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From today's featured article Tank Girl is a 1995 American science-fiction action-comedy film directed by Rachel Talalay. Based on the British post-apocalyptic comic series of the same name by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett that was originally published in Deadline magazine, the film stars Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Ice-T and Malcolm McDowell. Set in a drought-ravaged Australia after a catastrophic impact event, the story follows the antihero Tank Girl (Petty) as she, Jet Girl (Watts), and genetically modified supersoldiers called the Rippers fight "Water & Power", an oppressive corporation led by Kesslee (McDowell). Tank Girl was filmed primarily in White Sands, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona. The critically praised soundtrack was assembled by Courtney Love, and the Rippers' makeup and prosthetics team was headed by Stan Winston. The film recouped only about $6 million of its $25 million budget at the box office. Talalay blamed some of the film's negative reception on studio edits over which she had no control. Despite mixed to negative reviews, it has drawn a cult following, in part for its feminist themes. (Full article...) Recently featured: Jumping Flash! Benjamin Franklin Tilley The Boat Race 1993 Did you know... Ferruccio Busoni in 1877 ... that Ferruccio Busoni (pictured) composed his Concerto for Piano and String Quartet, a four-movement work lasting 20 minutes, at the age of twelve? ... that freestyle swimmer Yusra Mardini pushed a boat in the Aegean Sea for over three hours while fleeing Syria? ... that Inca archaeological sites have been found on the Aracar volcano, which may have erupted in March 1993? ... that ten years ago today, Brian Shaffer walked into a bar in Columbus, Ohio, and hasn't been seen since? ... that Mandala-brahmana Upanishad, a Yoga text of Hinduism, suggests that the spiritually-liberated person's conduct is like a child? ... that the colonial hydroid Pennaria disticha has two types of tentacles? ... that artist and textbook author Elina González Acha de Correa Morales was the driving force for creating the Geographical Society of Argentina? ... that Pyongyang Maternity Hospital is equipped with video call booths for visiting family members?

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Today's featured picture Paysandisia archon is a large moth of the family Castniidae. Native to Uruguay and central Argentina, it has been accidentally introduced to Europe. Females are generally larger than males, and moths of both sexes fly by day. As with other members of their family, these moths are easily mistaken for butterflies. Photograph: Didier Descouens Recently featured: SMS Fürst Bismarck (1897) Earthworm head Treaty of Waitangi

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