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The Large Hadron Collider Will Gobble Up The Earth (Or Maybe Just France)

The Large Hadron Collider at the CERN research facility near Geneva, Switzerland won't be going on a luau in Hawaii anytime soon, since the state is suing to stop the activation of the enormous research project. Yes, it's not just individual wackos who believe the LHC will unleash a cosmic ass-whooping on the planet. An actual state is suing the builders to keep them from activating it. They fear it'll let loose runaway miniature black holes, strangelets, or magnetic monopoles that will destroy the planet. The researchers at CERN have spent their precious time trying to assure people that won't happen, although it would be kind of cool if it did. We've got the strange and winding history of this project in today's Triviagasm. More »

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Everyone Wants To Leave Lost's Island Paradise

It's not just the characters on Lost who want off the island. Now the actors are saying the same thing. Following on from Evangeline Lilly's admission that she was grateful to leave Hawaii because of the WGA strike, tortured doc Matthew Fox is jumping on the Oahu-hate wagon. More »

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The Drunk Driving Curse Of Lost Examined

What is it with the stars of TV's Lost constantly getting nabbed for drunk driving? Is it yet another curse of the mysterious Island, or are conditions so boring in Hawaii that the actors just sit around with a bottle in hand when they aren't filming? More »

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Hawaii 5-0 Brainwaves Sent to Space, Return Expected in 1,920 Years

Artists these days don't just use paintbrushes and canvas. Spencer Finch, in fact, uses brainwaves, a popular sixties TV show, microwave signals, and the bluest stars in the night sky. Aptly named "Blue (one second brainwave transmitted to the star Rigel)," this piece is actually an early 1990s neuroscience experiment that won't yield results for almost 2,000 years.
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Floating Tetanus Shot Nightmare Docks On Lost


Apparently a rusty freighter is going to be joining the cast of Lost whenever it starts airing again. If internet photos and rumors are to be believed, then the ship is docked in Suva, the capital city of Fiji, and has seen better days. But what does this mean for everyone on the island? More »