Submitted by jgmize
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This is the fifth book by Richard Posner (law professor at the University of Chicago and a long-time judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals) that I've read, in addition to many legal opinions.There is no question that he's (Read More)
Submitted by koltregaskes
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Q&A: EA VP Keith Munro explains 15-year-old racing series' long and winding road to sales mega-milestone; latest installment posts decent Sept. showing in US; Need for Speed World Online due Q4 2010. In 1994, Electronic Arts (Read More)
Submitted by Chronotope
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On Saturday, Gawker broke a big story: It ran a first-person account by a man named Robert Thomas who said Richard Heene (of balloon-boy fame) had talked about planning a hoax to get media attention and make himself famous. N (Read More)
Submitted by reechard
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AP Photo Limbaugh's fans say unfair charges of racism blocked his bid to become an NFL owner. Could be—but why don't they care when he's the one doing the race-baiting?Rush Limbaugh maintains that hi (Read More)
Submitted by lionelane
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If you haven't seen the latest episode, avoid the jump. I found Campbell as the rapist a lot more troubling (in a good way) than Greg. I don't know how else to say this--I thought Pete's episode was much more about how the ra (Read More)
Submitted by jgmize
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Just because Michele Bachmann is crazy doesn't mean she doesn't have a right to be worried about the U.S. dollar. She isn't alone -- bond investors are worried about the dollar, China is worried about the dollar, Brazil is wo (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
In this fourth part of our investigation into the ongoing changes in the book publishing business, we look at the author's point of view. What are they getting today? What would they like to get? What can they reasonably expe (Read More)
Submitted by Chronotope
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Having recently signed up for Arlington County’s weekly crime report newsletter, I’ve found that the differences between crime notifications in the district and crime notifications are…massive. Frequency, the type of crime co (Read More)
Submitted by fixator
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Here are my only two beefs with District 9, the new Peter Jackson-produced scifi apartheid-invoking epic stealth blockbuster opening this weekend. One is that I do not approve when a film switches seamlessly between faux-docu (Read More)
Green living tips - Blogs:
Before I get into a discussion of the absolutely phenomenal book you see pictured at the right, I’ve got a few disclosures to make. First, I’m not much of a believer in the notion of man-made global warming or climate change (Read More)
MediaShift:
When New York-based animator Nina Paley decided to distribute her independent animation project "Sita Sings the Blues" online for free, she recalled the fate of 1920s jazz vocalist Annette Hanshaw. Once hugely popular, Hansha (Read More)
DriverHeaven.net:
Crash Course Campaign Due in SeptemberAugust 4, 2009 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today (Read More)
MediaShift:
A couple of years ago, while browsing in a Philadelphia bookstore, I found a small red hardback book. Its worn woven cover was used, but in decent condition. The side of the book, in a matching faded red background, had a sma (Read More)
Submitted by Avi
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In 2009 we are in the midst of an interesting era for data visualization, particularly as it becomes coupled with the social web. Increasing processing speed, bandwidth and storage capacity are making it relatively simple to (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
In an unsurprising move, Apple is said to be working with major record labels to provide an "interactive album" to consumers. The company is rumored to be working with EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal to bundle photos, lyric s (Read More)
mcwflint's shared items in Google Reader:
Ok, so I see it now. It’s not like I didn’t have some notion of it before, but now it’s really obvious.It would seem as though I’ve become one of those mean and despised open source nut-case curmudgeons with nothing nice to s (Read More)
Mixx: Entertainment:
There’s a lot of thought and technique that goes into a work of art. Whether it’s a novel, film, sculpture or painting, the skills necessary to produce a quality piece of art are worthy of admiration. Check out these free onl (Read More)
Submitted by cedorsett
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If your English lit education was anything like mine, then at some point a teacher explained to you that narrative conflicts boil down into three broad types: man vs. nature, man vs. man, and man vs. himself. (If your teache (Read More)
Submitted by Chronotope
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What breaks your sense of presence in a story? The culture of video game playing has developed a tolerance for the common practices and limitations in designing and producing games. We’ve stopped asking “why?” and have come (Read More)