Are We Alone?

The Tin Man  Aug 12 09

Between the Earth and the Moon are about 240,000 miles of empty space, as this image shows [via Metafilter]. Imagine the Apollo astronauts on their four-day journey to the moon, encountering along the way absolutely nothing. This page puts it in perspective, using pixels as an analogy. There’s so much empty space out there — not [...] Full story...

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State Dinner

The Tin Man  less than a day ago

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The Tin Man  3 days ago

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The Tin Man  5 days ago

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The Tin Man  6 days ago

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The Tin Man  Nov 16 09

Gawker on Brothers and Sisters: “Every episode is kind of the same: there’s a secret, the family has a dinner party, the secret comes out at the party, everyone fights, then they make up.

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The Tin Man  Nov 16 09

OMG! Obama bowed before the Emperor of Japan! Clearly he is a closet Shinto!

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The Tin Man  Nov 11 09

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The Fall of the Wall

The Tin Man  Nov 09 09

I thought I remembered where I was when I learned that the Berlin Wall had fallen, but I think I’m wrong.

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The Tin Man  Nov 07 09

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The Tin Man  Nov 05 09

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