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Photographs American Mass Consumption

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:42:55 +0800

Photographs American Mass Consumption: Photographer Chris Jordan describes the photos in his series “Intolerable Beauty: Portraits of American Mass Consumption” as his “first foray into being an engaged artist.”

Forced to connect: C&C 4 requires always-on Internet

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:52:22 +0800

Forced to connect: C&C 4 requires always-on Internet: Command and Conquer 4 will require gamers to have an active Internet connection at all times, even when playing a single-player campaign. EA says not to worry, but gamers wanting to play on the go…

Gearbox Software Named as Developers of Duke Nukem Sequel

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:06:25 +0800

Gearbox Software Named as Developers of Duke Nukem Sequel: In court docs filed by Take-Two, the company happened to mention that Gearbox Software is also working on a Duke Nukem sequel — Duke Begins, ironic. But, see Apogee insists the game’s been canceled,…

New Wonder Material, One-Atom Thick, Has Scientists Abuzz

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:06:25 +0800

New Wonder Material, One-Atom Thick, Has Scientists Abuzz: Imagine a carbon sheet that’s only one atom thick but is stronger than diamond and conducts electricity 100 times faster than the silicon in computer chips. That’s graphene, the latest wonder…

Light's Repulsive Force Discovered

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:06:25 +0800

Light's Repulsive Force Discovered: A newly discovered repulsive aspect to light could one day control telecommunications devices with greater speed and less power, researchers said today. The discovery was made by splitting infrared…

First Concept Art of the Next Tomb Raider

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:16:51 +0800

First Concept Art of the Next Tomb Raider: This is the first picture showing concept art of a revamped Tomb Raider game which will feature open world gameplay, a younger Lara Croft and a reworked combat system.

The Top 10 Glorious Failures in TV Talent Show Auditions

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:54:53 +0800

The Top 10 Glorious Failures in TV Talent Show Auditions: In his own words, it’s a Frank Cinetra song that he redecorated himself. The whole thing feels like a scene in a comedy about an alien that has to pretend to be Human at a karaoke bar. There’s all…

20 Totally Overused Words in Game Names

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:54:53 +0800

20 Totally Overused Words in Game Names : There are roughly a million officially recognized words in the English language, but these 20 crop up everywhere when it comes to naming video games. Is it due to a lack of originality or just a set…

The 6 Most Baffling Superheroes from Around the World

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:54:53 +0800

The 6 Most Baffling Superheroes from Around the World : The 6 Most Baffling Superheroes from Around the World. Have no fear… Eat-Man is here?

The Worst Possible Time to Get An Erection [PICS]

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:55:46 +0800

The Worst Possible Time to Get An Erection [PICS]: There are right and wrong times for everything. This is arguably more true for erections than anything else in the world.

Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:25:10 +0800

Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS: Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks.

6 New Personality Disorders Caused by the Internet

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:34:32 +0800

6 New Personality Disorders Caused by the Internet: We’re thinking it’s time they updated the psychological diagnostic manuals with this list of new disorders that only seem to kick in once the person opens a web browser.

7 Man-Made Substances that Laugh in the Face of Physics

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:53:35 +0800

7 Man-Made Substances that Laugh in the Face of Physics: Up yours, nature.

World's First Controllable Molecular Nano-Gear

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:53:34 +0800

World's First Controllable Molecular Nano-Gear: Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), led by Professor Christian Joachim,* have scored a breakthrough in nanotechnology by becoming the first in the world…

The Most Awesome PC Game Gun Mod Ever

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:44:53 +0800

The Most Awesome PC Game Gun Mod Ever: Full Motion Tracking - Move the gun and it moves the mouse. Simply Awesome!

First Full 2012 Movie Trailer! John Cusack vs. apocalypse!

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:21:30 +0800

First Full 2012 Movie Trailer! John Cusack vs. apocalypse!: Sony Pictures has released the first full trailer for 2012, the next big disaster film from Roland Emmerich, the director of Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and Godzilla.

The 21st Century in 21 Street Art Pieces

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:20:09 +0800

The 21st Century in 21 Street Art Pieces : Although the 21st century is still young, many of its events have changed the world and defined a generation. Worldwide news sources feed us information about disasters, social ills, and remarkable…

Construction of First-Ever Spaceport to Begin Friday [PICS]

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:19:59 +0800

Construction of First-Ever Spaceport to Begin Friday [PICS]: This newly-released image shows the sun rising over Spaceport America. It hasn’t been built yet, but construction starts this Friday. Spaceport America will be the first spaceport in history, and it…

Banksy Launches Suprise Exhibition - Largest Project To Date

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:14:55 +0800

Banksy Launches Suprise Exhibition - Largest Project To Date: Graffiti artist Banksy, famed for infiltrating museum collections without their knowledge and spray-painting public buildings around the world, is holding his first major exhibition in years. The…

5 Ways Your Brain Is Messing With Your Head

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:14:40 +0800

5 Ways Your Brain Is Messing With Your Head: Please be advised that your brain does not want you reading the following list, and may kill you to protect its secrets.