1. Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood Come To Boettcher Concert Hall 11/7 9 minutes ago permalinkContinuing to thrive on the success of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, two stars of the Emmy nominated series, will return to Denver to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy. 2. Public Humiliation 56 minutes ago permalink3. Purgatory 1 hour ago permalinkNo, not really - but it IS a micro-milestone for my hope that an amateur like myself could create, publish and sell a long-format, detailed-realism style comic series all on his own, on a reasonably schedule, in his spare time and on next-to-no budget. If you have a story with wider appeal than mine you might even make a bit of money from it - so ... 4. The Possibilities of Small 1 hour ago permalinkurl=' '; 5. La Seguridad de Estado detiene a Yoani Sánchez y otros blogueros cuando iban a participar en una ... 6 hours ago permalinkEl plan era hoy a las 5 y media de la tarde: un grupo de jóvenes debía hacer una marcha-performance pacífica (no de protesta ni reclamación política) desde 23 y G hasta 23 y L, cruzar la esquina del cine Yara y volver por la otra acera hasta 23 y G. La idea era sumar gente con alegría y sin espíritu beligerante, sino festivo. La marcha- ...
6. Army surplus 1 hour ago permalinkArmy Surplus man at Kensington Market.... 7. A matter of Life and er... Matter 2 hours ago permalinkAs I was stuffing my face today, I wondered if the Universe cared. The short answer is no. The slightly longer and more depressing answer is: my existence is more marginal than a speck of stray DNA on a grain of sand staring at vast oceans (that's literally true, oh the irony...). Clearly, there's no point to existence except amusement. So, here' ... 8. Venezia #10 2 hours ago permalinkMy apologies for the lack of both updates and new material, but I've been rather preoccupied over the last few weeks. As many of you know, Libby is back in the UK to give birth to our latest daughter, while I'm still out in Bulgaria with the kids. And while it would be an exaggeration to say that I've been worried to the point of not being able ... 9. YouTube Is Falling Apart Again 3 hours ago permalinkThe ads are destroying YouTube. At least this one is. It is a video ad for sustainable energy company from Spain called Acciona . Yeah, I had never heard of them either. The video starts with this Euro-dude in a suit starting to blow up and crack apart like he's made from plaster. Halfway through, the actual video player crack in half, and all ... 10. She Did Go Home Again 3 hours ago permalinkA wonderfully intelligent and frank memoir about the Mennonite upbringing Rhoda Janzen returned to after an emotional and physical crisis. 11. Google's Phantom Town 4 hours ago permalinkTownephemera? The hamlet of Argleton, UK apparently exists only on Google Maps. The Telegraph reports that Roy Bayfield actually went there to check: "A colleague of mine spotted the anomaly on Google Maps, and I thought 'I've got to go there'," he said. "I started to weave this amazing fantasy about the place, an alternative universe, a Narnia- ...
12. The Just Because We Love You TwitterPeek Giveaway #Crunch 5 hours ago permalinkIf you're a Twitter freak and think that a dedicated Twitter device is just the thing for you, read on. This week we saw the launch of the TwitterPeek , a cute little device built by Peek that will do just about anything you want it to do, as long as all you want it to do is access Twitter. It won't surf the web. It won't make phone calls. It won'
13. AlphaBound Games Are Shipping! 4 hours ago permalinkAlphaBound donated a copy of its game "LetterJAM!" to 1,000 libraries for National Gaming Day, and we've learned that the packages shipped yesterday. If you're at one of the libraries lucky enough to receive one (and you will if you were able to check the box on the registration form to request it), start watching your postal mail for the box. ...
14. Gowalla Hops Onto Android Via The Mobile Web 6 hours ago permalinkUp until now, if you wanted to use the location-based service Gowalla on the go, you had to have an iPhone. Today, that expands to Android. But rather than building an app, Gowalla has extended support to Android using the mobile web . This works because Android's browser is closely tied to the device and is able to access location information, ...
15. Master of Disaster 7 hours ago permalinkJohn Irving’s new novel follows a father and son through 50 years in “a world of accidents.” 16. Check Out Amazon's List of the Year's Best Science Books 8 hours ago permalinkSeriously! Go have a look. It seems my book The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brainteaser made the list! And to think I wasn't planning to do a blog post today. Browsing through the other entries, it looks like my reading list just got a bit longer. (Of course, they will have to get in line behind Stephen ...
17. When computers see what you see... 7 hours ago permalinkOne of the leading indicators for behavior and intent is gaze direction. Many under cover detectives use this cue to figure out who may be predators in a crowd. In work for NBC Sports, Nils Krahnstoever has shown that we can track the gaze direction of football players providing a whole new level of sports analysis. Spooky. Check it out. Read ... 18. Official Kick-Ass Movie Site Debuts 8 hours ago permalinkDirector Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the popular comic book by Mark Millar gets an official internet presence, with a sweeping opening sequence!
19. Sex toys and human subjects at Duke University. 8 hours ago permalinkAt Terra Sigillata, Abel notes that the Director of Duke University's Catholic Center is butting in to researchers' attempts to recruit participants for their research . As it happens, that research involves human sexuality and attitudes toward sex toys. Here's how Abel lays it out: Father Joe Vetter, director of Duke University's Catholic ...
20. 石ノ森作品、ハリウッドに 12年にも実写・CG映画 8 hours ago permalink「サイボーグ009」などで知られる漫画家、故石ノ森章太郎さんの作品などの著作権を保有する石森プロ(東京・渋谷)は2012年にも、米ハリウッド制作で石ノ森作品を映画化する。実写とCG(コンピューターグラフィック)を融合した作品を想定しており、�
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