Rebecca Escamilla
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‘The Oxford Comma and Other Academic Punctuation Marks’, A Comic About Punctuation by Jorge Cham
Everyone’s heard of the Oxford comma, but what if you went somewhere else for college? Jorge Cham of PHD Comics created a clever comic about…
The Darwin Manuscripts Project, An Ongoing Effort to Transcribe & Share Scientific Work of Naturalist Charles Darwin
The Darwin Manuscripts Project at the American Museum of Natural History has released “the world’s first and only large collection of full color, high-resolution images…
The 2014 Chemistry Advent Calendar, Festive Flasks to Celebrate a Different Molecule Each Day Until Christmas
Chemistry blog Compound Interest has released the 2014 Chemistry Advent Calendar, a tree-shaped calendar made of flasks that celebrates a different molecule each day leading…
Neal Cassady’s Long-Lost Letter to Jack Kerouac That Inspired the Literary Style of ‘On The Road’
This is the long-lost letter that inspired Jack Kerouac to change his writing style. pic.twitter.com/ZAhYjEfuCL — NPR (@NPR) November 24, 2014 Jack Kerouac already…
‘Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl’, Haunting Drone Footage of a City Evacuated After the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
While working on an episode of the CBS television news show 60 Minutes in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine, filmmaker Danny Cooke captured drone…
Budsies, Plush Toys Based on Children’s Artwork
Budsies are custom handmade plush toys based on drawings and photos of children’s artwork submitted by customers. Once a customer places an order with attached…
The Trailer For ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ to Be Released on iTunes This Friday, November 28, 2014
Star Wars fans unable to visit one of the few select theaters in North America where the trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force…
‘The Sight’, A New ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Five Teaser Trailer Featuring Arya Stark
Follow the Three Eyed Raven. Gain the power of #TheSight: http://t.co/9fNrrJIGHG https://t.co/4RhAiTR9tw — Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) November 25, 2014 HBO has released a teaser trailer…
Jaxson Rose the German Shepherd ‘Dances’ to the Song ‘Low’ by Flo Rida
With assistance from Stephanie Walton, German shepherd Jaxson Rose patiently performs a goofy and adorable dance to Flo Rida‘s song “Low.”
‘Pan’, A Live-Action Peter Pan Origin Story Film Starring Hugh Jackman and Garrett Hedlund
Warner Bros. has released an official teaser trailer for the studio’s upcoming live-action Peter Pan origin story film, Pan. It stars Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard,…