Technology
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- Scientist: Holographic television will become reality
- Picture this: you're sat down for the Football World Cup final, or a long-awaited sequel to the Sex and the City movie and you're watching all the action unfold in 3D on your coffee table. It sounds a lot like a wacky dream, but don't be surprised if within our lifetime your TV brings you face-to-face with life-sized versions of your gaming heroes.
- Boeing’s Missile Defense Plan: Robots, Mirrors & Lasers!
- Ballistic missile defense via airplanes mounted with lasers may seem straight out of science fiction, but add a fleet of UAVs with mirrors to increase the laser's range, and military insiders say the system might just work.
- UK Government gives £1 billion to log every E-mail and SMS
- Known as the Interception Modernisation Programme, the scheme would enable GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 personnel, and also police, to access complete information on every text, email and visit to a website made in this country...
- 27 Adobe AIR Applications - Handy For Web Designers
- Every designer & developer loves handy tools that simplify frequent tasks. And, even if you’ve a complicated software that does the same thing, usually it is much more effective to run a tiny, fast-loading application that does the job.This is a list of 27 functional Adobe AIR applications that can help a web designer to design & develop.
- iPhone 3G now the second best-selling US mobile handset
- In a little over a year, Apple's iPhone has grown to become the second best-selling mobile handset in the United States, according to NPD.
- IETF working on making IPv6 and IPv4 talk to each other
- An unlikely combination of IPv6 and NAT experts from the IETF met in Montréal last week to figure out better ways to allow IPv6-only and IPv4-only systems to communicate with each other.
- New surveillance program will turn military satellites on US
- An appropriations bill signed by President Bush last week allows the controversial National Applications Office to begin operating a stringently limited version of a program that would turn military spy satellites on the US, sharing imagery with other federal, state, and local government agencies.
- iPhone 2.2 Hidden Features
- It seems that Apple is taking further care in hiding new iPhone features in their beta releases. The most recent firmware beta seeded to developers listed 'compatibility testing' in its release notes as the only change.
- Tackling Campus Piracy with FUD
- Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) is one of the oldest, and perhaps most effective anti-piracy strategies. MPAA’s “You can click, but you can’t hide” campaign is perhaps one of the best known examples. Today, we take a peek at how FUD is used by universities to counter campus piracy.
- Senate Wants FCC To Conduct "Advanced Blocking" Study
- The United States Senate has unanimously passed a bill that requires the Federal Communications Commission to explore what 'advanced blocking technologies' are available to parents to help filter out 'indecent or objectionable programming.' The 'Child Safe Viewing Act' (S. 602) was sponsored by Senator Mark Pryor, Democrat of Arkansas.
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- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn’t impact enterprise IT — because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come — the move is another symbolic nail in Vista’s coffin.
- New surveillance program will turn military satellites on US
- An appropriations bill signed by President Bush last week allows the controversial National Applications Office to begin operating a stringently limited version of a program that would turn military spy satellites on the US, sharing imagery with other federal, state, and local government agencies.
- GMail's Achilles Heel: Terrible Customer Service
- Losing access to your GMail account is tantamount to banishment from the internet, but Google's non-existent customer support makes it nearly impossible for rightful owners to regain control of their accounts. The New York Times asked Google why they couldn't afford to offer phone-based customer support, a simple question Google needed three people
- Is Google Using Chrome to Index Password Protected Web?
- An interesting theory we heard recently is that Google will use Chrome to index the password protected Web. Right now the Chrome Terms of Service prevents Google from indexing private data. But when you consider that Chrome was initially presented as a browser for applications, instead of just web pages, this theory begins to make more sense.
- I have a friend who knows a guy whose son does websites.
- Ten years ago, selling websites was, for all intents and purposes, easy. You needed a royal blue shirt, charcoal grey pants, business cards, and a promise. Everybody needed a website but only a few companies and individuals were providing the service effectively. It was an Economics 101 lesson in supply and demand.
- 15 High Quality Premium-Like Free WordPress Themes
- Everyday we see many beautiful WordPress themes, many are good and only a little are just one of a kind. The choice is big enough, but the search is worth it. Today we present only 15 Free Premium-like WordPress Themes that are truly impressive.
- iPhone 2.2 Hidden Features
- It seems that Apple is taking further care in hiding new iPhone features in their beta releases. The most recent firmware beta seeded to developers listed 'compatibility testing' in its release notes as the only change.
- PayPal to refund shoppers defrauded on eBay
- PayPal, the payment service used by 20 million online shoppers in Britain, has given in to consumer demands to offer full refunds to buyers defrauded on eBay.
- 7 Online Blunders That Invite Identity Theft
- These common mistakes can ruin your computer or invite identity theft
- Maine To Skip Vista, Go Directly To Windows 7
- A document obtained by InformationWeek reveals that the state is the latest organization to shun the most current version of Microsoft's flagship operating system.
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- Fix your music library:song names, album art, automatically!
- With every new version of media players, we get new beautiful album art views, recommendations and all kinds of sorting by genre, year, composer. These are all based on correct information stored in the songs 'tags'. Let's fix those pesky details and get Genius and Last.fm working properly.
- YouTube Bumps Video Clip Upload Size to 1GB
- YouTube is releasing an new uploader which allows you to edit metadata while uploading, and while they're at it, they're increasing the file size limit to 1 GB (previously 100 MB).
- It just won't die: Windows XP gets another six months
- The title says it all.
- Flash For iPhone! Adobe Have Made It!
- Adobe have made it, now it's just on Apple to say A-OK.
- Locked Out of Your Gmail or Yahoo Mail? You're Screwed
- LOGGING on to Gmail or other e-mail service has become a routine of daily life, completed without a thought. What would you do, however, if you woke up tomorrow, plugged in your user name and password as you always do, but then received an unfamiliar message: “User name and password do not match”?
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn’t impact enterprise IT — because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come — the move is another symbolic nail in Vista’s coffin.
- The 'Brick' is...
- The Apple 'Brick' is...
- 8 Reasons to Work at Digg
- If you’re keen to work at Digg, here are 8 solid reasons to send us your resume right away.
- A Game Programming Mystery: 2 Formats on a 1-Sided Floppy
- As an IBM PC historian, one aspect of my hobby is archiving gaming software. I ran into something I’d never seen before: A disk which claims that, for both C64 and IBM, you put the diskette in label-side up. I thought that had to be a typo. What I discovered has officially blown my mind.
Science
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- Mammals facing extinction threat
- At least 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their status for a decade.
- Nerds Rejoice: Braininess Boosts Likelihood of Sex
- Women Proved to Be Decent Judges of Intelligence, Study Says. Lonely men ought to flaunt their copies of New Scientist. Women looking for both one-night stands and long-term relationships go for geniuses over dumb jocks, according to a new study of hundreds of university students.
- Global Warming: Are We Beyond the Tipping Point?
- The basic proposition behind the science of climate change is so firmly rooted in the laws of physics that no reasonable person can dispute it. Adding carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere will make it warm up. The world's most outspoken climatologist argues that today's carbon dioxide levels are already dangerously too high. What can we do?
- Agnosticism vs. Atheism
- Most people that say they are agnostic are really functional atheists, but they are making an epistemological argument to avoid confrontation and accusations of having faith or dogma.
- Shh! Let's Not Talk About Race
- The tendency of some white people to go silent or act 'colorblind' on the topic of race could do more harm than good, new research shows. White people, including children as young as 10, may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, but that approach often backfires as black people tend to view this approach as evidence of prejudice.
- How to Photograph Stars in the Nighttime Sky
- It sounds like something you'd have to be a pro to attempt, but taking pictures of the heavens is easy to do with the even the simplest of set-ups. Here are some tips for getting the best results when you tilt your camera towards the heavens.
- 8 Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins Who Pushed the Boundaries
- In real life, plenty of mad and not-so-mad scientists have played with human and animal bodies (and body parts) to gain a greater understanding of the limits on life. Here are 8 real-life scientists who have performed shocking experiments on the nature life and death.
- Disinfectants can make bacteria resistant to treatment
- Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger. Low levels of these chemicals, called biocides, can make the potentially lethal bacterium Staphylococcus aureus remove toxic chemicals from the cell even more efficiently, potentially making it resistant to being killed by some antibiotics.
- How green is your computer?
- Reusable tote bag? Check. Prius? Check. Rooftop solar panels? Check. In the bid to secure your green bragging rights, you have the usual suspects covered. But what about your personal computer?
- Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem
- Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem.
TOP 24 HOURS
- The Man Who Stuck His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator
- So it was in 1978 that when the proton beam entered Anatoli Bugorski's skull it measured about 200,000 rads, and when it exited, having collided with the inside of his head, it weighed in at about 300,000 rads.
- Agnosticism vs. Atheism
- Most people that say they are agnostic are really functional atheists, but they are making an epistemological argument to avoid confrontation and accusations of having faith or dogma.
- How to Photograph Stars in the Nighttime Sky
- It sounds like something you'd have to be a pro to attempt, but taking pictures of the heavens is easy to do with the even the simplest of set-ups. Here are some tips for getting the best results when you tilt your camera towards the heavens.
- 8 Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins Who Pushed the Boundaries
- In real life, plenty of mad and not-so-mad scientists have played with human and animal bodies (and body parts) to gain a greater understanding of the limits on life. Here are 8 real-life scientists who have performed shocking experiments on the nature life and death.
- Shh! Let's Not Talk About Race
- The tendency of some white people to go silent or act 'colorblind' on the topic of race could do more harm than good, new research shows. White people, including children as young as 10, may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, but that approach often backfires as black people tend to view this approach as evidence of prejudice.
- Super Secret Flying, Diving, Space Bound, Submersible Craft
- Unbeknownst to most of the world, the late super rich adventurer Steve Fossett had started work on an amazing flying submersible that would one day theoretically touch the stars. More importantly, however, was that the design would have allowed adventurers and scientists alike to venture into the deep ocean
- See a Pattern on Wall Street?
- Take a look at the two blurry images below. Can you see an object hidden in each one? Before I give the answers, here’s another question: Do you feel a certain lack of control over events right now?
- Cosmonaut wants Booze in Space
- A Russian cosmonaut says alcohol should be allowed in space. Salizhan Sharipov, who has just returned from the International Space Station, said an occasional tipple would help cosmonauts relax. Speaking at a press conference, Sharipov said it would be 'desirable' to have 50mm of wine or cognac per day.
- The United States Congress gives NASA a much-needed lifeline
- 'The $20.2 billion NASA budget for 2009 includes $2.6 billion more than President Bush requested. The additional funds will pay for at least one more shuttle flight than currently planned . . . The legislation also extends a waiver allowing the United States to purchase seats for astronauts on Russian Soyuz spacecraft until 2016.'
- Mammals facing extinction threat
- At least 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their status for a decade.
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- Ocean Shows Up In The Middle of Africa
- At the same time as Paraguay is drying up, Africa is ripping open, a slow process that will result in the emergence of a whole new ocean, according to Scientific American. The rip you see above can't be resewn — as Eitan Haddock's photographs document. Last year, scientists watched an 8 meter rip in the earth appear in only three weeks.
- The Man Who Stuck His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator
- So it was in 1978 that when the proton beam entered Anatoli Bugorski's skull it measured about 200,000 rads, and when it exited, having collided with the inside of his head, it weighed in at about 300,000 rads.
- Google Proposes U.S. Energy Plan
- Over 22 years this plan could generate billions of dollars in savings and help create millions of green jobs. Many of these high quality, good-paying jobs will be in today's coal and oil producing states. Reduce, Develop, Electrify. In the process we will stimulate investment, create jobs, empower consumers and help address climate change.
- 5 Great Science Books to Expand Your Mind
- One of the great discoveries of modern science was the realization of how interconnected the world is. The deterministic, Newtonian view of a clockwork Universe was replaced by the much more dynamic, uncertain and entangled world of Quantum Mechanics.
- New Solar Cell is as Cheap and Easy to Make as a Pizza
- An Australian scientist has developed a new method of manufacturing solar cells using nothing more than some nail polish remover, a pizza oven and a standard inkjet printer. The iJET technique is so easy and cheap to carry out that it could revolutionize access to solar technology in the developing world.
- Agnosticism vs. Atheism
- Most people that say they are agnostic are really functional atheists, but they are making an epistemological argument to avoid confrontation and accusations of having faith or dogma.
- 'Space elevator' nears reality
- A cable anchored to the Earth's surface, reaching tens of thousands of kilometers into space balanced with a counterweight attached at the other end is the basic design for the elevator.
- Clean Energy 2030: Google's plan to save the planet
- Google has unveiled Clean Energy 2030, its plan to cut carbon emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
- The Colors of the Moon
- Is the moon really this colorful? In a way, yes. The lunar surface actually does have quite a bit of color, although in reality it is very subtle. In this photograph, the color saturation has been enhanced to bring out the differences in the colors of the various areas of the surface.
- Nerds rejoice: Braininess boosts likelihood of SEX
- Lonely men ought to flaunt their copies of New Scientist. Women looking for both one-night stands and long-term relationships go for geniuses over dumb jocks, according to a new study of hundreds of university students.
World & Business
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- Virginia: Obama 53% vs. McCain 43%
- McCain is losing white voters, male voters, pro-choice voters, etc. McCain has lost his lead in EVERY region of Virginia now.
- Top McCain Aide: ‘If We Talk About The Economy, We'll Lose'
- “It’s a dangerous road, but we have no choice,” a top McCain strategist told the Daily News. “If we keep talking about the economic crisis, we’re going to lose.”
- Judge halts sale of RealDVD in wake of lawsuit
- Real has been ordered to temporarily suspend distribution of its new DVD ripping and archiving product, RealDVD, thanks to a lawsuit filed by the MPAA claiming that it facilitates copyright infringement. In the meantime, consumers will continue using the countless free DVD-ripping applications available online.
- Bush Canceled Meeting With Iran As it Might Help Obama
- The Bush administration has shelved plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran, in part over fears it could affect the U.S. presidential race or be interpreted as political meddling, The Associated Press has learned.
- Oil falls below $90 as financial turmoil spreads
- Oil prices fell to an 8-month low below $90 a barrel on speculation that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic slowdown and cut demand for crude oil.
- Dow Plunges 500 Pts, Bailout Bust, Pelosi, What Happened?
- Now that the 800 billion boondoggle of a financial market/pork package is a bust, the question is; Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank, Mr. Bush and Mr. Paulson, where's my money and how do we get it back? Why does Paulson still have a job, and why haven't our leaders stepped down for their incompetence? Enough is enough! One more thing...NO MORE BAILOUT MONEY!
- 7 Palin aides to testify in abuse-of-power probe
- Seven aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have reversed course and agreed to testify in an investigation into whether the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her powers by firing a commissioner who refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law.
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- Rolling Stone: John McCain Fake Maverick, Spoiled Brat
- Great piece in Rolling Stone detailing the life of a rich, spoiled brat who has always put himself first and country second.
- The Make Believe Maverick - Vetting McCain
- Interesting Video, but I think if ore journalists digg into this. we will be in for a treat!!.
- Ifill: Palin "Blew Me Off"
- She added that Palin decided to 'give a stump speech' instead of a debate, and that there's 'little a moderator can do' to stop that. Watch:
- Dow Plunges 500 Pts, Bailout Bust, Pelosi, What Happened?
- Now that the 800 billion boondoggle of a financial market/pork package is a bust, the question is; Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank, Mr. Bush and Mr. Paulson, where's my money and how do we get it back? Why does Paulson still have a job, and why haven't our leaders stepped down for their incompetence? Enough is enough! One more thing...NO MORE BAILOUT MONEY!
- Analysis: Palin's words may backfire on McCain - Yahoo! News
- By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is 'palling around with terrorists' and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John...
- Terrorists, Secessionists, Sarah Palin and Guilt by Associat
- You have never distanced yourself from a radical secessionist movement aimed at the breaking up of the Federal Union. You, Governor, have never stated a single time that the AIP is not only wrong-headed, but outright dangerous. Instead, you have videotaped welcoming comments for their annual conventions. Instead, you have a 'close association' with
- Keating Economics: McCain & the Making of a Financial Crisis
- The current economic crisis demands that we understand John McCain's attitudes about economic oversight and corporate influence in federal regulation. Nothing illustrates the danger of his approach more clearly than his central role in the savings and loan scandal of the late '80s and early '90s.
- Obama takes big lead in new Minn. poll
- Some 55 percent of respondents said they support Obama, compared to 37 percent for McCain. The results represent a dramatic departure from the last Star Tribune Minnesota Poll conducted in September, which showed Obama and McCain deadlocked at 45 percent.
- Bush Canceled Meeting With Iran As it Might Help Obama
- The Bush administration has shelved plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran, in part over fears it could affect the U.S. presidential race or be interpreted as political meddling, The Associated Press has learned.
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- The Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart
- I know some folks out there might have had trouble following the Vice Presidential debate. Particularly, trying to parse meaning from the things that Sarah Palin said. With that in mind, here's a handy resource for your perusal.
- This is the kind of man Barack Obama is...
- An amazing true story of how Obama helped a complete stranger.
- Tina Fey As Sarah Palin In VP Debate On SNL (VIDEO)
- Saturday Night Live's sketch about the vice presidential debate starred Queen Latifah as debate moderator Gwen Ifill, as well as Tina Fey, reprising her role as Governor Sarah Palin.
- Palin: Women who don't support a woman damned to hell
- (WITH VIDEO) At a rally today in California, Palin offered up a rather jarring argument for supporting the Republican ticket. 'There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women.' The statement came after Palin had recounted a 'providential' moment she experienced on Saturday: 'I'm reading on my Starbucks mocha cup, ok?
- Katie Couric and CBS News Censor Embarrassing Palin Tape
- CBS News and Katie Couric censors Palin remarks to show her in a more favorable light in exchange for exclusive interviews from the McCain campaign.
- Economist: Why Bankruptcy is Better than Wall Street Bailout
- Congress has balked at the Bush administration's proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. Under this plan, the Treasury would have bought the 'troubled assets' of financial institutions in an attempt to avoid economic meltdown. This bailout was a terrible idea. Here's why.
- Busted! Palin lied about talks with British Ambassador
- Red-faced Palin forced apologise to British Embassy after claiming she had held talks with the ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald.
- Most powerful pro-Obama speech of the year. Union style...
- AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka blasts racism and underlines why workers should vote Obama in 2008. Excerpt of speech at Steelworkers convention July 1, 2008, sponsored by USWA President Leo Gerard. FABULOUS! Entire speech at http://www.usw.org/multimedia/video
- Biden Dominates Debate According To CNN Undecideds
- During the course of the debate, CNN was running a viewer response line for uncommitted voters in Ohio. Overall the numbers portended a very strong performance for Biden
- McCain just broke his BIGGEST campaign pledge! (earmarks)
- Yesterday’s Economic Rescue/Bailout Plan contained hundreds of millions of dollars of what John McCain calls 'Pork Barrel Spending.' We’re talking $195M in tax cuts to Puerto Rican rum makers, millions to makers of children’s wooden toys, race track makers, and wool fibers. HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in EARMARKS and PORK BARREL SPENDING!
Videos
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Entertainment
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- Berkeley Breathed QUITS 'Opus' strip, wants McCain gone too!
- Breathed told LAT: '30 years of cartooning to end. I’m destroying the village to save it. Opus would inevitably become a ranting mouthpiece in the coming wicked days, and I respect the other parts of him too much to see that happen.' The 5-year-old Sunday comic will end just before the presidential election. Breathed called on John McCain to quit.
- TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon
- Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together.
- 'Truthiness' Could Swing Colbert Into Marvel White House
- Here's the good news: Stephen Colbert is running for president in the Marvel Universe. And, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, the unhinged television superstar is gaining serious momentum.
- The 8 Most Entertaining Fake Twitter Users
- While there are real celebrities who have used Twitter, everyone from singer Sarah Bareilles to former Star Trek star Wil Wheaton, there are even more celebrity accounts that don’t really connect to real famous folks. And in honor of the faux stars of Twitter, I would like to present a list of the 8 Most Entertaining Fake Twitter Users.
- Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
- The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” tops the chart.
- 8 Best Albums to Get Over a Breakup
- The post break-up period can be terrible. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the eight best musical albums to listen to while you put your ex behind you. You want a soundtrack for your sadness, but what should you put on? Coming from an indie-rock prick who faces this dilemma all too often, here are some suggestions:
- Johnny Depp to Earn US$56 million For Fourth 'Pirates' Film
- I loved the first movie and the following sequels were watchable but $56 million?! The staggering sum is the largest upfront payment in film history and will see Johnny, 45, move to the top of Hollywood's rich list - overtaking Will Smith - when he reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.
- 20 Real-Cool Fake Bands from TV and Movies [with PICS]
- PopWatchers have spoken: Their dream festival would include Driveshaft, Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem, Sexual Chocolate, Fingerbang, and lots more
- Bill Maher Kicks Zucker’s Ass At The Box Office
- This weekend Bill Maher's 'Religulous' earned three times the per screen average of Mark Zucker's Michael Moore parody 'American Carol'.
- Tim Burton and Johnny Depp take on Alice in Wonderland
- So imagine how excited I am to hear that Tim Burton is filming a live version of Alice in Wonderland with Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter. They’ve just started filming here in the UK (I missed the extras casting call by a few weeks which would have been fun!) and there have already been some leaked pictures of Mia Wasikowska....
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- Bill Maher Kicks Zucker’s Ass At The Box Office
- This weekend Bill Maher's 'Religulous' earned three times the per screen average of Mark Zucker's Michael Moore parody 'American Carol'.
- Johnny Depp to Earn US$56 million For Fourth 'Pirates' Film
- I loved the first movie and the following sequels were watchable but $56 million?! The staggering sum is the largest upfront payment in film history and will see Johnny, 45, move to the top of Hollywood's rich list - overtaking Will Smith - when he reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.
- 'Truthiness' Could Swing Colbert Into Marvel White House
- Here's the good news: Stephen Colbert is running for president in the Marvel Universe. And, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, the unhinged television superstar is gaining serious momentum.
- Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
- The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” tops the chart.
- The 8 Most Entertaining Fake Twitter Users
- While there are real celebrities who have used Twitter, everyone from singer Sarah Bareilles to former Star Trek star Wil Wheaton, there are even more celebrity accounts that don’t really connect to real famous folks. And in honor of the faux stars of Twitter, I would like to present a list of the 8 Most Entertaining Fake Twitter Users.
- 8 Best Albums to Get Over a Breakup
- The post break-up period can be terrible. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the eight best musical albums to listen to while you put your ex behind you. You want a soundtrack for your sadness, but what should you put on? Coming from an indie-rock prick who faces this dilemma all too often, here are some suggestions:
- TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon
- Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a prompt to compare notes on your interface with pop culture, to reveal your embarrassing tastes and experiences, and to ponder how our diverse lives all led us to convene here together.
- 20 Real-Cool Fake Bands from TV and Movies [with PICS]
- PopWatchers have spoken: Their dream festival would include Driveshaft, Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem, Sexual Chocolate, Fingerbang, and lots more
- Berkeley Breathed QUITS 'Opus' strip, wants McCain gone too!
- Breathed told LAT: '30 years of cartooning to end. I’m destroying the village to save it. Opus would inevitably become a ranting mouthpiece in the coming wicked days, and I respect the other parts of him too much to see that happen.' The 5-year-old Sunday comic will end just before the presidential election. Breathed called on John McCain to quit.
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- Rick Astley shortlisted for MTV award
- 'Eighties pop singer Rick Astley has become the surprise contender for best act ever at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool. The winner, chosen by fans online, will be unveiled at the show on 6 November.' If the poll is online... I think I know who's going to win.
- Tim Burton and Johnny Depp take on Alice in Wonderland
- So imagine how excited I am to hear that Tim Burton is filming a live version of Alice in Wonderland with Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter. They’ve just started filming here in the UK (I missed the extras casting call by a few weeks which would have been fun!) and there have already been some leaked pictures of Mia Wasikowska....
- Bill Maher Kicks Zucker’s Ass At The Box Office
- This weekend Bill Maher's 'Religulous' earned three times the per screen average of Mark Zucker's Michael Moore parody 'American Carol'.
- Vote for Rick Astley for Best Act Ever!
- Rick Astley is up for Best Act Ever at the MTV Europe Music Awards this November. A script in this page will vote automatically for him as long as you keep it open... let's Rickroll the EMAs!
- Digg elects bogus 'CBS Censorship' post story of the day
- On the Internet, faulty information seems to follow the path of least resistance. It gets passed on by the people who are most eager to believe it, and therefore least likely to find out if it’s actually true. On Digg, a site that tends to elevate left-leaning stories, the “CBS censorship” canard found a willing audience.
- David Letterman's War Against John McCain Round 4:
- It's a good think John McCain blew me off to go save the economy
- Johnny Depp to Earn US$56 million For Fourth 'Pirates' Film
- I loved the first movie and the following sequels were watchable but $56 million?! The staggering sum is the largest upfront payment in film history and will see Johnny, 45, move to the top of Hollywood's rich list - overtaking Will Smith - when he reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.
- Top 100 Albums of the 1990s
- Our perception of that decade are different now, our personal tastes have expanded, and our knowledge of the music has deepened. Revisionism ushers in new classics which had simply been forgotten or altogether undiscovered.
- 5 Innovative Ways Hollywood Is Screwing You Over
- It turns out the dream factory that is the film industry is a business after all, and one with an unquenchable greed that puts Microsoft to shame.
- Dane Cook Is Not A Movie Star
- Why does Hollywood insist on making certain people into big stars, despite a mostly negative public reaction to those stars? Never has that been more evident than with Dane Cook. He had some decent stand-up, but the guy isn’t funny on film, he has no screen presence and he’s completely incapable of carrying his own movie.
Gaming
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- U.K. Launches First Official National Videogame Archive
- Consoles, cartridges, and a host of game-related media will be preserved for future generations.
- Sega Returning to the Market with Vision PMP for 2009
- Sony's PSP is currently getting its butt handed to it by the Nintendo DS, but don't tell that to Sega. With its upcoming Sega Vision PMP
- Halo Wars - World Exclusive Field Trip To Harvest Trailer
- This looks freaking sweeet
- Games vs Movies: 20 cutscenes compared
- If you’ve played a movie-based game in your lifetime, we’re sorry. We’re sure you know that most games strive to stick as close to the film as possible.
- New Xbox Experience to streamline Games Store
- To put it simply, the new Games Store will provide every game with its own comprehensive page, complete with tabs displaying screenshots, trailers, information about the title, and all available downloads pertaining to the game.
- Why are games so expensive?
- Shops are cutting the price of everything – except videogames. Are we being ripped off? Wandering into a videogame shop can be a pretty depressing experience – and not just because it takes four hours to get to the checkout. £34.99 for Mass Effect? £49.99 for a console game?
- Epic Game Plots Made Simple
- We’ve taken some of the most confusing, overblown and needlessly preachy game plots in existence and broken them down into the form of doodles, diluted videos and dumbed-down captions that even a baby could understand. Well, an especially aware and brainy baby, that is.
- Xbox360 outsells PS3 by over 50% - price cut is working!
- Microsoft must be celebrating - after a range of price cuts around the world, Xbox360 is now comfortably outselling PS3 - with 180,000 units of Microsoft's hardware sold last week versus 120,000 units of Sony's hardware. With the lead up to christmas and many major exclusives on the way for Xbox360 it looks like Microsoft's lead is set to increase
- Why WoW players should switch to Warhammer Online
- Playing an MMO isn't a hobby. It isn't a pastime. It's an obsession that grabs you by the nuts and doesn't let go until you become a sleep-deprived zombie. For the past few years, World of Warcraft has been our favorite flavor of this online crack. All this changed when Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning finally launched.
- Number of Female Gamers on the Rise
- Girls and young women are a 'pot of gold' for the video game industry, said George VanHorn, senior analyst at market research firm IBISWorld. 'The gaming industry has market characteristics that many would die for.' According to IBISWorld, 38 percent of U.S. gamers are female, up from 33 percent in just five years.
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- Sony's PSP is currently getting its butt handed to it by the Nintendo DS, but don't tell that to Sega. With its upcoming Sega Vision PMP
- U.K. Launches First Official National Videogame Archive
- Consoles, cartridges, and a host of game-related media will be preserved for future generations.
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- Zero Punctuation: Mercenaries 2
- This week Zero Punctuation blows stuff up for money.
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- Electronic Arts says that it understands how an illegally downloaded copy is not, in any way, a copy that was lost as a sale to the company.
- Evolution of the Tree (and other objects) in Video Games
- Over the next few pages we’ll be looking at gaming’s unsung heroes – objects like rocks, puddles and, er, breasts – and how they’ve changed over the decades. After you’ve witnessed the horrors within, you’ll never complain about graphics again.
- Seven more Xbox 360 secrets Microsoft doesn't tell you
- More tips 'n' tricks to get the best from your console
- The 32 Best PC Games
- Finishing off our popular series, here are GamePro's 32 picks for today's finest games on gaming's oldest platform: the PC! It's the granddaddy of all consoles. It defines gaming culture. We use our computers to socialize, to communicate, to read news and troll forums. We e-mail, we IM, and despite the systems in our living rooms, a good many of...
- Xbox360 outsells PS3 by over 50% - price cut is working!
- Microsoft must be celebrating - after a range of price cuts around the world, Xbox360 is now comfortably outselling PS3 - with 180,000 units of Microsoft's hardware sold last week versus 120,000 units of Sony's hardware. With the lead up to christmas and many major exclusives on the way for Xbox360 it looks like Microsoft's lead is set to increase
- 360 Outselling PS3 Two-To-One?
- Microsoft has revealed the latest figures which was published by Chart Track revealing a massive 214% rise in sales for the Xbox 360 in the last two weeks.
- Is 360's Red Ring of Death Finally Fixed?
- New Xbox 360 models have been spotted using upgraded components, said to make the infamous Red Ring of Death a thing of the past. The newest 360s are fitted with new 'Jasper' motherboards, says a report on Joey Gadget, as well as a new and improved graphics chip. The upgraded components are smaller and emit less heat, according to the techies...
- Report: Wii HD Due by 2011
- Nintendo is beginning to present its next generation hardware, dubbed Wii HD, to game developers and publishers, according to a report from What They Play.
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- Binkley, 51, director of Turning Point Women's Healthcare in Alpharetta, Georgia, said the strenuous paddling motion needed to move the 40-foot boat through the water helps breast cancer patients heal.
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- The Final Curtain for the Kimbo Slice Show
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- He was a unique player in the history of the NFL. When the 49ers retire Steve Young's No.8 jersey today at halftime of their game against New England, it will bring his career in San Francisco full circle. He came here via a Bill Walsh-inspired trade in 1987 as little more than a promising oddity and ended up in 1999 as one of the best quarterbacks
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- Ancient Chinese sport helps modern breast cancer survivors
- Binkley, 51, director of Turning Point Women's Healthcare in Alpharetta, Georgia, said the strenuous paddling motion needed to move the 40-foot boat through the water helps breast cancer patients heal.
- Butch Cassidy Behind the Wheel
- Paul Newman was deeply involved in the business of winning races as a car owner, but he never quit driving.
- Bill Would Further Anti-Drug Efforts
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- 8 Reasons Why You've GOT to Keep Watching Baseball
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- How Exactly Did NASCAR Get in the Bail Out Plan?!?!????
- Title III Sec. 317. 'A Seven-year cost recovery period for motorsports racing track facility.' ---- That's fancy talk for 'Bush likes NASCAR'.
- Would you try this? [VIDEO]
- Look at the grade of those cliffs where these guys are doing jumps and passing each other. Near the end, the guy calls out 'enough!' in French.
- Sick Whiffle Ball Pitcher
- YouTube submitter had the title right.
- The Final Curtain for the Kimbo Slice Show
- It was just a matter of time before Kimbo got exposed. He was little more than a character out of central casting, a bunch of addictive YouTube videos and a lot of insane hype by CBS, which made him a headliner before he made himself a fighter...
- Seattle Lands Women's Lingerie Football Team...Score!
- An offshoot of the uber-popular Lingerie Bowl halftime show that's appeared during Super Bowls past, there's now a fledgling league of extraordinary women who will play tackle football in their underwear. Tryouts for the Seattle team, the Mist, are this Friday at Greenlake, although official league play won't start for another year...
- Naked Playmate Snowboards by Burton Gets Icy Response
- A new line of Burton snowboards that features images of Playboy models is upsetting some people who feel the boards send the wrong message.
- Univ. of Wisconsin band suspended for sex, hazing, alcohol
- The University of Wisconsin marching band has been suspended indefinitely while allegations of hazing, alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct are investigated.
- Gina Carano gets naked to make weight for MMA fight
- It took 3 times on the scale for undefeated Gina Carano to make 141lbs, towels covered her on all sides as she stripped down.
- Baghdad to Get Its Own Skatepark
- Aspen is about as far as you can get from Baghdad. There are no suicide bombings, no power outages, food shortages or military checkpoints in this upscale enclave. But there is a skatepark, and Llewellyn Werner points to it as he explains why his project has the potential to transform Baghdad from a volatile war zone into a shining hub of tourism.