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4 December, 1949
Celebrating his 76th birthday today, Academy Award-winning American actor Jeff Bridges (born 4 December, 1949 in Los Angeles, California).
Bridges most famously won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film "Crazy Heart" (), and also earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in "The Last Picture Show" () in 1971, "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" () in 1974, "Starman" () in 1984, "The Contender" () in 2000, the remake of "True Grit" () in 2010, "Hell or High Water" () in 2016 and "Bad Times at the El Royale" () in 2018.
Some of his other notable films include:
1. the 1982 science fiction action-adventure film "Tron"
2. "Jagged Edge" (1985)
3. "The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1989)
4. "The Fisher King" (1991)
5. "Fearless" (1993)
6. "The Big Lebowski" (1998)
7. "Seabiscuit" (2003)
8. "Iron Man" (2008)
9. "Tron: Legacy" (2010)
10. "The Giver" (2014)
Fans of Jeff Bridges can view his full career blo here: http://ow.ly/yeLv306LkaJ
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Nestled in the heart of Peru, the ancient site of Tipón showcases remarkable hydraulic engineering that predates the Inca civilization.
This intricate system of water channels, fountains, and terraces highlights the ingenuity of pre-Inca cultures in managing water across the rugged Andean landscape.
Astonishingly, Tipón's sophisticated network remains functional today, directing mountain water to nourish the agricultural terraces that have been vital for local sustenance for centuries.
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This is the heart of a blue whale—the largest heart in the entire animal kingdom.
It weighs over 600 kilograms—more than a small car—and is so large that a person could theoretically crawl through its main artery. 🫀🚗
Yet, as gigantic as this heart is, it beats surprisingly slowly: only about 8 to 10 times per minute.
And each of these powerful beats is so strong that it can be heard from over 3 kilometers away. 🌊💓
When you imagine this—a colossal creature gliding through the silent depths of the ocean, its heart beating like a gentle drumbeat of nature—you realize just how fascinating and majestic these creatures truly are.
In a world full of noise, the quiet, slow beat of a blue whale is a reminder of how vast life can be—even when it beats in secret.
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Last chance to see When You’re Strange on the big screen. Don’t miss this GRAMMY® Award-Winning documentary that follows the band’s career, remastered in 4K for the first time.
Now in cinemas worldwide.
Get tickets at www.whenyourestrangemovie.com
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He learned from the master… then built a style even the master never dreamed of.
Masutatsu Oyama began his early Karate journey under the guidance of Gichin Funakoshi, the man widely regarded as the father of modern Karate. Funakoshi introduced Oyama to the refined discipline, etiquette, and kata-based structure of Shotokan, shaping his foundation and character.
But Oyama was restless and driven by a deeper hunger for realism—he wanted to test Karate not only in the dojo but in the world of full-contact combat. As Oyama grew stronger and more fearless, his training philosophy drifted far from Funakoshi’s gentle, educational vision.
He sought intensity, fought bulls, challenged fighters of every style, and eventually created Kyokushin, a style built on pain, conditioning, and undeniable power. People often say Oyama “outgrew” his master not out of disrespect, but because he took the art in a direction Funakoshi himself never imagined.
Their paths represent two branches of one tree—Funakoshi refined Karate for the world, while Oyama tested it against the world.
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“Comfortably Numb”
This week in 1988, the Pink Floyd LP “Delicate Sound of Thunder” debuted on the UK Albums Chart at #11 (December 3)
The live double album was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York, in August 1988 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in September 1988.
On the charts it went to #2 in Norway and Italy, #4 in Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland, #5 in Germany, #7 in Hungary, #9 in in Scotland, #11 in the US and the UK, #12 in Poland, #14 in Sweden, #15 in Austria, #16 in Finland, #17 in Belgium, and #20 in the Netherlands,
A classic live LP, it includes many works from “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” as well as tracks from older Pink Floyd albums; favourites like “Run Like Hell”, “Money”, “Another Brick in the Wall”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Time”, “Learning to Fly”, and “Shine On you Crazy Diamond”.
“Delicate Sound of Thunder” became the first album to be played in space, when Soviet cosmonauts took it aboard Soyuz TM-7.
David Gilmour and Nick Mason attended the mission's launch.
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This week in 1979, The Buggles single “Video Killed The Radio Star” went to #1 on the Australian charts (December 3)
The Buggles, who formed in 1977, first consisted of Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley.
They recorded the first demo of "Video Killed the Radio Star" on a Revox A77 tape recorder, one afternoon in 1978, in Downes' flat located above a monumental stonemason's in Wimbledon Park, London.
The song was built up from a chorus riff developed by Woolley, and is one of just three Buggles songs on which he assisted in writing, including"Clean, Clean".
A later, more detailed demo of the song, featuring Horn's then-girlfriend Tina Charles (yes, the “I Love To Love” 70s disco singer) on vocals, became the blueprint for the final record.
They then set about trying to interest labels in the song, but were turned down multiple times, including by Island Records.
Downes' then girlfriend worked for Island and was able to get the song listened to again by company executives, who eventually decided to sign Horn & Downes to the label, to go on to record and release the Buggles’ debut album “The Age of Plastic”,
Woolley left during recording to form his own band The Camera Club (with Thomas Dolby on keyboards), who did their own version of "Video Killed the Radio Star", as well as "Clean, Clean" for their album “English Garden”.
"Video Killed the Radio Star" was a massive global hit for the Buggles, hitting the #1 spot in sixteen international music charts, including the UK, Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, and Japan.
It also peaked at #2 in Germany and New Zealand, #6 in South Africa and Canada, #12 in Belgium, #15 in Argentina, and #16 in the Netherlands, but only reached #40 in the US.
The video clip for "Video Killed the Radio Star", was done frugally and quickly.
It was written, directed and edited by Australian Russell Mulcahy, produced on a shoestring budget of $50,000, shot in just one day in South London, and was edited in two days.
Fun fact: a very young, future Academy Award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer is actually in the film clip playing keyboards.
The video is best known of course, for marking the debut of MTV, when the US channel started broadcasting at 12:01 AM on 1 August 1981.
Then on 27 February 2000 it became the one-millionth video to be aired on MTV, also opening MTV Classic in the UK and Ireland.
MTV co-founder Bob Pittman said the video "made an aspirational statement. We didn't expect to be competitive with radio, but it was certainly a sea-change kind of video."
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