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The Maker Kids Are Alright
Andrew Leonard, Salon | The Maker Kids Are Alright | May 23, 2013

I want my electric-powered cupcake car and I want it now. A trip to the Maker Faire...

You don’t see bicycle-powered cardboard rhinos every day. But when you nearly stumble into one at a Maker Faire, you don’t even blink. After just a few hours spent navigating one’s way though twirling electric-powered cupcake cars and dashing steam-punk-attired ladies and gentlemen, you become well-trained to expect the incongruous and delightfully absurd. And you start thinking, hmm … I’ve got a lot of cardboard in my basement … what completely bonkers thing can I do with?...

New Light Shed On US Government's Extraordinary Rendition Programme
Ian Cobain and James Ball, The Guardian | New Light Shed On US Government's Extraordinary Rendition Programme | May 22, 2013

A groundbreaking research project has mapped the US government's global kidnap and secret detention programme, shedding unprecedented light on one of the most controversial secret operations of recent years.

The interactive online project – by two British universities and a legal charity – has uncovered new details of the way in which the so-called extraordinary rendition programme operated for years in the wake of the September 11 attacks, and the techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to avoid detection in the face of growing public concern...

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Amazon Studios Picks Up "Alpha House"
Alistair Barr, Reuters | Amazon Kills 'Zombieland' TV Project, Backs 'Alpha House' | May 21, 2013

Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with "Alpha House," as the world's largest online retailer enters the next stage of its foray into original video creation...

 

Link To Alpha House!
Garry Trudeau | Link to Alpha House! | April 28, 2013

The pilot episode of GBT's political sitcom ALPHA HOUSE has been posted online by Amazon Originals. It stars John Goodman, and features guest appearances by Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert.

To watch it click here.

If you like it and want to encourage Amazon to produce another dozen episodes, please let 'em know!

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