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UFO dodges police in Mexicali, hovers in the skies over Tijuana [Video] : This video of a weirdly sparkly UFO was taken a few days ago in the skies above Tijuana, Mexico. Could it be the same UFO that taunted police by flying over an airport in Mexicali last

Acura to Debut Production Versions of New ILX Sedan and RDX at the Chicago Auto Show : Next week's 2012 Chicago Auto Show will play host to the world premiere of the final production versions of Acura's all-new ILX compact sedan and the redesigned RDX crossover, both of which we're displayed in showcar form in Detroit last month. The changes on the production models are expected to be limited to some subtle design details such as the bumpers

2013 Toyota Land Cruiser Arrives Stateside: 2012 Chicago Auto Show : No options — the updated Land Cruiser lands this month

Volkswagen's 2012 Super Bowl Ad Features Chubby Dog, Star Wars Bar Scene : In what may be the most surrealistic of the auto advertisements slated for the 2012 Super Bowl, Volkswagen's offering features an overweight dog and the German automaker's take on the

The Pirate Bay's Founders Are Going to Nice Prison [Piracy] : Not just any prison— Swedish prison . After fighting copyright infringement charges for years, the three gents behind the world's most notorious torrent site are headed to the slammer . Luckily, TPB

This Is Why You Shouldn't Land a Helicopter Next to a Giant Tent [Video] :

Хотел в Пхенян е най-грозната сграда в света : Някои сгради ви карат да възкликнете: "Ох!". При вида на други си казвате: "Ау!"Грозотата, както и красотата зависят от гледната точка, отбелязва Си Ен Ен. Затова американският телевизионен канал изготви списък на десетте най-грозни сгради в света. Всяка от тях обаче има своя екзотика,

Magic, juggling and variety: Mat Ricardo's East London spectacular : I've featured the work of net-savvy, happily mutated juggler and magician Mat Ricardo here before. Now he's planning quite an astounding show in east London. He sez, Further to the tale of how I soul-searched, and crowd-sourced to revitalise my career - I'm launching a unique new monthly variety show in London. The best performers from the glory days of light entertainment and the dangerous years of alternative comedy, plus the current stars of cabaret will - for the first time - share the same bill and create a series of unique, one-night-only line-ups. In addition to this, every month we'll invite an old hand - a star of their world - a master of their craft - or just someone I particularly love - to

DCS: P-51D Mustang Sallies Forth : In a previous life, I attempted to play a flight sim . I’ve always wanted to be good at them, but with an ever-increasing flighty fidelity in modern sims, that dream is soaring away into the clouds. So while I’m excited about Eagle Dynamics’s newly announced DCS: P-51D Mustang, it’s

Australia’s Tallest Lego Creation Launched at Brickvention : Over the weekend, Melbourne’s AFOL community held their annual Brickvention . Australia’s only Lego Certified Professional, Ryan McNaught, chose the occasion to launch his latest (and tallest) ever construction of NASA’s Saturn V rocket . He literally almost prepared it for launch, as he has designed small compartments in the rocket that can hold dry ice which when placed within the rocket give the impression of the engines starting up.The rocket does require a steel rod through the center which Ryan has built around to provide some stability to this 5.7m tall structure. I had a chance to have a short chat with Ryan, and intend to get an interview with him up on GeekDad in the coming days. In the meantime I’ll leave you to consider the size

Life Size Junk Mammoth : Junk artist extraordinaire Jud Turner is an old favorite here at MAKE . He’s just moved into a bigger studio and completed his largest piece, ever— a life-size Columbian Mammoth skeleton made from “95% recycled materilas, mostly old farm equipment and agricultural tools.” He’s also

Shit White People Say to Asians [Video] : Are you white? You might have said some of these

Downfall: Photos Of MegaUpload Founder’s Valuable Cars Getting Seized : The shit really hit the fan over at massively popular file hosting site MegaUpload. Yesterday, the United States Department of Justice seized and shut down the site and commenced criminal cases against its owners and others, sparking retaliatory actions from hacker collective Anonymous. Yesterday, following the DoJ indictment, the Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand arrested MegaUpload founder Kim Schmitz (aka Kim Dotcom), CMO Finn Batato, co-founder and CTO Mathias Ortmann and others. Their subsequent bail request was denied in New Zealand court as it was opposed by US authorities on the case. GigaOm has an excellent run-down of the indictment details if you’d like to learn more. In the meantime, we got pinged by Elliott Kember , who was in New Zealand when the crackdown was in full effect. He traveled to Schmitz’ mansion and took a bunch of pictures of the property and the loads of

Why the old beer conversations are new again : At the risk of repeating myself . . . A) If you want to start a heated online conversation then making beer rating the theme seems to be the way to go. Witness the dust up at Beer Advocate that was followed by commentary in 718 722 beer blogs. Or the 57 comments (so far) following Stephen Beaumont’s Sh*t Online Beer Raters Do (But Shouldn’t) post. Several of the comments in the second focus on serving size. Well, I checked and it turns out NEW BEER RULE #3: You must drink at least two servings of a beer before you pass judgment on it is almost four years old. B) Yesterday Alan McLeod wrote about the arc and width of beer . His essay drew upon several blog posts and a multi-contributor Twitter conversation. Give it a read to to make complete sense or settle for the conclusion. When industrial brewers – or, for that matter, any

Volkswagen Drops New Photos and Videos of its Facelifted CC : On the occasion of the European press launch of the facelifted CC in Southern France this week, Volkswagen released a fresh batch of pictures and videos of its mid-size model. The CC, which made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November, will first go on sale in Germany and Luxembourg in the beginning of February, followed by the rest of Europe at the end of the same month, and then globally, including America, Russia

New Year, New Food Magazines? : I'm not sure what it is about magazine subscription deals, but they all seem to come out of the woodwork in January. I couldn't begin to count how many special subscription offers I've gotten in the last few weeks alone. My inclination is to always trash them: time is valuable, and I already receive what I like. But maybe there are a few new periodicals worth

Dayen’s Roundup from Martin Luther King Day, 2012 : Meanwhile, in not-GOP fantasy land . . .(Photo from Apollo 17, Dec 6, 1972) I was unable to do any service projects Monday, though I have one scheduled for the weekend. But I think that, while King’s message of service is important, we trivialize him by highlighting ONLY that aspect of his character on this holiday. I feel he would regard telling

Backpack Scooter Has Already Made My Essential Travel Gear List [Concepts] : Airports can be a daunting place to navigate, and trudging to your gate can be time consuming and exhausting. And since Segways are downright obnoxious, I like Gustavo Brenck's Gig Pack concept which straps a collapsible scooter to your

Peugeot Launches 208 "Ice Velvet" Limited Edition for Europe : Even though the new 208's launch isn’t schedule until spring, Peugeot has already started releasing limited editions versions of its latest supermini . The first special edition is named “Ice Velvet” and it will be produced in just 650 units. It will be sold in 18 European countries, with 208 cars earmarked for France where it will cost

2013 Nissan Pathfinder Debuts: This “Concept” is Basically the Real Thing : Nissan is using the 2012 Detroit auto show to display a version of its next-generation Pathfinder that the company refers to as a “concept”—but what you see here is largely what you’ll see when the production version arrives this fall as a 2013 model. As we noted when we ran spy shots last month, the first Pathfinder was a body-on-frame SUV, the second a unibody crossover, and the third once more a frame-totin’ SUV. The fourth Pathfinder will again ditch the frame, as it shares