“Escape” begins with some promise. We meet hyper-focused North Korean Sergeant Lim Kyu-nam (Lee Je-hoon) as he sneaks out of his barracks in the dead of night, shimmies past some guards, and plants a few stakes on the way to the Military Demarcation Line. Lim plotted a safe course through a literal mine field, and […]
[Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an interesting device — an electric lantern powered by a candle. At first glance, this sounds completely absurd. Why use a candle to power LEDs when you can use the light from the candle itself? This gadget has a trick up […]
Making hard-boiled eggs in the oven is an easy way to cook lots of eggs at once! No more pot watching on the stove, all you need is a muffin tin to hard boil (or hard bake) eggs. Perfect for snacking or a batch of egg salad! It doesn’t take long with this easy oven […]
This week, I’m back at the helm of Required Reading while Lakshmi is away and I’ve collected some favorite videos and social media content for your enjoyment. — Hrag Vartanian ‣ Chinese scientists have discovered a type of moss that might thrive on Mars, which could help efforts for human habitation on the red planet. Ling […]
During a recent liquidity crunch, I kept thinking how nice it would be to have more cash sitting in my bank account. Once I received a $106,000 real estate capital distribution, I felt a tremendous relief. But then I was faced with the somewhat stressful decision of how to reinvest it. My private real estate […]
Wake up babe, new soundbites from one of the Gallagher brothers just dropped! In a recent interview with The Sun, Noel Gallagher expressed his frustration that Glastonbury has “gone woke” with “little fucking idiots waving flags around and making political statements.” Politics in art, imagine that! “Don’t get me wrong, I fucking love Glastonbury,” the […]
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they’ve decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: […]
When you think of solar energy, you probably think of flat plates on rooftops. A company called WAVJA wants you to think of spheres. The little spheres, ranging from one to four inches across, can convert light into electricity, and the company claims they have 7.5 times the output of traditional solar panels and could […]
