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stitches (former)
from louis c.k., sarah silverman, adam sandler posted in television by nevereatshreddedwheat
I don't know if you can call the open mic night at Stitches in Boston legendary, but it is where Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler and many other aspiring comics got on stage for the very first time in the 80s. Amateurs were given five minutes. Louis C.K. bombed and left the stage after a minute and half, but Sarah Silverman has said her set the first time up 'was pretty successful.'
The comedy club used to be located in the front room (currently the Paradise Lounge) of the Paradise Rock Club.
national ignition facility
from star trek into darkness posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Many of the high-tech interiors of the Enterprise in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel Star Trek Into Darkness were filmed at the National Ignition Facility, part of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco.
This was the first time a movie had been allowed to shoot at the NIF. The research facility is home to the world's largest and most energetic laser system, which they are using to attempt nuclear fusion. Like the Enterprise, it's also fueled by the hydrogen isotope deuterium. Way cooler than the Anheuser-Busch brewery used for the first movie.
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from star trek (2009) posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
This Anheuser-Busch brewery in Van Nuys, California was used for scenes of the Enterprise's engine room in the first J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie. For the sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, they upgraded and filmed the Enterprise interiors at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
nohmul complex
from mayan culture, archaeology posted in history by speedy_dee
If you are walking around the village of Douglas in northeastern Belize and you admire the roads, that's because they are the remnants of a Mayan pyramid (c. 350 BC to 250 AD) that were bulldozed to make road fill.
The pyramid, now 70% destroyed, was on private land nearby. It was approximately 50 by 52 meters and was 8 meters tall.
The cultural heritage site was unmistakable, and the construction company knew they were destroying an ancient ruin to pave a road. Unfortunately, this is not new in Belize. As Professor Norman Hammond of Boston University put it to the AP, "bulldozing Maya mounds for road fill is an endemic problem in Belize."
view full location details...hotel ambos mundos
from ernest hemingway posted in literature by pete_nice
This 1920s hotel was frequented by Ernest Hemingway during the 1930s, while he wrote large portions of For Whom the Bell Tolls.
His room of choice, #511, is now a museum dedicated to the writer. Large black and white photographs of Hemingway adorn the hotel's lobby, and the rooftop restaurant serves a Hemingway Special (fish and rice).
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