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This article describes Rex's Dino Store, a former newsstand in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza subway station, now operated by a dinosaur. It highlights the store's exceptional density of dinosaur puns.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened a preview in Los Angeles, a $1 billion, five‑story building designed by MAD Architects with 33 galleries and free cinema spaces. It showcases 1,300 objects ranging from ancient art to Star Wars memorabilia, aiming to celebrate storytelling across media.
A unique cyberdeck was built by Natasha Dzurny, housed inside an "Avenue Q"-style puppet, featuring an Arduino UNO Q, a mini Bluetooth keyboard, and a 5-inch HDMI display. This project showcases extreme personalization in hardware design, integrating standard electronics into a custom, interactive puppet enclosure.
Paleontologists identified the first confirmed *Diplodocus* fossils outside North America, found in Spain. This discovery provides strong evidence for intercontinental dinosaur dispersal between North America and Europe via temporary land bridges during the Late Jurassic period.
