http://www.amcgltd.com/ en-us scott@amcgltd.com 2013-05-24T18:27:05-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/021003.html It looks like that, after something like thirty years, the French have finally come up with an alternative to EuroDisney. Even though it looks like it's just one giant mechanical elephant and a really weird carousel, I still think... 21003@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Cool 2013-05-24T18:27:05-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/021002.html So, does Islamic culture emphasize women must cover up to express humility and modesty, or is it to try and provide at least some protection against their men? I'd wager the truth is far closer to the latter than... 21002@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Weird_&_F-d_Up 2013-05-24T10:35:28-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/021001.html The British Film Institute has restored a rare early color film made in 20s-era London. It makes me a little wistful when I think that pretty much everyone in the film is long gone, and that they were all... 21001@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Interesting 2013-05-24T08:48:07-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/021000.html Sears is poised to become a data center giant. It's their property, they can do what they like with it. Department stores aren't particularly well known as icons of architecture, but surely this is more efficient than yanking the... 21000@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Cool 2013-05-24T07:05:24-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020999.html Someone went and did it... they went and made a replica X-wing out of Lego. Full size replica, no less. It's a steel-framed construct that weighs 46,000 pounds. Of course I want one. Don't you?... 20999@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Cool 2013-05-23T18:17:08-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020998.html New observations from the Herschel space telescope may finally solve the mystery of early elliptical galaxies. If you were thinking "galactic collision," you can collect your prize. And then explain all the math to me.... 20998@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Space 2013-05-23T06:30:37-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020997.html 20997@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Funnies 2013-05-22T13:13:56-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020996.html A new study that combines engineering, anatomy, and CGI simulations has discovered that the dinosaur Allosaurus ate things in a way quite different than the younger, more famous T. Rex. In fact, its technique seems to most closely resemble... 20996@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Science 2013-05-22T06:34:34-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020995.html The stuff you find out trolling Wikipedia's "on this day" list: Introducing Sada Abe, who: ... is remembered for erotically asphyxiating her lover, Kichizo Ishida (石田 吉蔵 Ishida Kichizō?), on May 18, 1936, and then cutting off his penis... 20995@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Weird_&_F-d_Up 2013-05-21T10:49:00-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020994.html A new study on cut marks has pushed the date humans started throwing spears back to 90,000 years. Cut mark studies have been around a long time. I remember them back when I was an undergrad in the mid-80s.... 20994@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Science 2013-05-21T08:43:02-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020993.html Navy Dolphins have discovered a rare early torpedo off the California coast. Fortunately they didn't feel the need to blow the thing to bits for safety's sake, so maybe it'll be put on display some time in the future.... 20993@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Cool 2013-05-20T15:30:16-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020992.html Disney is investigating whether or not rich families are hiring disabled people to help them jump ahead in line. I almost started thinking, "well, why not?" But then I realized that now Disney will have to introduce some sort... 20992@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Interesting 2013-05-20T06:51:24-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020991.html Scientists have announced the discovery of the oldest known fossils of both apes and monkeys. The finds date to about 25 million years ago, which puts them much closer to the predicted split between the two genera than anything... 20991@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Science 2013-05-17T06:52:27-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020990.html Neil deGrasse Tyson has been tapped to host an upcoming "reboot" of the iconic series, Cosmos. There've been several thinly disguised copies of the show created over the years. I think Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole came closest to... 20990@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Cool 2013-05-17T06:41:54-05:00 http://www.amcgltd.com/archives/020989.html On the anniversary of one of the most remarkable raids in WWII, the BBC is taking a look at just how effective the "dambuster" raids really were. Sometimes I think all these "aerial bombardment didn't do any good" histories... 20989@http://www.amcgltd.com/ Interesting 2013-05-15T06:49:47-05:00