NPR's Tiny Desk was taken over by three humanoid aliens — or robots, or maybe even real men in heavy blue makeup — as the Blue Man Group brought their eclectic ambient sounds to the office. The Rube Goldberg of musical acts brought their own Rube Goldberg instruments for 13 of the most unique minutes in the history of the Tiny Desk series.
At one time, there 48 slot car shops operating in New York City. Now, there's one. "Buzz" Frank Perri owns and operates Buzz-A-Rama, the last place to swap plastic on the great slot car tracks in New York. Since 1965, Frank has been running the slots, and looks to a younger generation to keep the sport alive.
The Milk Way is about 160,000 light years wide, with our planet only taking up a mere fraction of that. Considering our only spacecraft in transit is taking 2.5 billion years to make the trip through it, human domination doesn't seem likely. But there could be a better way. Roey Tzezana explains the idea of von Neumann machines and how they could aid in getting civilization across our galaxy.
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Wrestler André the Giant was huge in the ring, and even the big screen was barely enough to contain him. André had smaller parts in other films and television series, but it was The Princess Pride, in a role written specifically for him, that André's penchant for acting was brought to the fore. No Small Parts looks at André's career in film and how being the biggest guy in the room wasn't always a good thing.
Leave the selfies to Kim Kardashian. If you truly want to create an interesting Instagram account, you're going to have to step up your game. With over two million follows, photographer Chris Burkard is more than capable to aid you in creating intriguing curation of photos that are actually worth sharing.
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The Nike Pegasus Trail 5 is built for those who refuse to choose between pavement and the path less traveled. Designed for trail running and hiking, it features a new ReactX foam midsole for a softer, more responsive ride with a lower carbon footprint. The lightweight mesh upper keeps things breathable while locking out dirt, while Nike's All Terrain Compound rubber delivers maximum support and traction in any condition. A Flywire midfoot wrap ensures a snug, secure fit when the terrain gets tricky. Whether you're chasing speed on the road or adventure in the wild, the Pegasus Trail 5 is laced and ready.
Imagine a swing so extreme you need a parachute to ride it. Red Bull takes the venerable playground mainstay to a whole other level, suspending it from hot air balloon 6,000 feet in the air. In the words of skydiver George Lettner, the 400-foot long swing is the realization of a childhood dream: "To swing higher and higher, and finally jump off and fly."
There are two things that couldn't possibly be better suited to each other: Netflix's Stranger Things and 8-bit video games. Imagine finding Barb and Will in a pixelated Upside Down, or flipping over vans with Eleven's superpowers. The 80s-inspired TV show gets an 80s-inspired 8-bit makeover that just screams to be developed into a real game.