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Weird but true Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:02AMThese birdies are no fans of birdies. Two African gray parrots that live near the 16th hole of a Florida golf course have learned to screech out some choice phrases they've picked up from frustrated players. "Hit the damn ball!" one bird frequently yells. The other mimics the sound...
New social network surfaces Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:35PMEnter the URL into your Web browser, press enter, and you are immediately connected to a world of endless possibilities of meeting people. Welcome to chatroulette.com, the newest member of the social networking family.
Digital signs recognize viewers, target ads to them Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:27PMSAN JOSE, Calif. — Using technology from top Silicon Valley companies such as Cisco and Intel , advertisers are creating a new breed of digital signs that can be customized depending on a viewer's age and gender.
Obama Girl Gets Action Heroine Look From Shear Genius Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:39PMLast night, my flight from SFO to LAX was stuck on the runway, and so I was channel-surfing the DirecTV provided by Virgin Airlines.
For the Poor People Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:29PMYou remember Sandlot, the Beast? There's a reason Yard Dogs are cool.
ComingSoon.net Hits SXSW '10! Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:26PMComingsoon.net has a preview of the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival , which runs from March 12 to March 20 down in Austin, Texas.
Cops: Woman trapped in bathroom stall, beaten inside popular Midtown bar Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:13AMA woman was savagely beaten in the bathroom of a Midtown bar early today after rejecting a patron’s request for a dance, police said. The 30-year-old woman, who has not been named, told cops the unidentified attacker followed her into a second-floor bathroom at 2:30 a.m. at...
FOUND FOOTAGE Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:34AMFor Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, co-creators of the Found Footage Festival, discovering (and sometimes swiping) discarded video tapes started as an inside joke in high school, became an obsession and now is what they do for a living.
Music: Massive Attack Are Back Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:45PMWith the fifth Massive Attack album finally out in the world, Grant Marshall has good reason to sound contented. The man otherwise known as Daddy G speaks in a languid Bristol drawl, occasionally trailing off or fading into a soft murmur.
TurboTax announces Glenn Beck ad pull via Twitter Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:28PMAfter feedback from its Twitter followers, the tax-preparation software company decides to remove its advertising from the show hosted by Fox's most entertaining presenter.
New York's Funniest Honored at ECNY Awards Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:36PMThe ECNY Awards, celebrating the best of the comedic performing arts in New York, were presented Monday night, March 8, at the city's Comix comedy club. Fifteen awards were given out, in categories ranging from best male standup comedian to outstanding achievement in the field of tweeting.
Guns N’ Roses To Shoot New Tour Documentary Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:48AMIf you care about life behind the scenes with the latest Guns N’ Roses line-up, a documentary is allegedly going to be on the way. Oh and Axl has also decided that they should make videos for the Chinese Democracy album, 16 months after it came out.
'Jihad Jane' indictment alleges threat from within U.S. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:53AMUsing e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill "or die trying," a middle-aged American woman from Pennsylvania helped recruit a network for suicide attacks and other terrorist strikes in Europe and Asia, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday.
‘Jihad Jane’ indictment alleges threat from within U.S. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:13AMhttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | (MCT) Using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill "or die trying," a middle-aged American woman from Pennsylvania helped recruit a network for suicide attacks and other terrorist strikes in Europe and Asia , according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday.
Feds: 'Jihad Jane' plotted terror Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:01AMPennsburg woman aided radicals, tried to kill artist in Europe, indictment says. With phony travel documents, e-mail intrigue and a burning desire to kill ''or die trying,'' a middle-age Montgomery County woman helped recruit a network for suicide attacks and other terrorist strikes in Europe and Asia, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday.
GDC 10: How To Blow Up Zombies With Skittles Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:43PMIn the augmented reality game ARhrrrr, fantasy gets real.
Almost Live: Kings at Blazers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:41PMA very special night here at the Rose Garden, as we have the fantastic Nick Jaina—singer/songwriter, storyteller, frequent LocalCut tour diarist and, from what we here, excellent cook—on board to blog the contest. Jaina originally hails from the Sacramento area, so it’s fitting that we have him blog the game against the Kings. Nick will [...] Related posts: Almost Live: Kings vs. Blazers Will ...
Epic Beard Man Becomes a Cottage Industry Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:38PMTom Russo, Michael the Black Guy, and Amber Lamps are real human beings. They're also commodities. by Rachel Swan By now, Epic Beard Man has gained so much currency in pop culture, he has become a veritable household name. The video of his February 15 bus brawl on AC Transit garnered well over five million YouTube views thus far, beating out Tilikum the killer whale and the ever-popular Muni bus ...
Finding the Lostprophets Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:00AMWith a heavy Welsh accent that allows a tone of cheekiness and life experiences from council estates to the personal exposure of writing four albums, Ian is an artist who is self assured while being grounded, witty and real! The Lostprophets are gaining much media attention with their new album The Betrayed released in January which headed straight to number three. The Independent of course ...
DiS meets Liars Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:11AMFollowing the straight down the line thrills of their Berlin-wrought fourth album Liars , Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Goss moved to LA for a year to make its follow up, Sisterworld . Here is its story, told by the genial trio themselves.
Devour phone less fulfilling than Droid Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:42AMIts name suggests that it will eat the competition for breakfast, but despite a sprinkling of positives Motorola's new Devour smart phone left me hungry for something more.
Strangers in the Net, Exchanging Glances Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:25AMARE social networking sites bringing us together, or only fake bringing us together?
Australians have weird courtship rituals [Pharyngula] Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:02AMI'm glad I won't be looking for a date while I'm in Australia. Although now I'm a little concerned that if I get a little beer froth on the moustache, I might drive the ladies wild. Read the comments on this post...
Spoiler Chat: The Vampire Diaries Stars Dish on Romance—and a Lost Return! Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:14PMThey aren't vampires in real life, they just play them on TV. But hot damn, they can still charm you! That's all I can say after meeting up with the cast of The Vampire Diaries,...
Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Hello, Goodbye Edition Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:12PMIn today’s Remainders: comings and goings. Google Latitude refuses to Buzz off; Dell’s super skinny Adamo XPS vanishes; people say Hello to channels they never knew existed with a subscription fee chart; and some just can’t part with their iPhones. (more…)
T.I. Returns With "I'm Back" Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:50PMOn the same day that one of Southern rap's giants goes to prison , another has returned. Right now, T.I. is finishing up his year-long gun sentence in a halfway house after being released from federal prison in December. And now he's got a brand new song, appropriately titled "I'm Back", out on the internet . The track is streaming and for sale on T.I.'s site . The track, reportedly produced by ...
Nicki Minaj On The Cover Of Right On! Magazine… It’s Fake A$$ Barbie B*tch Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:41PMNicki Minaj’s cover with Right On! magazine is about to hit the stands. A behind the scenes video was released of Nicki and all her weird faces with a blonde wig from the photo shoot. Remember, she claims she’s trying to entertain… We’re still not convinced!!! Pop the Top for the Cover Behind the Scenes Video: Click [...]
Suckers Announce Debut Album Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:04PMPhoto by Sam Fleischner Since we saw Brooklyn indie rockers Suckers play an impressive set at last year's SXSW , they've gone onto take an increasingly familiar path-- release an EP with at least one great song , play shows with MGMT , do a Daytrotter session , sign to Frenchkiss . Finally, their debut full-length is ready: Wild Smile comes out June 8. Most of the record was produced by Chris ...
Flaming Lips Making Another Movie Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:20PMPhoto by Kathryn Yu The Flaming Lips spent seven years making the phantasmagorical sci- fi flick Christmas on Mars , finally released in 2008. But Lips frontman Wayne Coyne isn 't afraid to jump into moviemaking again. Coyne tells Billboard that he's already working on another movie, and this one might not even take as long. Coyne plans to film the movie in Oklahoma City. He tells Billboard ...
Q&A: OK Go Tells Us Secrets Of The Band’s Geeky Videos Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:11PMWith over six million views in six days, OK Go’s video for This Too Shall Pass is the latest in the band’s unprecedented string of viral hits. Lead singer Damian Kulash shared OK Go’s video philosophy – and history – with Gizmodo. (more…)
Q&A: OK Go's Lead Singer Tells Us Secrets of the Band's Geeky Videos [Interviews] Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:51PM# interviews With over six million views in six days, OK Go 's video for " This Too Shall Pass " is the latest in their unprecedented string of runaway YouTube hits. Lead singer Damian Kulash shared OK Go's video philosophy—and history—with Gizmodo. More »
Q&A: OK Go's Lead Singer Tells Us Secrets of the Band's Viral Videos [Interviews] Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:20PM# interviews With over six million views in six days, OK Go 's video for This Too Shall Pass is the latest in the band's unprecedented string of viral hits. Lead singer Damian Kulash shared OK Go's video philosophy—and history—with Gizmodo. More »
Ramos T7+: A PMP With 720p Recording Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:29AMHaving the ability to display 720p videos on your 4.3 PMP is pretty cool. Being able to take them is just..well, a little weird actually. Cloned In China reports that Ramos has just launched an update to their well-known T7 line of PMPs. This device is c...
Lil Wayne's Arrest: Concert Organizer Looks Back On The Night Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:17AMRadio exec Ebro Darden, who helped spearhead the 2007 Lil Wayne concert in New York after which the rapper was arrested, looked back on the night of the show.
Who Are You, Are You ... ? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:26AM8.5.12.12.15. Starting December of last year, six videos featuring a mysterious woman covered in dirt and distorted by camera effects have been periodically uploaded to YouTube under the account “iamamiwhoami.”
In Other News Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:39PMBy: TY TANJI FRESNO, Calif. — Fueled by fee increases and this year’s $560 million funding shortfall to the California State University system, CSU students continue to march and rally in what many say is the most ambitious student activism in decades. Dur...
The 82nd Academy Awards: Live from the red carpet Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:52PMThe Ministry of Gossip is coming to you live from the red carpet at the Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. 4:50: Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey , waved to the fans, drawing a big roar from the crowd -- louder than most -- as he passed without stopping.
Interview: Milo Cordell of The Big Pink Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:15PMThe Big Pink: Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze I Photo by Tom Beard As with a lot of good things, the band The Big Pink wasn't supposed to be a band at all. Friends, Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze were already distracted with other projects when they started messing around in the studio. Cordell was busy running his record label, Merok Records , which was putting out acts like Titus Andronicus ...
The 82nd Academy Awards: Live from the red carpet Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:09PMThe Ministry of Gossip coming to you live from the red carpet at the Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Anna Kendrick, Sandra Bullock and more.
Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal': The 'second coming' of all student tech Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:58PMMicrosoft's new digital journal known as 'Courier' with updated screenshots and two videos, if concept becomes reality, this will change student computing forever. by Zack Whittaker
Motorola Devour isn't up to A-level smart phones Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:29PMMotorola Devour isn't up to A-level smart phones
Weird Science wonders whether or not it was sex Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:24PMHoosiers don't always agree on what constitutes sex: Indiana University's Kinsey Institute tracks (among other things) the public's attitude towards sex, and recently published the results of a survey that asked a fairly simple question: would you say you "had sex" if you engaged in activity X? As the title—"Misclassification bias: diversity in conceptualisations about having 'had sex'"—implies ...
Parents of victims now 'living a nightmare' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:51AMAt the time, it seemed like an innocent enough request. The Sussex County parents brought their infant daughter to see Dr. Earl B. Bradley, and the pediatrician asked if he could hold her.
Parents of victims now 'living a nightmare' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:51AMAt the time, it seemed like an innocent enough request. The Sussex County parents brought their infant daughter to see Dr. Earl B. Bradley, and the pediatrician asked if he could hold her.
Motorola's Devour leaves you wanting more Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:12AMSAN FRANCISCO — It has a name that suggests it will eat the competition for breakfast, but despite a sprinkling of positives Motorola’s new Devour smart phone left me hungry for something more.
Motorola's Devour leaves you wanting more Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:12AMSAN FRANCISCO — It has a name that suggests it will eat the competition for breakfast, but despite a sprinkling of positives Motorola’s new Devour smart phone left me hungry for something more.
From France With Romance, and Broad Tastes Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:22PMThe French band Phoenix includes, from left, Deck D’Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai. Among their likes: their countryman Serge Gainsbourg and the artwork of Ed Ruscha, like “Guacamole Airlines,” below.
From France With Romance, and Broad Tastes Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:22PMThe French band Phoenix includes, from left, Deck D’Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai. Among their likes: their countryman Serge Gainsbourg and the artwork of Ed Ruscha, like “Guacamole Airlines,” below.
Royals Day in Camp | Soria to start on Sunday — and only Sunday Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:17PMThose who still clamor for the Royals to convert closer Joakim Soria to a starter get their wish Sunday — but only for one day. Soria is scheduled to pitch the first two innings in a “B” game against Texas at 10 a.m. on the Rangers’ main practice field.
Royals Day in Camp | Soria to start on Sunday — and only Sunday Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:17PMThose who still clamor for the Royals to convert closer Joakim Soria to a starter get their wish Sunday — but only for one day. Soria is scheduled to pitch the first two innings in a “B” game against Texas at 10 a.m. on the Rangers’ main practice field.