Gillian Anderson's Awkward Newsweek Interview (2)
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Gillian Anderson reprises her role as Agent Dana Scully in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh. I've got to confess. I don't know anything about "The X-Files." OK. Why is it such a big deal? Ohmygod. You're not going to do this to me, are you? Tell me you're not going to do this. Oh come on! It's been such a long time. Hire somebody that knows enough that we ...
Why Dudes Love Hulu: Free Porn (2)
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In "Knocked Up," Seth Rogens' cast of neer-do-well pals have a money making plan: a Web site that catalogs nude film scenes. Looks like Hulu's got the same idea. Last week we pointed out that Hulu users were younger (32) and more male (two-thirds) than we'd previously thought. A sharp-eyed commenter, "Jonathan," posited a theory why: Actually Hulu is being used by these 'young men' to watch porn/nudity. If you check the most popular movie ...
Watchmen Creator Ignores Movie [Watchmen] (7)
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While the collected population of the internet seems to be wetting itself in excitement about the trailer for Zach Snyder's version of Watchmen, one man is more than cynical about the whole exercise. In fact, he thinks that any comic book adaptation is suspect, and he should know, having survived the experience three times already. The man in question? Watchmen writer, Alan Moore. Talking to Entertainment Weekly about next year's movie version of his celebrated ...
Tranquility Base (7)
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"Houston… Tranquility Base here… the Eagle has landed." And with those words, mankind changed forever. We were no longer bound to one planet, one place, troglodytes adhering to the surface of Earth. We became a space-dwelling species. Future historians will divide humanity’s time on Earth into two eras, and the demarcation between them was that moment. Five more times we’d go to the Moon. The next four decades were spent in low-Earth orbit, limited circles ...
Uber-Hacker Kevin Mitnick Signs Tell-All Book Deal (4)
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Kevin Mitnick is going to tell his side of the story. And he's going to get paid for it. Speaking to an adoring crowd of 800 at the Hackers On Planet Earth conference, Mitnick, once described as the "most wanted computer hacker in the world," announced that he had signed a deal with Little, Brown and Company to tell his life story. "Finally I get to tell my side," he said, saying the conditions of ...
Movie Review: The Dark Knight (2008) (2)
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I wasn’t the first to see this movie and I definitely won’t be the last, but holy crap, did I enjoy it (on IMAX too!). The Dark Knight is a damn near perfect film. Clocking in at about 2.5 hours, no time is wasted. You’re thrown right into things with the very first scene and it does not stop. To give you a small idea of what the film is about, you’ve got the Joker ...
BBC iPlayer now goes to 11 (2)
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Walter B. writes in: The newly functioning BBC iPlayer has a max volume of ... 11. Very Spinal Tap. Alas, this is what I get: For those that can, however, yay! The taxpayer-funded appropriation of public broadcasting by foreign corporations now has a cooler volume knob.
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/07/shockingly-creative-ads-from-urban.html (21)
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #450linkThese Marketers Would Use ANYTHING!You never know when some viral urban campaign would come around the corner and whack you with some bizarre message. More interesting ones may even capture your thoughts long after the first visual shock subsides. often it's just a smart product placement / promotion, buttr in some cases - truly subversive and genuine urban art.Streets in Portugal seem to be the most often visited by creative mayhem:(once you approach ...
Pope warns of 'spiritual desert' (2)
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PostSecret: Sunday Secrets (6)
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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where peoplemail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.-----Email Message-----Subject: HopeA few months ago I saw a postcard saying "If you're waiting for a sign, this is it. Do it. It will be amazing."Well I did it...and while I am the most vulnerable I've ever been in my life, I'm also the happiest.For anyone else: This is your sign.Subscribe to receive the PostSecret Event tour ...
DVD Review: Moulin Rouge! (2001) (2)
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I’m not a huge fan of musicals. With the exception of maybe Newsies or The Producers, I’m just not a huge fan of the genre. That being said, Moulin Rouge! was actually pretty interesting. Visually, it’s an absolutely amazing film. There’s just so much going on at all times. The colors are vibrant and always moving. I think the main reason that I didn’t dislike the film was the fact that the music was taken ...
52 Percent of Americans Would Rather Be Dead Than Disabled (2)
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In a national survey commissioned by Disaboom, the online community for people touched with disability, 52 percent said that they would rather die than live with a severe disability. The survey, launched in an effort to understand America’s perception of disability, asked, “Which would you choose: Living with a severe disability that forever alters your ability to live an independent life, or death?” The survey findings noted significant attitudinal differences based on age, income, geographic ...
Upgrade Your Gear For SDCC '08 [Geek Chic] (5)
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San Diego Comic Con is mere days away, but OMG what to wear? Don't be caught in last year's Iron Man chest plate T-shirt, that's so 2007 SDCC. In order to help you look your best we've collected a variety of the latest and greatest Con gear, so get ready to update your shoes, threads and phones to look your best for the panels. Captain Hammer's Duds: Show your love for Joss Whedon's latest gift ...
US offers Iran nuclear deadline (3)
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Is Nairobi The Next Palo Alto? (2)
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Iraqi PM reportedly backs Obama's plan (2)
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was quoted in a German magazine as saying that he backs a proposal by Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops within 16 months. Al-Maliki's office later said his remarks were "not conveyed accurately."
PLUG members build LEGO underwater (2)
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Fernando Correia of TechnicBRICKs and his fellow PLUG members got together recently and did something that I believe has never been done before: They donned scuba or snorkel gear and built LEGO sets underwater. “Okay,” you say, “I did that once at my grandma’s place in Orlando.” Fine, but did you build the set underwater while it was still in the bag?! Hmm? Hmm? Did you? I think not. Only slightly less impressive is Fernando ...
Robots of the Future Will Show Empathy, Be Good Listeners [Robots] (5)
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European researchers are developing a software that will give robots the power to learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. The Feelix Growing project is putting together simple robots that can detect different parameters—facial expressions, voice and proximity—to determine emotional states. The aim of the project is to develop a robot that can serve humans with special needs, such as the ill and the elderly. Using adaptable neural networks, the robot can learn ...
