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Want a challenge? Papercraft for aspiring architects
Most people are familiar with folded paper origami cranes or napkin swans. Some paper folders have graduated to folding elephants, crabs or geometric shapes. Then there are true papercraft artists whose creations are above and beyond a hobbyist’s skill. In this case, you have Yee. | 09/28/11 08:51:45 By - Tish Wells
Blu-ray ‘Star Wars’ set hits many generations
Relax, fans, Han still shoots first. (On bonus disc 2, in the deleted scenes.) “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” has been released on Blu-ray. It is the latest version offered from Lucasfilm aimed at multiple generations of viewers, and should score with them all. | 09/20/11 17:51:34 By -
‘Star Wars’ teams up with cancer charity SU2C in promotion
Starting Friday, a major promotional effort will be unleashed by Lucasfilm, eBay and Major League Baseball to support the cancer charity Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). | 09/15/11 18:56:32 By - Tish Wells
The men behind the Constitutional convention in 1787
built? Who were the men who signed it? What was really important to them in that steamy summer of 1787 in Philadelphia where they gathered to debate a new Constitution | 09/09/11 13:55:39 By - Tish Wells
'Rosemary's Baby' with bedbugs
After reading “Bedbugs” you might want to fumigate any apartment you rent. You also might want to call in an exorcist. | 08/31/11 11:29:03 By - Tish Wells
Terrorist attacks had changed architecture even before 9/11
Did the destruction of the World Trade Center 10 years ago spark a sea change in architectural design with safety and security in mind? No. That spark was lit years before. | 08/30/11 08:00:00 By - Tish Wells
Don't mess with a dead wizard named Harry Dresden
Private investigator and professional wizard Harry Dresden was shot by a sniper, his body falling into dark, cold water of Lake Michigan. At the beginning of the latest in the Dresden Files, "Ghost Story," Dresden's spirit is yanked to safety by an old (dead) friend just before he's run down by a soul train. | 07/20/11 15:35:52 By - Tish Wells
Saying goodbye to 'Harry Potter'
A little over a decade ago, a book became popular. Then it grew to a series of books that became known worldwide. Through books, films, websites, endless discussions, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has become common currency for an entire generation. | 07/14/11 13:41:28 By - Tish Wells
Heat, cold, flooding, drought greet U.S. on summer solstice
A year ago the headline was "It's hot, hot, hot on the summer solstice." This year the solstice weather is much more confused. You have drought in Mississippi, snow in the Rocky Mountains, the mid-Atlantic sits under blanket of heat and humidity, and in the Pacific Northwest, cold and wet. In Kentucky you had a flood that left one 4-year-old asking, "Daddy are we going to die today?" | 06/21/11 19:41:38 By - Tish Wells
A teen's quest could be the start of something bigger
Got a tweener child with a taste for creepy horror and time-travel stories? Send them "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children." | 06/15/11 11:33:27 By - Tish Wells
George Lucas talks about Disney's updated 'Star Tours' attraction
The new 3-D version of the Disney theme park ride "Star Tours" is a quantum leap above the original. Riders will face the unexpected — thousands of different permutations in the story line. The ride's repeat business should be superb. | 06/13/11 11:18:43 By - Tish Wells
Archives exhibit serves up Uncle Sam's role in our kitchens
The U.S. government's fascination with America's eating predates the nation itself, and the National Archives can prove it. Tucked away on the first floor in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery at the National Archives, the exhibit of more than 100 items — including newspaper articles, photographs, documents and audio recordings — shows the connection between the federal government and American life. | 06/10/11 14:46:00 By - Tish Wells
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of Disney
Even before the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, pirates were romantic. Now, in "The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook" Jason Heller brings you a guide to all things (Disney) pirate. | 05/11/11 15:41:19 By - Tish Wells
Coughing up a Kafkaesque furball
Not even changing the cockroach into a kitten can help the latest literary mash-up — "The Meowmorphosis" | 05/11/11 15:39:05 By - Tish Wells
September release for 'Star Wars' saga on Blu-ray
On Sept. 16 internationally, die-hard fans of the six-film "Star Wars" saga can have one-stop shopping: The entire series will be released on Blu-ray. It will include the six films, and extensive extra material from the Lucasfilm archives: vintage documentaries and audio commentaries, interviews, retrospectives and more. | 05/06/11 10:58:10 By - Tish Wells
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