Category Archives: Popcorn Shorts

Popcorn- The president in your living room

Posted on June 1, 2012 by tomdwyer

The Museum of the Moving Image has created a website called The Living Room Candidate that pulls together all the televised presidential commercials since 1952.  It’s an amazing trip through political history, and you can clearly see how our political … Continue reading →

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Popcorn- PHAME “Willy Wonka”

Posted on June 1, 2012 by tomdwyer

We’re proud supporters of Phame Academy, the music, art, and theater group for people with disabilities, so we want you to know Phame’s latest production, “Willy Wonka”, hits the Mt. Hood Community College stage June 23 and 24.  Please, consider … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts- Engine Of The Future

Posted on April 27, 2012 by tomdwyer

Researchers at Michigan State University, led by Norbert Mueller, have developed a prototype engine that could replace old-fashioned internal combustion dinosaurs.  The Wave Disk Generator is about the size of a crock pot, and uses wave-shaped chambers to compress and … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts- Should Gravity Be Taught In Schools?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by tomdwyer

Most people believe that school should be a place of learning, and that students should be learning facts.  It’s no place for untried theories or shaky science.  So, in answer to one of the most important questions of our time, … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts- Keeping up on Citizens United

Posted on April 27, 2012 by tomdwyer

Two years out from the Citizens United (CU) decision and it’s no more popular than it was on day one, but it’s still the law of the land.  However, there are real people making progress on changing it, and you … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts- Amazing Tire Sculptures

Posted on April 27, 2012 by tomdwyer

You may have seen a lot of recycled art out there, and some of it is even pretty good.  When it comes to recycled tire art, most of us think of the half-buried tires that become flower beds in trailer … Continue reading →

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Treknology is here to stay

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

It’s time you knew the ugly truth… we have a strong Trekkie contingent here on the Your Car Matters staff.  When the iPad3 was released in March, the cry around here wasn’t “Where can I get one?” but “WE TOLD … Continue reading →

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Can that “New Car smell” kill you?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

The Ecology Center, an environmental research and advocacy group, has released its annual study on automotive toxic materials.   They tested more than 200 model year 2011 and 2012 cars and found that long-term exposure to the chemicals in “New Car … Continue reading →

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Extract your own DNA

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

You know DNA is the cornerstone of life.  Microscopic strands of DNA are coiled inside each cell of our bodies, where it lay hidden until Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher isolated it in 1869.  Actual study and manipulation of DNA requires … Continue reading →

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Corporate Dominance Loop

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

Corporations might not be people (OK, they aren’t people at all) but they do have their own DNA.  Just as our own DNA governs every aspect of our lives, so corporations are governed by their founding goals and the laws … Continue reading →

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