister at Blackbird in SF

    If you're in the San Francisco Bay area, you can pregame Season 5 of Game of Thrones at my new favorite SF bar, Blackbird. Why? Because Cersei throws down, and… Read the rest of the article: Drink like Cersei Lannister at Blackbird in SF

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    6:00 am Thu, Feb 26, 2015
    Marky Ramone sick and tired of people holding up smartphones at concerts

    Put your phone down—or he'll put it down for you. [CH2]

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    5:50 am Thu, Feb 26, 2015
    How I learned to stop worrying and love explosions

    What is more hypnotic than slow-motion fire?

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    5:00 am Thu, Feb 26, 2015
    M.T. Anderson, sci-fi author, accidental prophet and nice guy

    In 2002, M.T. Anderson wrote the novel Feed, which featured a future in which humans are all hardwired with computer chips (the eponymous Feeds) so they can shop. Constantly. Back… Read the rest of the article: M.T. Anderson, sci-fi author, accidental prophet and nice guy

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  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    2:23 pm Wed, Feb 25, 2015
    Go Go Gadget Netflix! TV toons arrive on video service

    New seasons of Inspector Gadget and Danger Mouse are in production and will run on video service Netflix, reports Variety. They're also developing a show based on Playmobile toys, The… Read the rest of the article: Go Go Gadget Netflix! TV toons arrive on video service

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