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25/12/2012

Addictive TV series you can mainline right now to escape the holiday blues

Addictive TV series you can mainline right now to escape the holiday blues:

I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who will be joining their perfectly healthy, happy, non-neurotic families this weekend to share food and good times. But for those of you bracing yourselves for the Who Ruined the Holidays fight and drunken dysfunction — or those of you who are avoiding the whole thing altogether — things can get a little depressing. We understand. What you need is some escapism right now, and you need it to last more than one night. More »

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Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Aerial Gas Station and Churro Stand

Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Aerial Gas Station and Churro Stand:

This week's writing prompt takes us to a future filled with flying cars and the sky-high gas stations that service them. See if you can come up with a story set at this aerial station, which sells both fuel and fried dough. More »

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The phenomenon that makes hands change color

The phenomenon that makes hands change color:

Reynaud's phenomenon is a rare condition that affects the circulatory system. A lot of our color comes from the blood flowing under the skin. Messing around with that can make dramatic changes - like half a hand turning one color and the other half turning another.

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Surreal Illustrations for Fairy Tales that Don't Exist Yet

Surreal Illustrations for Fairy Tales that Don't Exist Yet:

Mike Davis blends surrealism, religious iconography, Dutch portraiture, and a touch of fairy tale magic to create narrative paintings that seem to tell fantastical stories while stretching beyond the confines of a simple "Once upon a time." More »

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Read a new Doctor Who story starring Harry Houdini and a race of Space Cuckoos

Read a new Doctor Who story starring Harry Houdini and a race of Space Cuckoos:

Click here to read Read a new <em>Doctor Who</em> story starring Harry Houdini and a race of Space Cuckoos

If you can't wait until Christmas for your next Doctor Who fix, the BBC is running a new illustrated Doctor Who short story, Houdini and The Space Cuckoos, in which the Eleventh Doctor enlists the famed escape artist's help in defeating a race of giant, body-possessing birds. More »