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| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT |
| Assessing the Themes of The Dark Knight Posted: 20 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT The following is not a review. I will not be discussing Heath Ledger's tremendous performance, nor Nolan's directorial choices, nor my problems with the film (yes, I did have some). It's an attempt at coming to grips with some of the themes in the movie, a cathartic but not exhaustive brain dump. So here we go. |
| The 7 Most Bizarre Fast Food Industry Lawsuits Posted: 20 Jul 2008 08:50 PM CDT We've all heard the infamous story of the lady who sued McDonald's after getting burned by a cup of hot coffee, or the woman who found the chicken head in her McNuggets. |
| Gas prices pinch charities, volunteers Posted: 20 Jul 2008 08:40 PM CDT Higher gas prices affect us in all sorts of ways. This is an interesting look at how it's affecting the organizations and people who help the least fortunate among us. |
| 90 Greatest Rap Albums of the '90s Posted: 20 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT Pull up a chair, grab a cold drink, and buckle up, as we take a trip down memory lane to relive some of hip-hop's finest moments. From Ice Cube's blood-boiling 'Death Certificate' to Nas' brain-rattling 'Illmatic', I give you the 90 greatest rap albums of the 90s. |
| 'Match on a Stick to Hydrogen. Big Bang Coming.' (Watch!) Posted: 20 Jul 2008 08:20 PM CDT In a clip about hydrogen, Haran and his colleagues fill a balloon with the gas and prepare to ignite it with a match, but the explosion comes after a quick lecture by Martyn Poliakoff, a soft-spoken professor with remarkable hair. |
| Once banned, absinthe is back (at an ABC store near you) Posted: 20 Jul 2008 08:10 PM CDT For 95 years, Americans wanting a taste of absinthe had to sneak it in from Europe or Mexico – and risk getting the high-proof herbal liquor confiscated by U.S. Customs.In May 2007, government officials lifted the ban on the drink once blamed for causing hallucinations and psychosis. |
| The best movie trailer this summer. Posted: 20 Jul 2008 07:50 PM CDT Religulous Trailer in HD. |
| Torching the Runway: great photo of fighter jet takeoff Posted: 20 Jul 2008 07:40 PM CDT F15 Eagle takes off from Cold Lake, Alberta during the very last launch of Exercise Maple Flag 2008. |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 07:21 PM CDT Microsoft Bob was Microsoft's ill-fated attempt to make computers easier to use. Debuting in 1995, Bob quickly became the most hated-program in Microsoft history. Many Bob features survived into later Microsoft programs. Program Guides in particular survived into Office 2003 and Windows XP. Click on to see what was in Microsoft Bob. |
| Evil game: customize your disease and wipe out mankind Posted: 20 Jul 2008 07:01 PM CDT Pandemic II: customize your disease and wipe out the population in cold blood. Online guide and tutorial videos are available from within the game, and it's HIGHLY recommended to watch the video tutorials. **TO CLOSE WINDOWS, CLICK THE "X" IN THE TOP RIGHT**Personally I am moving to Madagascar... |
| Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world Posted: 20 Jul 2008 07:00 PM CDT |
| Worst Drinking Game Ever (NSFW) Posted: 20 Jul 2008 06:30 PM CDT Remember this one from college? Let's hope not. |
| Male lust is blind, research suggests. Posted: 20 Jul 2008 06:10 PM CDT Men have long been accused of judging women on looks alone, but even the plainest Jane can get their hormones raging, a study has found. Or in the immortal words of Ol' Dirty Bastard: "I dedicate this to all the pretty girls...And the ugly girls, too, cause to me your pretty anyways" |
| Gene Found That Limits Alcohol Risk Posted: 20 Jul 2008 05:52 PM CDT As many as one in four have a much-reduced risk of developing alcohol-related cancer thanks to their genetic make-up, scientists have discovered. Researchers have identified two genes that quickly flush alcohol out of the system, thus reducing its carcinogenic effect |
| Unusual offseason hasn't hurt NFL's popularity Posted: 20 Jul 2008 05:51 PM CDT Even by its own disturbing standards, the NFL has produced a relentlessly peculiar off season. The roll call of odd activity was impressive. |
| Antique World Map from 1482 (PIC) Posted: 20 Jul 2008 05:20 PM CDT Very interesting to see this map from 10 years before Columbus stumbled across "the West Indies" |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 05:00 PM CDT All the top videos shown at E3. Check them out! |
| Front Flip Doesnt Go As Planned Posted: 20 Jul 2008 04:50 PM CDT This poor guy takes a direct hit from the chicks head and ends up dropping her on her ass. |
| Best. Baseball Headline. Ever. [PIC] Posted: 20 Jul 2008 04:40 PM CDT Involving A-Rod going deep and Wang getting hurt... |
| Police Arrest Man Camming ‘The Dark Knight’ Posted: 20 Jul 2008 04:10 PM CDT A man allegedly seen 'camming' the latest Batman movie has been arrested by police. Following guidelines, theater employees called the police after suspicions were aroused. According to the MPAA, many other movies have been recorded at this theater. |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 03:40 PM CDT In the nine years The X-Files was on the air, Chris Carter and co. gave us 202 hour-long episodes and a feature film. If you haven't been a diehard fan since the beginning, how are you supposed to catch up on all that before I Want to Believe comes out next week? Take heart, because there are those who share your concerns - even the BBC has an X-Fi |
| WASP Injection Knife vs. Watermelon Posted: 20 Jul 2008 03:30 PM CDT |
| For Linux security, principle of least privilege prevails Posted: 20 Jul 2008 03:20 PM CDT Linux security may seem daunting, but there are a host of best practices to simplify the maze. Recently, Steve Grubb of Red Hat Inc. outlined some important security principles, including minimizing admin access, the increasing sophistication of SELinux and the importance of auditing systems. |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 03:00 PM CDT Hogan, 34, has heard the stories of Cambodian fishermen catching rays that weighed more than 1,100 pounds with wingspans of 14 feet |
| Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan Posted: 20 Jul 2008 02:50 PM CDT When anyone invests $300 million dollars into promoting alternative energy sources, the Democrats usually take notice. When that person is an oil tycoon, brother of a "Bush Pioneer", and someone who was a major contributor to the 2004 Swift Boat ads, that person gets an invitation from Nancy Pelosi to speak before the House Democratic Caucus. |
| Jaw-Dropping & Breathtaking View of Our Own Milky Way Galaxy Posted: 20 Jul 2008 02:30 PM CDT "The region pictured here is immense, with a horizontal span of 890 light-years and a vertical span of 640 light-years. Earth is located 26,000 light-years away...Though most of the objects seen in this image are located at the galactic center, the features above and below the galactic plane tend to lie closer to Earth." Someday we'll travel there. |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 02:10 PM CDT Through history, outrageous financial behavior has been met with outrage. But today Wall Street's damaging recklessness has been met with near-silence, from a too-tolerant populace, argues James Grant |
| Mac VS. Pc – The truth illustrated.[PIC] Posted: 20 Jul 2008 01:20 PM CDT This is a very accurate description of the differences between a Windows system and a Macintosh. |
| $2M-a-year gas chief tells cold families: 'Just bundle up' Posted: 20 Jul 2008 01:00 PM CDT The 55-year-old, who earns more than £1million a year, was accused of having no sympathy with his cash-strapped customers. A spokesman said: ' The remarks demonstrate how out of touch they are with the daily struggle for their vulnerable customers to keep warm.' |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 12:50 PM CDT Air shots, Jump shots and many more. |
| All Wet? Astronomers Discover Most Earth-like Planet Ever Posted: 20 Jul 2008 12:30 PM CDT A team of astronomers announced they have discovered the smallest and potentially most Earth-like extrasolar planet yet. Five times as massive as Earth, it orbits a relatively cool star at a distance that would provide earthly temperatures as well, signaling the possibility of liquid water. |
| 41 Amazing Tilt-shift miniature faking photographs (PICS) Posted: 20 Jul 2008 12:10 PM CDT Believe it or not, all of these photos are of real life-size locations or objects. The technique of tilt-shift miniature faking makes the life-sized look like a miniature scale model. The process involves using Photoshop to fake a shallow depth of field and punching up the color saturation. The results are truly amazing. |
| Where did the Joker come from? A brief history(PICS) Posted: 20 Jul 2008 11:50 AM CDT Christopher Nolan's film, "The Dark Knight," certainly doesn't give us any clues. But though the character has many versions of his origin in the fictional world, his actual history is a multimedia mash-up of drawing.But to understand where Ledger came from in his acting, you have to go back to see the characters development over the last 68 years. |
| A Couple of My Rules for Startups Posted: 20 Jul 2008 11:30 AM CDT Billionaire Mark Cuban gives valuable advice for those contemplating a business start-up |
| Dark Knight Sets Opening Weekend Box Office Record $155 Mil Posted: 20 Jul 2008 11:11 AM CDT Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2008 10:53 AM CDT |
| "Iraqi spokesman's" "clarification" came via CENTCOM Posted: 20 Jul 2008 10:30 AM CDT A misinterpretation? Really?! How could this whole thing be a misinterpretation? What, did the reputed and storied Der Spiegel drop a "not" here or there? Did Maliki really mean: |
| FHM Online's 100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2008 Posted: 20 Jul 2008 10:30 AM CDT For the 2008 installment of FHM Online's 100 Sexiest Women in the World, we received millions of votes for everyone from talk show hosts to supermodels to professional wrestlers. Did last year's winner Jessica Alba come out on top? Or was a new queen crowned? |
| Google's Android Losing It’s Mojo Fast Posted: 20 Jul 2008 10:30 AM CDT Android started off being a great idea, from a great company, with lots of support from carriers and manufacturers, and an awesome $10million contest to get developers drooling. With some stiff competition from Apple, and loss of developer morale, I'm afraid of what the future might hold for this platform. |
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