Burlington, Vermont luthier, Creston Lea, builds hand-made electric guitars and basses in a classic American style. This film explores Lea's particular design aesthetic and place in the boutique electric instrument world, as well as his long-time collaboration with artist, Sarah Ryan.

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The Atlas of Cities does not graph the usual geographic shapes of cities, but tries to diagram the many other dimensions within cities around the world.

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What we do know, the security researcher says, is that it is an extreme example of corporate hacking. And it won't be the last. Read the rest

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The Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy will be screened in theaters, including, maybe, on Christmas Day as originally planned by Sony Pictures. Read the rest

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Who's a bigger threat to free speech in America, North Korea or Sony? Hard to tell today.

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Keurig has issued a recall of some 6.6 million of its popular coffee makers after "90 reports of burn-related injuries." Read the rest

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Someone should create an "is North Korea's internet working" yes/no website. But not in North Korea today, because apparently the primary source of internet access for the country is down again.

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As NASA begins to explore beyond low earth orbit, the idea of “Home” takes on new meaning. Read the rest

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So that's why piggies snort through so much dirt to find the coveted fungi. Read the rest

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“Burning behind me is eight and a half tons of heroin, opium, hashish and other narcotics,” giggles BBC television correspondent Quentin Sommerville. Read the rest

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Since releasing an X-class solar flare late last week, our sun has been very active. The most recent burst triggered some radio blackouts and stunning aurora displays here on Earth.

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Thinkgeek's new Captain America Winter Soldier shirt has Cap's armor on the front, and the Captain America shield across the back; the front's pretty cool, but the back's just inspired.

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What could happen, if we let the ambiguously-defined "Them" get away with "It."

Pure video remix genius, by Ronen V.

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Nailed it.

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Grad writes, "While cruising Amazon looking for some new Christmas tree magic for my family, I ran across what must be the world's most expensive Christmas tree." Read the rest

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Archivist Rick Prelinger sez, "I'm sure Beany's Hamburgers weren't the healthiest food, but this eight-minute home movie from Prelinger Archives takes us inside a fast-food joint from the Korean War era. Filmed in Long Beach, California right across from the Circle Drive-In, this film shows cooks, customers and classic cars in loving detail." Read the rest

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Here's a great tutorial for using ribbon, baubles, and googly eyes to honor the Christmas Spirit intrinsic in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with your festive Krampusbush. Read the rest

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The Praise Cathedral Church of God's Gaylard Williams, of Seymour, Indiana, was arrested this week when he allegedly massaged a stranger's genitals in a park and asked him for oral sex; police found pornography in his car (which he claimed was being delivered to someone else) -- Williams is a noted homophobic preacher whose sermons condemn homosexuals. Read the rest

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In a short interview from September, Mel Brooks reflects on the history of Young Frankenstein, which he calls "his greatest movie" (an assessment that's hard to argue with, given how brilliant it was, though the competition is stiff!). Read the rest

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