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Boston Marathon Finish Line Always An Issue, Says Former Homeland Security Adviser

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Juliette Kayyem, the former homeland security adviser to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick who helped coordinate Boston Marathon security...

WOW: Electrifying Bridge Demolition In Super Slow-Mo

The Huffington Post | Macrina Cooper-White | Posted 03.27.2013 | Science

Holy smokes! We've all seen flimsy rope bridges collapsing in movies, but how about a heavy-duty steel road bridge? Just check out this slow-mo video ...

WATCH: Summer's Strongest Solar Flare Yet

Posted 07.07.2012 | Science

By: Tariq Malik Published: 07/06/2012 09:22 PM EDT on SPACE.com The most powerful solar flare of the summer so far erupted from the sun Friday (...

EXPLOSIVE: Solar Flare Eruption Smashes Old Record

Posted 06.13.2012 | Science

By: Denise Chow Published: 06/13/2012 07:44 AM EDT on SPACE.com ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A massive flare that exploded from the solar surface in M...

Danish TV Show Blows $&%# Up

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.20.2012 | Home

Hey! Do you like to watch stuff blow up in slow motion? Then, this video is for you. The title of the Danish TV program "Dumt & Farligt" translate...

Dozens Killed In Bombings Across Iraq

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.18.2012 | World

BAGHDAD — Bombs ripped through 10 Iraqi cities Thursday, killing at least 30 people and shattering a month of relative calm. Minority lawmakers ...

Learn Why This Artist Draws With Gunpowder

Posted 04.11.2012 | Arts

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang is known for his aesthetically exquisite choreographed explosions. Yet for an artist so concerned with destruction, Cai's...

Man Who Predicted NASA Space Disaster Dies At 73

AP | Posted 02.08.2012 | Science

NEPHI, Utah -- Roger Boisjoly, a NASA contractor who repeatedly voiced concerns about the space shuttle Challenger before it exploded, has died. He wa...

WATCH: Slow Motion Microwave Madness

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 01.27.2012 | Science

Most of us know that microwave ovens don't get along with aluminum foil, CDs, and certain foods. But it can be great fun - don't try this at home - to...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Jason Reitman on Young Adult

Dan Persons | Posted 02.15.2012 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Bless screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman their twisted, little hearts. Young Adult isn't season-specific, but it does serve as a healthy counterbalance to all that holiday growth and belonging.

Reefer Madness? Thousands Of Container Cars Could Explode

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.02.2012 | Business

Reefers are causing a worldwide panic, but not the kind most would expect. Ports in western Washington state and Oakland, California are stepping ...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Nicolas Winding Refn on Drive

Dan Persons | Posted 11.18.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

It's Refn, so moral ambiguities will abound, not to mention some exquisitely-mounted chase sequences, plus unrestrained violence. Sum total: Action goodness with both brains and balls.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Evan Glodell on Bellflower

Dan Persons | Posted 10.08.2011 | Home
Dan Persons

Evan Glodell's Bellflower is the tale of two Southern Californians who fill their free time with speculations of the post-apocalyptic future and preparations for same that include the construction of Matilda, a bad-ass, black automobile.

A Traveler's Map to Michael Bay's Demolitions

Posted 08.30.2011 | Travel

Far be it for us to second guess a true American artist, but it sometimes seems like director Michael Bay has it out for everything beautiful or inter...

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Cars 2

Dan Persons | Posted 08.28.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Join Cinefantastique Online's Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and Dan Persons as they examine Cars 2.

Cinefantastique Spotlight: Green Lantern

Dan Persons | Posted 08.20.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

The new film is Hollywood's latest attempt to take the comic book movie back to its purer roots. Does Green Lantern earn its stripes as simple summer fun?

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Super 8

Dan Persons | Posted 08.13.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

J.J. Abrams, the man who set the deliriously enigmatic pace for Lost in that show's pilot and upended Star Trek by blowing up Vulcan (we still haven't...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Djo Tunda Wa Munga on Viva Riva!

Dan Persons | Posted 08.10.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Viva Riva! is the first film out of the Congo to get U.S. distribution, and director Djo Tunda Wa Munga has made it a hell of an introduction.

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: X-Men: First Class

Dan Persons | Posted 08.06.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

X-Men: First Class is the latest installment of the Marvel film franchise to use comic book action to address some potent social issues.

Chinese Watermelons Exploding Like 'Land Mines'

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 11.16.2011 | Weird News

BEIJING -- Watermelons have been bursting by the score in eastern China after farmers gave them overdoses of growth chemicals during wet weather, crea...

Cinefantastique Spotlight: Thor

Dan Persons | Posted 07.09.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Is Thor the film that will bring a Shakespearean gravitas to comic book drama, or is it just table setting for the impending The Avengers movie?

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Source Code

Dan Persons | Posted 06.12.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

In his sophomore effort, director Duncan Jones explores the same theme of a man alone and at the mercy of shadowy machinations that was explored in his rightly praised debut effort, Moon.

Man Arrested In Connection With Blast Outside Synagogue

AP | Posted 06.11.2011 | Los Angeles

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- An Ohio rabbi who became suspicious of a man asking for a place to stay led police to the arrest late Monday of the suspect in...

Police Say Blast Outside Synagogue Caused By Homemade Explosive Device

AP | By ANDREW DALTON | Posted 06.08.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- Police are hunting a suspect in a blast outside a California synagogue and community center that was initially believed to be an indust...

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Sucker Punch

Dan Persons | Posted 06.03.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Steve Biodrowski and Dan Persons narrowly avoid a sucker punch to the solar plexus as they dodge and feint their way through an examination of Zack Snyder's new CGI-laced fantasy action pic.