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Worn & Wound

The Horological Origins of the New Year’s Ball Drop

New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, and millions of Americans will tune in to coverage of the annual New Year’s ball drop in Times Square. The telecast is full of glitz, pop music, and scenes of people reveling till the wee hours in the freezing cold, but there’s real history behind the event as well. Check out this article from the archives to learn all about timing balls, which were once fairly ubiquitous public timekeepers. Read the full story here.

Gizmodo

In an Unprecedented Move, Universal is Sending Theaters a Patched Version of Cats

The film version of Cats has officially reached debacle status. Not only was it a massive box office failure upon release, but it?s among the most negatively reviewed movies we can recall, giving critics everywhere a chance to flex writing muscles they didn?t know they had. Some of those reviews are hysterical, and worth seeking out for their pure entertainment value, but we also wanted to point you toward this story in Gizmodo, which details how some of the special effects weren?t completed in time for release, and are getting...