The following is an excerpt from Jason Silverman's excellent piece about the label "Science-Fiction" and why the big wigs behind TV, film and books don't want the label applied to their work. His point is...
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The article below details the rise and fall (it all happened so quickly!) of Tila Tequila's single. For those of us who don't know, Ms. Tequila is the gal with the largest number of "friends" on MySpace, which got her the cover of MAXIM Magazine-- it helps if you look like...
"As the mobility age becomes more of age, it was only a matter of time that the visual side, the display side of the web, started to deliver content for the small format screens like the ones found in ones...
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Trent Reznor, the brains behind Nine Inch Nails, is utilizing the interactive nature of the web to challenge his fans to piece together his concept album. Brilliant. Can marketing work as a game? Only if it works! "Trent Reznor could have just given a few interviews to...
Today is FREEDOM DAY (March 25th, 2007) --- GET INVOLVED AT THE BASE LEVEL OF "HUMAN RIGHTS" AWARENESS - "Wherever two or more are gathered in my name" - Proceed To Intercede ---
Slavery costs...
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Not only has Starbucks - the once tiny Pike Place Market-based, coffee-loving first mate of Moby Dick-inspired coffee roaster - grown into a vertically-integrated retail behemoth unaffectionately referred to as...
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An unnamed collector of Nazi wartime memorabilia has purchased a bottle of wine that Hitler gave to his top-ranking officers in 1943. Although the wine is so old that it's most likely undrinkable, it sold for...
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I found this story via boingboing. The operative phrase in this story is "without having to resort to the legal system". The Recording Industry Association of America seems to be getting more and more desperate.Personally, I was unaware that my Internet Service Provider was...
"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sometimes known as ADHD is the descriptive label given to an ever-increasing number of children with a variety of behavioural and learning problems including hyperactivity, poor attention span, lack of concentration, disruptiveness,...
Understanding the health benefits (or drawbacks) in the foods we eat is essential if we want to improve and maintain our health. The old saying, "You are what you eat", certainly bears a lot of truth. It is important that we are able to know and understand the amount and...
"LONDON -- Tesco's U.S. venture looks a little green -- literally and figuratively -- as it recently revealed a green theme for its Fresh & Easy logo and environmentally "green" plans for solar panels on the...
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Simply Dumb was outraged that Urban Outfitters was marketing the keffiahs under the label "anti-war scarf".
"Since when has the keffiah been a symbol of peace? I find it both embarrassing and appalling that...
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The Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) is a widespread, medium-sized, omnivorous mammal of North America. It has black facial colorings around the eyes, and has a bushy tail with light and dark alternating rings. The coat is a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur. The...
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"While Pundits and Politicians alike will fight, tooth and nail, to affix their preferred label, “Liberal” or “Conservative” to the nation’s News Media; few will lift a finger to contest the charge of...
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"In Search of George Mallory
by Ben H. Swadley
Sunday, May 2nd 1999.Conrad Anker stood in somber awe looking at a frozen body some 27,000 feet above the rest of the world and only 800 feet away from Everest's...
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