Archive for February 22, 2015

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Velocity Alert: We're all crying over the Spock funeral scene in 'Khan'

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We're all crying over the Spock funeral scene in 'Khan'

"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human."

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Leonard Nimoy's final tweet is a beautiful way to remember the iconic actor and 10 More

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Leonard Nimoy's final tweet is a beautiful way to remember the iconic actor

Leonard Nimoy's final tweet is the perfect way to remember the iconic actor.

Family kicked off Cathay Pacific flight after toddler refuses to wear seatbelt

A family was forced off of a Cathay Pacific flight in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, after their three-year-old son refused to put on his seatbelt.

Leonard Nimoy celebrated full-figured women through his photographs

Through his work as a photographer, Leonard Nimoy championed women who did not conform to Hollywood's ideal of physical perfection.

The model of #TheDress has heroically spoken up to give us closure

The model of the infamous dress weighs in.

Opposition figure shot dead in Moscow, steps from Kremlin

Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition figure and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead just steps from the Kremlin on Saturday.

Leonard Nimoy dies at 83

Leonard Nimoy, the man who made Spock famous, passed away at age 83 on Friday. Nimoy, an actor, singer, photographer, poet and voice artist who was so much more than just Mr. Sp...

Plan for futuristic Googleplex raises hopes, fears

Some local residents aren't thrilled about local tech companies' unchecked growth.

Photographer captures the nutty lives of squirrels in snow

Vadim Trunov's latest series captures squirrels as they search for nuts in a snowy forest outside of Voronezh, Russia.

Leonard Nimoy the photographer: Images from his other career

You know Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock, but what you may not know Leonard Nimoy the photographer.

'This dress is why I have trust issues' and 10 other hilarious Amazon reviews of #thedress

The Internet has been discussing the colour of a dress and reviewers on Amazon have added some randomness to the debate.

5 explanations for why we can't agree on the dress

Not even the experts agree.