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Article of the day for June 16, 2017

The Article of the day for June 16, 2017 is OK Computer . OK Computer is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Radiohead (pictured), released on 16 June 1997 in the UK by EMI subsidiaries Parlophone and Capitol Records. The band made a deliberate attempt to distance themselves from the guitar-oriented, lyrically introspective style of prior works like The Bends. OK Computer's abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic range of influences laid the groundwork for the more experimental style Radiohead adopted beginning with their next album, Kid A. Although record label executives feared the progressive album would be difficult to market, it reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and became the band's highest album entry on the American charts at the time, debuting at number 21 on the Billboard 200. The album's lyrics, depicting a world fraught with rampant consumerism, social alienation, emotional isolation and political malaise, are often inter...

'District Nine' Director Neill Blomkamp Just Released An Absolutely Incredible Sci-Fi Short Starring Sigourney Weaver

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'District Nine' Director Neill Blomkamp Just Released An Absolutely Incredible Sci-Fi Short Starring Sigourney Weaver

rent-seeking: Word of the day for June 16, 2017

rent-seeking , n : (economics) The attempt to profit by manipulating the economic or political environment, for example, by seeking subsidies.

Article of the day for June 16, 2017

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Article of the day is OK Computer. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts

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How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts

Picture of the day for June 16, 2017

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Picture of the day on June 16, 2017: Theretra clotho, Common Hunter Hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The larva is found in two color forms; green and brown. Here this brown form is on its host plant, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.

rent-seeking: Word of the day for June 16, 2017

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Word of the day is rent-seeking : (economics) The attempt to profit by manipulating the economic or political environment, for example, by seeking subsidies.

Picture of the day for June 16, 2017

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Theretra clotho, Common Hunter Hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The larva is found in two color forms; green and brown. Here this brown form is on its host plant, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius..

'District Nine' Director Neill Blomkamp Just Released An Absolutely Incredible Sci-Fi Short Starring Sigourney Weaver

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'District Nine' Director Neill Blomkamp Just Released An Absolutely Incredible Sci-Fi Short Starring Sigourney Weaver Blomkamp recently started his own production studio to create original shorts with hopes to develop a pipeline for them to become feature length films. June 15, 2017 at 06:22PM

How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts

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How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts Did you start at the top or bottom? Clockwise or counterclockwise? New data show that the way you draw a circle holds clues about where you come from.