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Soldiers on LSD

What happens to the army if you give them LSD? This is documentary evidence of an experiment testing just that, carried out on British marines in 1964… added by: ksimpson

Map of Every Fast-food Hamburger in America

Should we rename Texas the Sonic Belt? BTW that blackness isn't empty space, it's the McDonald's abyss. http://www.good.is/post/map-of-every-fast-food-hamburger-in-america added by: joshuaheller

Feature release: Introducing continuous play

It's time, once again, for another update to Current.com. This time around we're introducing a brand new interaction when watching video on the site. Whenever you finish watching video in the Current player, continuous play will be triggered. This will queue up a new video for you to check out. Whenever continuous play is activated, a bar with a 5 second countdown timer will appear at the top of the page alerting you to the next video in the queue. When the bar appears you have the option to stop continuous play in several ways: Don't Play Clicking on “Don't Play” will stop the continuous play feature from taking you to the next video. Comment If you're in the middle of typing a comment continuous play will automatically disable so you can finish commenting on the video you just watched. As always, we'd love to hear what you think of this new feature. Please send us feedback over on Get Satisfaction. added by: mario_a

Abe Lincoln set to emancipate teeth from mouth in new vampire action flick.

While Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner have spent years trying to frame an epic film about President Lincoln and his agonizing decision to prolong the war and crush the South because it was the only way to abolish slavery, directors Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov have found the one angle on the Lincoln story that Spielberg must have missed: Abe's lifelong mission to kill vampires. More at link http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/lincoln ’s-undead-tale-gets-deal/ added by: Ricky84

Vanguard Update: Adam celebrates Holi in India

It’s great to be back out on the field. My latest adventure/assignment brings me to India, where I am right now. As soon as I landed yesterday, we headed straight over to a neighborhood where people were celebrating Holi, one of the biggest holidays here in India. The celebrations consist of people dancing in the streets, throwing paint powder on one another. As soon as these guys saw us, and our cameras, we were instantly targeted. Read more here about India's water crisis and how it impacted even this celebration, and learn more about Holi here. Follow me for updates or keep up with everyone on the Vanguard team using our Twitter list. added by: Adam_Yamaguchi

Popular around the web: The Google LSD preaching baby hotties who figure skate edition

We don't always know why things pick up around the web, we only know that they do. Let's take a look at some of our Current originals getting love around the web today: That's Gay: Johnny Weir on Facebook Bryan Safi's That's Gay episodes are like a gift that keep on giving. His latest, an Olympics inspired dive into Johnny Weir and the world of figure skating, keeps picking up traction. If you still have friends who've never heard of That's Gay, do them a favor and introduce them. They'll thank you. [Share with a friend on Facebook] Soldiers on LSD on Digg The British armed forces experimented in the 1960s with non-lethal methods of incapacitating their enemies, this clip contains documentary evidence of one of these tests conducted on British marines in 1964. [Digg it on Digg] Hottest Hotties in Hollywood on YouTube This is one of those situations where we have a pretty good idea why something is getting attention. This clip features Ellen Fox dishing about some of the hottest hollywood hotties. Hmm, I wonder why it's popular. [Favorite it on YouTube] YouTube's Craziest Baby Preachers on StumbleUpon Brett's latest Viral Video Film School focuses on yet another YouTube phenomenon — baby preachers. As absurd as it sounds, you really have to see it to believe it. No wonder the StumbleUpon community likes this clip. [Like it on StumbleUpon] The Google Toilet on Twitter SuperNews! has seen the writing on the wall, and well beyond the Google Buzz/Phone/Voice/Wave hype lives the companies true intention — The Google Toilet. It's still making the rounds on Twitter, so pass it along if you feel so inclined. [Re-tweet it on Twitter] That's it for this edition, we'll see you next time! added by: mario_a

OK Go new video (better than the treadmills?)

Average rockers and awesome visual artists OK Go have just released a second video for their single “This Too Shall Pass” (the first one featured a marching band and was notoriously unembeddable). added by: saverio

Vanguard Update: What’s next for Mariana?

Guess what our next story is about. Here's a quick hint. A clue via Twitpic: Got any good ideas what we're doing in Morocco? added by: MarianaVanZeller

90 Second Oscar Picks: Oscar Talk

The Rotten Tomatoes Show takes a break from giving you our 90 Second Oscar Picks and explains what'll be different at this year's ceremony. The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema. For more from the Rotten Tomatoes Show: http://rottentomatoesshow.com For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/movies added by: Ellen_Fox

Soldiers Angry At Hollywood

Lots of military people are upset over “Hurt Locker”, critically acclaimed as a “perfect” war film, nominated for 9 oscars. most people realize its just a movie, but critics on the other hand never do, nor realize that no one normally cares about them. except this time they stepped on the toes of soldiers who have been in or are still in iraq/afghanistan. the troops know that this movie is a crock of steaming *explitive* as far as accuracy is concerned. hollywood doesn't. hopefully people understand hollywood's fake but we shall see. i doubt anything will come of this but at least some people are taking a stand. and critics, should all be fired. you all say the same thing. go burn. added by: diode