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12 Acts of Genius Ripped From the Tabloids. A few scandals, and some interesting tales about Nobel Prize winners.

The Missing Pilot and the Crash That Rocked Alaska’s Golden Age of Aviation. That’s when they realized how dangerous their job is.

Fall Is the Worst Season. I disagree, as someone who has lived through many a cold winter.

How Internet Magic Helped a Quirky Cartoonist Find Success. It’s about Kate Beaton, one of my very favorite webcomic artists. 

A Kentucky legislator is suing to overturn anti-bribery laws, because they interfere with his right of free speech. Well, if corporations are people and money is speech, he may be right. (via Boing Boing)

If you’re in New York this weekend, you catch The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary events. That is, if you’re still young enough to do the Time Warp again.

38 Cozy Cocktails Guaranteed To Warm You Up This Fall. Apple cider is such a versatile drink!

Strunk & White: Grammar Police. Never let your participles dangles around these two. (via Metafilter)

 50 Films That Capture the Dark Side of New York City. You know, the way it used to be in the ‘70s and ‘80s. 

Don’t Miss the Lunar Eclipse! People across most of North America and Europe, a large part of Africa, and all of South America will be able to follow the total lunar eclipse this Sunday night.