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The First Photo Of A Black Hole
Albert Einstien theorized the existence of black holes with his theory of relativity and general relativity over 100 years ago, but the first photograph — and proof — of their existence came with a press conference on April 10, 2019. A photograph showing the event horizon and superheated gas orbiting has been released, and Vox explains why this is one of the most significant pictures in history.
Creating The Score For Apollo 11
Composer Matt Morton created the score for the epic, found-footage documentary Apollo 11. To capture the feel of the footage in sound, Morton used instruments from the beginning of the electronic era — specifically a reissue Moog 3C synthesizer. Morton talks about his creative process for creating the music, and how the instruments were as inspiring as the film.
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Cigar Club
Cigars come from all over the world, and each brand has its own unique taste. To help discover your preferred flavor, there's CigarClub. The subscription service uses a personalized palate quiz where their team reviews the results, and hand selects each cigar based on your profile. To ensure your humidor is stocked with only cigars you love, their Discovery Guarantee will replace any item you don't like and add it to your next box free of charge. Monthly shipments include 3, 5, or 10 premium cigars from exclusive and boutique manufactures. They arrive in a humidified travel pouch and include an Insider Journal with pairing and tasting notes.
Presented by Cigar Club.
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SimpliSafe Home Security
Protecting your family with professionally monitored home security used to be a luxury for the few. Not anymore. Anyone can set up SimpliSafe in under an hour. After that, you have a team of 24/7 monitoring agents ready to dispatch police, fire and paramedics in an emergency. Plus, with video verification — monitoring agents can ensure a break-in is real and help police get to your door faster. Each system is entirely customizable. You can upgrade your home with smart locks, video doorbells and cameras. So you can keep an eye on things right from your smartphone. Join the over 3 million people who trust SimpliSafe to protect their homes.
As seen in Uncrate Issue 04.
Presented by SimpliSafe.
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The Lion King
The Lion King is a Disney classic and the House of Mouse is bringing the 1994 film back to life for a live-action reboot. Directed by Jon Favreau, this photorealistic computer animation will reimagine beloved childhood characters like as you've never seen them before. Voices will be supplied by Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, John Oliver, and Beyoncé while James Earl Jones reprises his role as Mufasa. The Lion King comes to theaters July 19, 2019.
Camel Finds Water
In an undisclosed field, Trevor Gordon found an abandoned fishing boat. It seemed hopeless and beyond repair but after countless hours and an ungodly amount of burritos, "Camel" set sail on its maiden voyage. For the doubters and the naysayers, he documented the whole thing in this Wes Anderson-esque short film.
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Herschel Supply Co. Charlie Wallet
When it comes to wallets, we'll take simplicity over capacity every time. The Charlie Wallet from Herschel Supply Co. adheres to this idea. Deceptively thin, it has a striped fabric liner in the center sleeve, an RFID-blocking layer, and multiple card slots. Made from black pebbled leather, it's finished with an embossed classic logo and engineered red and white striped tab that makes it easy to tell which way it's facing when pulling it out of a pocket or bag.
Height: 3" / Width: 4"
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Lake Como Rivas Framed Print
Carlo Riva designed some of the most impressive boats of all time. Taken in Italy's Lake Como by Matt Hranek, this framed print captures three of Riva's speedboats skimming across the water's surface on a beautiful summer day. Printed to order on Fuji crystal archive paper, numbered and certified, and comes encased inside a hand-made solid wood white frame that's ready to hang. Limited edition of 495.
Frame Sizes:
Medium / 20" x 16"
Large / 24" x 20"
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Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti was an opera legend. The tenor brought main-stream attention to the art form through his iconic performances and unparalleled love for music. In the documentary, Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard pays tribute to life and career of The King Of High C's.
This Bud's For 3
The 2018-2019 season will be superstar Dwyane Wade's last in the NBA. The future Hall of Famer has been swapping jerseys with fellow NBA legends as he makes his farewell tour, but Budweiser set Wade up to meet a few people he might not remember — but has had a profound impression on over his career.
