February 2012
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January 2012
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Chairlift →
Great band I just discovered, give I Belong in Your Arms a listen. Euphoric.
- Greg
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“I wrote it on a Mac. I’ve never used a PC in my life; I don’t like them.”
– Brian Eno on composing The Microsoft Sound.
The 50 Best Uses of Songs in Movies →
December 2011
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“My job was to fact check his articles. Since he had a photographic memory and an...”
– Nick Clegg on working as an intern for Christopher Hitchens
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TIME: 2011 Person of the Year →
The Protester
Once again, Time magazine has declared the person of the year to be a multitude of people with the same idea (The laziest example being ‘You’, meaning everyone who uses the internet).
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“Mr. Oldman…is an actor of great experience and accomplishment who has...”
– The Wall Street Journal on Gary Oldman’s performance in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
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600 Light-Years Away: Earth, Mk II →
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the “habitable zone” around a star not unlike our own.
The planet, Kepler 22-b, lies about 600 light-years away and is about 2.4 times the size of Earth, and has a temperature of about 22C.
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“I imagine a majority of us have had sex and have seen the opposite sex or same...”
– Shame director Steve McQueen on the film’s NC-17 rating.
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Defending the Iron Lady →
Meryl Streep says she wanted to capture why people have “that special venom for her” in her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
Streep’s performance is hotly tipped for an Oscar nod, which if she gets it, will be her 17th nomination.
The Iron Lady is out in the UK on January 6, 2012. The US wide-release date is January 13, 2012.
November 2011
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How Much Do Bands Really Make from Streaming? →
A fairly shocking description of how much money there is in subscription music, and why the music industry thrived in the age of vinyl.
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CONFIRMED: Sub-atomic Particles Travel Faster Than... →
Scientists who found in September that certain sub-atomic particles may have travelled faster than light have carried out a fine-tuned repeat of their experiment in order to eliminate potential errors.
Their results confirmed their previous findings.
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Voice of Harold: Chromebooks, tablets, phones and... →
voiceofharold:
Having spent several weeks using all kinds of tablets at work (the best ones are the Galaxy Tab and, yes, the iPad), I’ve found them to be great for browsing around the Web and checking on Facebook, Twitter, and the like.
However, typing is laborious - contact forms, emails, login screens, forum posts, blog entries, status updates, Web addresses and the like all become a chore....
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The Future of Flight? →
British designed Hybrid Air Vehicle. Could land on any surface. Could be manned remotely. Could carry up to 1000 tons. Could fly for 3 weeks straight.
Wow.
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James' Top 5...
Teenage Superheroes! Hey guys, you know the drill. I’ll riff off a list of my top 5’s for any given topic whilst providing some mildly witty annotation and sweet ass pictures to top it off. Deal? Enjoy!
5) Kick-ass Ahhh Kick-ass. You funny-little-comic you. Kick-ass tells the tale of a teenager much like me or you. A teenager without powers, a quest for vengeance or cosmically...
October 2011
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Apple Falls from the Money Tree →
Shares of Apple had their worst day since the height of the financial crisis Wednesday as the tech giant shed billions in market value, the New York Post reported.
The company’s market value was cut by $22 billion, the Post highlighted.
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“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as...”
– Steve Jobs. (via twiststreet)
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“The Apple II, unlike many other computers of the time, came complete and worked...”
– The Steves always knew what we wanted. Straight out of the box.
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Steve Jobs: A Career in Pictures →
A photographic look at the man who helped shape a generation of communication and innovation.
We’ll miss you, Steve.
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A Public Diary Entry: Why Aquaman deserves to be...
If the image above isn’t reason enough hopefully the next few paragraphs shall convince you… For those of you unaware, DC comics recently made the bold move of relaunching every single comic under their publication. Revamping and re-imagining 80 year old characters in an effort to save the comic book industry from declining sales and story fatigue. I (like many other comic readers)...
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Futurama, Today →
Ready for the Robot revolution?
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The Real Hurt Locker →
After 10 years in Afghanistan, troops can claim successes in Helmand - but war still rages in the Upper Gereshk valley…
An impressively visceral first-person account of military life in Afghanistan today.
September 2011
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1, World Trade Center →
Photos from the official website of 1 World Trade Center, documenting it’s construction.
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What is Steve Jobs Hollywood Legacy? →
How his illness and exit as Apple CEO will impact Hollywood, from Disney’s Iger and Lasseter to iTunes and UltraViolet.
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Tom Hardy almost missed out on 'The Dark Knight... →
The star of Inception and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy almost missed out on playing supervillain Bane in next year’s The Dark Knight Rises until an interference involving freak weather conditions…
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Lion King Reigns at US Box Office →
The 3D re-release of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ has taken the top spot at the US box office, 17 years after its initial release.
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“Knowing you helped a friend discover something new and they liked your taste in...”
– Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg on the website’s new direction.
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Man builds genuine, real-life Hobbit house in... →
A man has built a hillside home reminiscent of a hobbit house from JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings on a budget of just £3,000.
Simon Dale constructed the woodland home for his family in Wales, taking only four months to fully complete the project.
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What really killed the dinosaurs? →
The asteroid believed to have led to the extinction of the dinosaurs may not have been the culprit, according to American space organisation Nasa.
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X-rays reveals hidden Goya painting →
A previously unknown painting by Francisco de Goya has been found hidden underneath one of his masterpieces, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has announced.
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An introduction to 'Timeline' →
Everything you need to know about Facebook’s retooled profile layout, and how it will affect your life in the future.
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