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Dec

Grasshopper Empanadas are Gross

Posted by Rima  Published in Food, fun, World

I don’t like to “yuck” anyone’s “yum”—not until I’ve tasted it, anyway. How can you pass judgment on foods other cultures love and, more importantly, sustain themselves with, when you haven’t even tried them yourself?

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Tags: audrey, bizarre, brandon, chapulin, chapulines, creme fraiche, cuisine, culinary, empanadas, ethan, flavors, Food, grasshoppers, international, kristina, matt, mexican, mexico, oaxaca, rima, serrano, somerville, steve, tu y yo, turnovers, unique, weird

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9

Dec

Interact With News-Geek on VYou!

Posted by Rima  Published in fun, Technology

VYou combines the intimacy of one-to-one conversation with the reach of broadcast. It feels like a typical video chat, but the responses are pre-recorded and can be played by anyone, anywhere.

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Tags: answers, blogging, chat, media tools, multimedia, new media, news-geek, news-geek.com, q & a, q&a, questions, rima, social media, video, view, vyou, vyou.com

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4

Jul

MiG vs. Sabre: Dueling Warplanes Over Korea

Posted by Rima  Published in Technology, war, World

The MiG and the Sabre pushed aviation technology to its limits during the Korean War. Both fighters overshadowed previous jets through sharp climbs, steep dives, tight turns, and nearly supersonic speeds.

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Tags: aerodynamics, american, anatomy, axial flow, centrifugal flow, chaddha, dogfight, dogfights, drop tank, f-86, f86, high subsonic, interactive, jet, jet war, korea, korean war, mig, MiG alley, mig-15, mig-15bis, mycynek, north korea, nova, nova online, pbs, rima, russian, sabre, speed brake, subsonic, supersonic, yalu river

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8

Dec

News-Geek in the News: Personalized Gifts

Posted by Rima  Published in Blogs, Entertainment, news-geek in the news

(Originally published May 17, 2008) I was interviewed last week for a feature in Mississippi’s largest-circulation newspaper, The Clarion Ledger. LaReeca Rucker contacted me for the piece, which was to focus on the increasing popularity of personalized products, when she learned that I had used HeadBobble.com to create Bobblehead versions of my fiancĂ© (Steve) and [...]

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Tags: bobbleheads, news-geek, news-geek in the news, rima, steve

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Rima Chaddha Mycynek is a writer, reporter, editor, photographer, videographer, former talk show host, and all-around journalism nerd. She currently teaches multimedia journalism at Boston University. [Read More]

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