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The above tips will get you by, but we all know the people that last the longest during the apocalypse will be the ones that had a plan. Make sure your home is emergency-ready with a 72-hour disaster kit, and when it's time to hit the road, make sure you can fit a few survival items in an Altoids tin or in an old wristwatch. It may seem like a waste of time now, but when an calamity strikes, your life will be a lot less stressful for it. … [Read more...] about Top 10 Survival Tricks for When the Zombie Apocalypse Hits

Some moments in Apocalypse Now succeed thrillingly at marrying abstraction and money, like the mesmerizing, unblinking opening shot of a jungle going up in flames. But Coppola ultimately bows to the rigid demands of the narrative, which has Special Forces agent Martin Sheen heading upriver to confront unhinged colonel Marlon Brando. The movie is partly about how the U.S. war machine comes equipped with American excess, and as Coppola famously pointed out in his 1979 Cannes press conference, Apocalypse Now's production mirrored its theme. Too many disposable resources and too much fear of failure corrupted a simple idea, making it simultaneously pretentious and plain. Only occasionally did Coppola let the story's episodic structure and the crutch of Sheen's narration (written by war correspondent Michael Herr) give himself license to explore pure cinematic texture, in sequences where the action curdles into absurdity. … [Read more...] about Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier

Au contraire, Jalopnik freres! It has everything to do with automobiles, and let me say that I'm a bit bummed I didn't post this a week ago, as by the time this goes up, he'll have a new spiel up on the site. Now and then, Sweet Peet goes into reruns, so last week, I didn't bother to touch on the latest goings-on at Autoextremist, as he'd reposted a reflection on growing up a block away from Bill Mitchell. And since Peet only leaves his screeds up for a week, it'll be replaced by the time you read this. But it's definitely a piece that reflects on the awesomeness of Detroit in the '60s from somebody who was there. … [Read more...] about The Apocalypse Dudes: An Open Letter to Auto Designers

A typical asteroid orbits the sun at about 67,100 mph (30 km/s). At this speed, an asteroid will hit the Earth’s atmosphere with great force, expelling a hideous amount of energy. The resulting shockwave, says study lead author Clemens Rumpf from the University of Southampton in the UK, would deliver tornado-like winds to the surface, along with a trail of fiery debris. In some cases, the asteroid will completely disintegrate, but if it survives the journey through the atmosphere, it will strike the Earth, forming a crater, tossing debris for miles, and triggering large earthquakes. Simply put, it would be a very bad day on Earth, especially for those poor souls living near the impact site. … [Read more...] about We Were Wrong About How the Asteroid Apocalypse Will Go Down

Best Buy has always earned my disdain with their retail price mentality. But now, the NYT is reporting that the mega chain and Circuit City have both told sales associates that a little haggling to get the sale done is fine. People in the company are saying this is not new. But I'm sure many don't know about it, so it is to consumers. Translation: Before you buy, bitch about the prices, Chinatown style. … [Read more...] about Wow: Best Buy and Circuit City Unofficially OK With Haggling