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#filmschooled
Box Office Analyst: "If Calling It Like I See It Makes Me An Asshole, So Be It."
Paul Dergarabedian says he too wants "good films that are female-centric and aren't just romantic fluff.... But life is not fair." Moreover, audiences should support "the types of films that they hope to see more of in the future." [Hollywood.com] More » -
#clips
Patrice Explains The Assassin's Creed II DLC
Our favorite member of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II team, creative director Patrice Desilets with his wondrous beard, explains what exactly is going on in the Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities DLC. [Kotaku] -
#layoffs
The French Resistance to Yahoo's Cost-Cutting CEO
Carol Bartz's lacerating eccentricity may captivate Silicon Valley, where she's cutting costs left and right. Not so in Europe: When Yahoo tried to shut down operations in France, workers made this surreal, defiant video. And went on strike, naturally. [Gawker] -
#flash
Flexible Flash Memory Gets Us One Step Closer to Bendy Computing
This organic flash memory from researchers at the University of Tokyo has got me dreaming in flex-o-vision. [Gizmodo] -
#lovehurts
"Someone Adopt Me Please:" The Ballad Of Hurt & Courtney
Of this week's celebrity breakups, the saddest has to be the one between Courtney Love and her own daughter. But what makes Courtney Love irresistible as a celebrity might make her intolerable as a mom. More » -
#hitler
Who Stole Hitler's Corpse? The Truth Revealed
Ever wondered what happened to the corpses of Hitler, Eva Braun, and Goebbels? Russia has just released the official story of what happened after the KGB grabbed the corpses in Berlin. [io9] -
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#downloads
T3Desk Brings 3D Eye-Candy to Your Windows Desktop
Windows only: If you want a little extra eye-candy in your Windows management, T3Desk is an alt-tab alternative that gives you 3D windows arrangement and more. [Lifehacker] -
#iphoneapps
Type n Walk App Lets You See Where You're Going While Texting
Texting while walking is dangerous, as you can't see what's in front of you. The Type n Walk iPhone app, as predicted on April 1st, solves that by using the camera to make the phone transparent. Sigh. [TypeNWalk via BoingBoing] [Gizmodo] -
#podcast
Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Let's Talk With Randy Pitchford
Randy Pitchford, the man behind Gearbox Software, the studio behind Borderlands is today's guest host on our live Kotaku podcast. We're starting now. Give us a ring and you could be live on the air with me and Randy. [Kotaku] -
#crime
Alisher Usmanov: The Scary Russian Oligarch Seducing Silicon Valley
Alisher Usmanov is nicknamed "the hard man of Russia," but he's good at seducing the softies in California's tech community: An investment firm he backs lead a $180 million investment in Zynga, the gaming company that trafficked in scammy ads. [Gawker] -
#freeverse
Poetry Is Humanity's Only Defense Against the AOL News Borg
Seed, the AOL News Borg that generates story ideas based on the things that people are looking for on search engines, is up and running. We've had a look at their assignments and there is only one appropriate response: poetry. [Gawker] -
#trendwatch
Exactly As You Would Imagine It
"'Square-dancing here isn't really what people imagine it to be,' [Portland hipster Paul] Silveria [friends with many 'tattooed habitués of the punk scene'] says of the hybrid rock and square-dance moves he does." Oh yes it is. [WSJ] [Gawker] -
#2010preview
Ace Attorney Investigations Preview: More Of A Game
Out in Japan this year and coming to America in 2010, Ace Attorney is a return to crime-fighting and lawyering on the Nintendo DS, with maybe the best mechanics in the series... if that's what series fans are looking for. [Kotaku] -
#sony
What Could Sony's Leaked Home Information Device Be Used For?
It's not everyday that we get a corker of a device turning up on the FCC database like this. It comes from Sony land, and is called the HID-C10 Home Information Device. Catchy. [Gizmodo] -
#demographics
There Will Be A Lot of White People for a Few Extra Years
Good news, White People: there will be more of you than of other people for eight more years than previously predicted! The Census Bureau says White People will remain the majority in America until 2050, thanks to 9/11. [Gawker] -
#filmschooled
Women Over Forty: So Hot In Hollywood This Year
Love or hate their recent movies, it's hard to ignore that Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock are having a commercially robust moment—giving more than one observer hope that the tide is turning for Hollywood women over 40. More » -
#conceptart
Sharks and Bears Frolic Through a Post-Human World
Need an antidote to those apocalyptic scenarios filled with gray skies and scorched earth? Josh Keyes' witty paintings depict a kinder, gentler post-apocalyptic world, where humans have simply vanished, giving fish, fowl, and the occasional bear some elbow room. [io9] -
#cartech
Audi A8: World's First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System
The 2011 Audi A8 continues to set the full-size sedan gadget bar higher with the integration of Google Earth and terrain-mapping into its 8-inch LCD screen. Now you can find a Starbucks... in 3D! [Jalopnik] -
#newspaperwars
News War History: WSJ's Response To Bill Keller's Letter
Earlier this week, WSJ editor Robert Thomson took a shot at NYT editor Bill Keller over a letter Keller wrote to an awards committee last year regarding an award-winning WSJ story. Now, we've obtained the WSJ's original response letter. [Gawker] -
#justice
Roman Polanski gets to spend the holidays (maybe longer) in his Swiss chalet. [ABC]
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#rant
How Carriers and Phone Makers Are Strangling Android (And Google's Plan to Save It)
The Google Phone could be a ploy to upset the wireless industry, or it could be an expensive niche device. Either way, it is a bid to take Android back from the companies that seem hell-bent on destroying it. [Gizmodo] -
#fromthemouthsofbabes
Two-Year-Old Belts Out "Heal The World"
This little girl is really feeling MJ's message on this one. (Click image to view video.) [BuzzFeed] More » -
#usb
Lockface Facial Recognition Puts a Little MI5 In Your USB
Hey, look! It's a gimmicky USB drive that actually provides a somewhat useful service! Lockface, developed by Futen in Japan, uses your computer's web cam to identify you before letting you access its data. [Gizmodo] -
#iphonegames
Play Drums With Animal On Your iPhone
There is now an iPhone game that allows you to play drums against Animal from The Muppet Show. Truly we live in an age of wonders. [Kotaku] -
#entourage
Hands-on with the Entourage Edge
With all the buzz over the tiny LCD screen on the bottom of the Nook, I was excited to get some time with the Entourage Edge, a device that pairs a large E Ink screen with a 10-inch LCD touchscreen. [Gizmodo]
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