Month: December 2011
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SAY Media acquires tech blog ReadWriteWeb | Adweek
SAY Media (formerly VideoEgg + Six Apart) acquires ReadWriteWeb http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/say-media-acquires-tech-blog-readwriteweb-137099 SAY Media acquires tech blog ReadWriteWeb | Adweek SAY Media has acquired popular tech blog ReadWriteWeb. Founded in 2003 by Richard MacManus- ReadWriteWeb became one of the most-respected news sites in the tech world- establishing a voice that's often more serious and in-depth than its […]
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Battlestar's "Daybreak:" The worst ending in the history of on-screen science fiction | Brad Ideas
Fantastic analysis of the finale of Battlestar Galactica: "BSG was not just an SF show. It was a mystery. The story held many secrets- and fans were teased with clues about these secrets. A great mystery offers tantalizing clues- though usually enough to support several theories. The mystery should be compelling- though it should not […]
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'Vocal Fry' Creeping Into U.S. Speech – ScienceNOW
Saw this on Reddit earlier today- in theatre school they'd berate us constantly for using 'vocal fry.' This is after public shaming over up-endings. 'Vocal Fry' Creeping Into U.S. Speech – ScienceNOW 'Vocal Fry' Creeping Into U.S. Speech – ScienceNOW
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Scientists Find a Monster the Size of 21 Billion Suns
There's a Kardashian joke in here somewhere: Scientists Find a Monster the Size of 21 Billion Suns The discovery of two new black holes- each about 330 million light-years away or so- was just announced in the journal 'Nature.' The smaller of the two is nearly 30% bigger than anything we've ever seen before
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Pro-Virginity- Anti-Feminist Folks Make The Purity Myth Trailer Terrifying
This would make a great double-feature with Jesus Camp: Pro-Virginity- Anti-Feminist Folks Make The Purity Myth Trailer Terrifying
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Actor Taylor Lautner speaks without words. </oh-girl> feastoffun.com
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A tragic reading of the Twilight saga:
"The most tragic part of the whole story is that this empty shell of a person – which at this point is nothing more than a frozen echo of Bella- twisted and destroyed as she is by her codependence with Edward- fails to see what has happened to her. She ends the story in denial […]
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ABC's Work It Could Be the Worst Television Show in History
Anybody who uses the word 'mancession' should be gassed: " Work It follows two alpha males who realize the only way to beat the current "mancession" and land a job in pharmaceutical sales is to pass themselves off as women." ABC's Work It Could Be the Worst Television Show in History Every year gets a […]