Saturday, July 28, 2018

You'll See It, But You Won't Believe It

For about as long as there have been movies, there have been special effects. That's no exaggeration: The medium was only a few years old when people began finding ways to toy with the reality of what the motion-picture camera was capturing, creating tricks from quirks in photographic science.
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THAT CAN'T BE REAL
WAIT... THAT WASN'T A REAL ALIEN?
The 50 Greatest Special Effects Movies Of All Time
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For about as long as there have been movies, there have been special effects. That's no exaggeration: The medium was only a few years old when people began finding ways to toy with the reality of what the motion-picture camera was capturing, creating tricks from quirks in photographic science.
SHE CAN DO ANYTHING
WATCH: Simone Biles Casually Pulls Off One Of The Hardest Moves In Gymnastics
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The Moors is the highest-rated move (that is, the hardest to perform) in the gymnastics rulebook. Which means, naturally, that US Olympian Simone Biles can land it without breaking a sweat
THE TRUTH IS OUT IN THE DESERT
A Photographer's Journey Through The Heart Of UFO Country
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From Area 51 to Roswell, a believer's-eye view of the desert.
STILL SOME GOOD LEFT IN THE INTERNET
The Internet's Forgotten Shit Pics Are Accidentally Amazing
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To relieve the boredom of his day job, Doug Battenhausen has been mining defunct websites for years — harvesting long-discarded gems from the bottom of the web.
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Searching For The Right House? First You Need The Right Budget
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A lot of online calculators claim that they can tell you how much you can afford, but only an actual lender can give you an accurate estimate of how much you can afford. Better shows how much you can actually afford in just three minutes.
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
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Famous landmarks before they were finished, the magical life of Europe's family circuses and photos of people having really rubbish holidays.
STARRY STARRY NIGHT
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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A mysterious flower in the ocean, Mars before and after a dust storm and other cool space images of the week.
BAD RELATIONSHIPS
TO FRIEND OR UNFRIEND
Why Moving To The US Changed My Relationship Status With Facebook To 'It's Complicated'
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The relationship I had with the social media platform was more than utilitarian: it was emotional, and my move to the US challenged it in unexpected ways.
THE TIPPING POINT
Inside The Twisted Minds Of Deliberately Bad Tippers
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These diners know better, but they don't care.
'WE'RE SOMEONE THEY CAN BOND TO'
'I Saw Kink In God': Dominatrixes And Their Orthodox Jewish Clients
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"Hasids are outsiders in New York, and so are sex workers. So, I think they maybe see us in a weird way as outlaws, like them."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LUCKILY, HE JUST GOT A FEW SCRAPES
Guy Gets Out Of His Car To Do 'In My Feelings' Challenge, Immediately Gets Hit By Another Car
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Authorities have been warning that the "In My Feelings" challenge, where people dance to the Drake song outside their (usually still moving) cars, is quite dangerous. And they are not wrong.
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Don't get caught in your feelings this weekend, just take it easy.