12/20 – 12/27
While sipping on our eggnog this week, we dutifully admired the Morgan Freeman Chain of Command, pondered the acid trip that is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and nursed a pretty serious Avatar hangover. We also brought you our list of the biggest Disappointments of the Decade, a five-minute sneak peek video of the …
Christmastime is here. It may not surprise you to know that your correspondent isn’t a great lover of the holiday season. As I write this I’m listening to MC Kreacher’s “My Wish List.” It soothes my black grinchy heart.
Casual gaming has gotten me through many a grim holiday season. Snood in particular — well do I remember hours …
Instead of writing my own captions for new screenshots, I took one of our reader’s suggestions from last week and now I’m putting you to work. Here’s a new screenshot from the upcoming PlayStation 3 game Heavy Rain.
What do you think’s going on in this image?
Share in the comments. I know you’re not working today…
Anthony Jacobs, founder and president of Perspective Aerials, found a new cheaper way to take aerial shots. The trick? A radio-controlled quadrocopter.
Check out the video above.
Currently on a Virgin America flight from JFK to SEA via LAX. Flying over the Grand Canyon and I’m being told to pack it up. So here’s a 5-minute video of the Nexus One presented without comment.
What we all thought would never happen is going to happen. DC Comics announced today that they would be reprinting the classic tale of Superman teaming up with Mohammed Ali to take on the Scrubbs. The reprint will hit shelves in the fall of 2010 with two versions: deluxe hardcover edition and limited edition hardcover.
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This via Slashdot: “hackers” have broken the DRM on the Kindle’s proprietary e-book format.
Interesting. Yay, says the anti-DRM, pro-freedom-of-information part of me. Boo, says the book-writing part of me, who fears widespread piracy will further cripple an already challenged publishing industry.
Crawl back into your anti-deluvian …
When it comes to Avatar, there are mixed opinions. Some people dig the 3-D. Others think it’s an overused and underwhelming device. Some say the story has been sacrificed in favor of the visuals. All I can say is that I’ve never seen 3-D employed in this manner, and I was blown away by not just the scope and depth of Pandora, but in …