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Vita.mn Hotness 2010: Join Vita.mn for the Hottest Party of the year on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Graves 601 Hotel. Meet the finalists, enjoy musical performances from Maria Isa, dance to DJ sets from Gigamesh, and more. Admission is free.
Brother Ali, Slug, Sage Francis, Freeway and more star in a fundraiser for the earthquake-ravaged nation, Tuesday night at First Avenue.

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Vampire Weekend covers Rancid
posted by jaymboller in music

Indie rock fans had a collective WTF moment yesterday when blog Abeano Music posted an MP3 of Vampire Weekend's cerebral take on Rancid's 1995 pop-punk classic "Ruby Soho." Link: http://www.abeano.com/blog/new-vampire-weekend-ruby-soho-rancid-cover-and-minimix The heavily buzzed-about neo-Afro-poppers yank the fangs from the original, but the spacey cover is a nostalgic treat. [...]

Mathematician uses the Drake Equation to Determine His Chances of Getting Laid
posted by alexism in science!

I love this. The Drake Equation is an equation used to calculate the potential number of extraterrestrial beings living in our galaxy. It looks like this: N = R* x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L where: N = the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which communication might be possible; and R* = the average rate of star formation per year in our galaxy fp = the fraction of those stars that have planets ne = the average number of planets that can potentially support life per star that has planets fl = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life at some point fi = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life fc = the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space L = the length of time such civilizations release detectable signals into space. [...]

You... But Smaller
posted by alexism in dolls

Be A Doll: For just $180 you can have your own action figure. I'm considering it. I think we should all get one and have little He Man-type fights. [...]

Gimme Shelter: A Benefit for Haiti (in case you missed it)
posted by auddiemercury in music

Please enjoy this video from Saturday's benefit concert for Haiti at First Avenue featuring Mark Mallman, Solid Gold and Zoo Animal, among others. Video brought to you by City Pages, Gimme Noise and local sketch show MPLS.TV. [...]

The Powerful Sexuality of Wonder Woman
posted by alexism in BDSM

I was just leaving a witty comment on crabfisher's Facebook wall which prompted me to engage in one of my all-time favorite activities: Wikipedia-ing. I landed on the entry on William Moulton Marston, a/k/a Charles Moulton, creator of the comic book superhero Wonder Woman, and I learned a couple of things I most certainly did not know as a young girl who idolized a lady with magical accessories. [...]

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Guide to tailgating for a MN Vikes game
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1. Make sure you have these things ready the night before: cash- enough to cover parking and drinks/eats at the game beer in a cooler hot dogs/bratsa grill, chipswarm clothes-----Tailgating during the winter can be roughFolding chairFootball to toss aroundtickets to the game2. [...]

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Since the elves are already hard at work on a mobile app, can I add something else to the vita.mn site-related wish list? I'd like to be able to un-tag things that I myself have tagged. I'd also like to see a Simon bio on the left side of this page. What's up with that, Simon? [...]


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Vita.mn presents the Hotness 2010 gala at Graves 601 Hotel. Enjoy drink specials, giveaways, performances by Maria Isa and the cast of "Rent," DJ sets and more as the finalists for Twin Cities' sexiest men and women are announced. The event is free and open to everyone.


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