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Barnes & Noble Slashes Nook Prices
August 13, 2012 – 9:16 am | No Comment
Barnes & Noble Slashes Nook Prices

Watch out, Kindle- Barnes & Noble slashed the prices for all of its popular Nook readers on Sunday, setting up the devices to move.
The biggest discount comes to the most expensive model, the 16GB Nook …

First Trailer For The New Red Dawn
August 13, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
First Trailer For The New <i>Red Dawn</i>

Remember when action movies had red-blooded ‘Muricans slayin’ Commies? Thanks to Hollywood’s lack of original ideas, those days are back! All-Australian American Chris Hemsworth leads a ragtag bunch of heroes against the freedom-hating North Koreans …

Did The FBI Say That Kim Dotcom Of MegaUpload Had An “Internet Doomsday” Device?
August 12, 2012 – 1:37 pm | No Comment
Did The FBI Say That Kim Dotcom Of MegaUpload Had An “Internet Doomsday” Device?

A New Zealand law enforcement official has claimed that the FBI told him that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was in possession of a “doomsday device” that would wipe out file sharing servers all over the …

Red Hook Summer– Movie Review
August 11, 2012 – 10:40 am | No Comment
<i>Red Hook Summer</i>– Movie Review

I think there’s a good movie somewhere in Spike Lee‘s Red Hook Summer. But it’s not the story of race and growing up in the projects that he tried to make. Lee’s return to his roots …

Romney Suddenly Doesn’t Want To Talk About His Business Record
August 11, 2012 – 10:15 am | 7 Comments
Romney Suddenly Doesn’t Want To Talk About His Business Record

Mitt Romney, in case you hadn’t heard, is a business man, and a successful one at that. But you probably had heard, because Romney has only served one term in elected office, so he’s been …

Beasts of the Southern Wild– Movie Review
August 10, 2012 – 4:42 pm | 4 Comments
<i>Beasts of the Southern Wild</i>– Movie Review

Don’t be fooled by the adorable little girl in the trailer: Beasts of the Southern Wild, this summer’s indie darling, is no kid’s movie. But in fact, it’s the innocent and fantastical perspective of 6-year-old …

Petite Noir And Unknown Union Bring New Voices To South Africa
August 10, 2012 – 10:28 am | No Comment
Petite Noir And Unknown Union Bring New Voices To South Africa

DrJays.com is thrilled to now offer shipping to South Africa. In honor of our new friends from Johannesburg to Pretoria, we’re taking a look at some of the people leading South African fashion and culture.
Yannick …

Pinterest Announces Open Registration
August 9, 2012 – 9:24 am | No Comment
Pinterest Announces Open Registration

Good news: you no longer need to wrangle an invite before posting photos of hairdos and eating disorders to the third most popular social network in the US. Pinterest has announced that it is ditching its …

First Photos From The Set Of Arrested Development, Season 4
August 9, 2012 – 9:15 am | One Comment
First Photos From The Set Of <i>Arrested Development</i>, Season 4

It’s really happening, it’s really happening! A new season of Arrested Development was confirmed months ago, but fans of the cult hit series have been burned by false promises before. But as shooting for season …

Does Not Having A Facebook Page Make You “Suspicious?”
August 8, 2012 – 10:34 am | One Comment
Does Not Having A Facebook Page Make You “Suspicious?”

The internet was once the domain of the acne-ridden and anti-social. But more and more, online socializing appears to melding with real socializing. Forbes’ Kashmir Hill reignited this discussion this week when she published an …

Is Obama Trying To Limit Military Voting In Ohio? Nope.
August 8, 2012 – 9:50 am | No Comment
Is Obama Trying To Limit Military Voting In Ohio? Nope.

Here’s a brief guide to the latest Republican lie-of-the-week: Mitt Romney‘s claim that the Obama administration has filed a “lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional… to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges.” The claim …

Check Out Zac Efron In The Paperboy
August 7, 2012 – 10:37 am | One Comment
Check Out Zac Efron In <i>The Paperboy</i>

Director Lee Daniels‘ is following up his 2009 Oscar-nominated film Precious with… something completely different! Daniels tries his hand at 1960s period piece, courtroom drama, and even psychological thriller with The Paperboy, although the trailer …

Video And Images From The NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Landing
August 7, 2012 – 10:06 am | One Comment
Video And Images From The NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Landing

In a media culture obsessed with making “good television,” the livestream of the Curiosity landing provided a rare combination of groundbreaking science and thrilling human drama.
It’s nearly impossible to overstate the sheer accomplishment of sending …

Check Out Brad Pitt As A Mob Enforcer In Killing Them Softly
August 6, 2012 – 10:04 am | One Comment
Check Out Brad Pitt As A Mob Enforcer In <i>Killing Them Softly</i>

Brad Pitt casts aside his golden boy image to play mob enforcer Jackie Cogan in the upcoming Killing Them Softly. Check out the trailer below:

The film is helmed by Andrew Dominik, who was behind the …

Unbaby.me Removes Baby Pics From Your Facebook News Feed
August 6, 2012 – 9:51 am | No Comment
Unbaby.me Removes Baby Pics From Your Facebook News Feed

Are your friends new parents? Are they tagging hundreds of baby pictures faster than you can unsubscribe from them on Facebook? Do you want to preserve Facebook as a place for sharing funny videos of …

Why Wouldn’t AT&T Want To Sell iPhones?
August 5, 2012 – 8:59 am | No Comment
Why Wouldn’t AT&T Want To Sell iPhones?

A curious article from Boy Genius Report: apparently, multiple sources within AT&T retail stores are confirming that regional managers have ordered them to steer customers away from the iPhone. The news coincides with quarterly reports …

Chavis Carter Shot While Handcuffed In Patrol Car
August 4, 2012 – 11:29 pm | No Comment
Chavis Carter Shot While Handcuffed In Patrol Car

Chavis Chacobie Carter died on Saturday night after receiving a gunshot wound to the head while being detained in the back of a Jonesboro, Arkansas police car. The police say Carter shot himself with a small, concealed weapon, …

Facebook’s Bad Week: Are 83 Million Accounts Fake?
August 3, 2012 – 9:55 am | No Comment
Facebook’s Bad Week: Are 83 Million Accounts Fake?

Facebook is having a rough week. First, they disclosed in quarterly filings that up to 8.7% of all accounts on the social networking site may be fake. And just yesterday, their stock price fell below …

Check Out The First Trailer For Paranormal Activity 4
August 3, 2012 – 9:12 am | No Comment
Check Out The First Trailer For <i>Paranormal Activity 4</i>

Paranormal Activity is hitting that point where sequels/prequels just seem silly. Ok, we get it, they’ve been haunted by demons for generations! Their grandma was a witch, and their grandfather was the Headless Horseman! And …

Obama Leads In Brand New “Twitter Index”
August 2, 2012 – 9:11 am | No Comment
Obama Leads In Brand New “Twitter Index”

Move over, Quinnipiac: Twitter got into the world of political polling this week when they introduced the Twitter Index, a new indicator of a candidate’s popularity on the microblogging site. On the inaugural day yesterday, …

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