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forbes.com -- The characters that make up this year’s listing of fiction’s richest boast an aggregate net worth of $209.5 billion. more...
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General Filmmaking: Why the Halo Movie Failed to Launch | Game|Life | Wired.com
wired.com -- In this exclusive excerpt from the new book Generation Xbox, we learn how Microsoft struck the motion picture deal for the Halo movie, and the inside story of how it all fell apart. more...
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cracked.com -- We’ve all made typos. Fortunately, most of ours don’t wind up changing world history. Not everyone is so lucky. more...
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mentalfloss.com -- What Happens to the Losing Team’s Championship Shirts? To cash in on the wallet-loosening more...
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Off Topic: Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music All Offline
gizmodo.com -- Anonymous has sure been quiet lately, but today’s federal bust of Megaupload riled ‘em up good: a retaliatory strike against DoJ.gov (and plenty of other foes) leaving them completely dead. more...
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foxnews.com -- ‘Bloggers Beware’. That was the headline on a conservative blog following a $2.5 million judgment against blogger Crystal Cox in a defamation case tried in federal court in Oregon. It’s a case followed closely in the blogosphere and in the traditional media as it highlights the proliferation of blogging, the blurring of lines between journalists and bloggers and more libel cases born out of blog posts. more...
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Off Topic: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011
vanityfair.com -- Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. more...
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foxnews.com -- The world of physics is abuzz with speculation over an announcement expected Tuesday, Dec. 13, on the status of the search for the elusive Higgs boson particle, sometimes called the God Particle because of its importance to science. more...
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slate.com -- On Nov. 15 at approximately 11:45 p.m., I left my 1-month-old MacBook Air in the back of a New York City cab. Quickly realizing my error, I freaked out: Hands shaking, I dialed the citys Taxi and Limousine Commission, reported the cabs medallion number (I had a receipt) and jotted… more...
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Pre-Production: 9 Nerdy Film Locations You Need to Visit in Your Lifetime
wired.com -- From Star Wars to Lord of the Rings, these geek destinations are some of the coolest movie locations on the planet. They’re from films you’ve probably seen, but you’d have to be a well-traveled cinephile to have visited them all. Tell us how many you’ve been to, and submit your own must-visit cinematic hot spots. more...


