Maggie Koerth-Baker on why the megafauna of George Lucas' parched desert world makes no sense. It's not the dry heat that's the problem; it's the food supply. Read the rest
Robbo sez, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art had just released almost 400,000 visual works in an online searchable database. The images are high rez (10 mega pixels) and free to download.
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