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Hollywood's 3-D kick hits a bump

By John Horn

The studios may be ready, but many theaters still aren't.

 

 

HBO's 'Generation Kill' mini-series shows Marine life in Iraq

By Matea Gold

The seven-part program aims to depict Marines, in all their human complexity, during the 2003 invasion.

 

 

 * 'New CJD type' discovered in US
A new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have been uncovered in a handful
of patients in the US.  Full story:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/7497867.stm

 

 

 no bull: S & P 500 in bear turf

 

 

So long, spoiled children

By Rob Long

McCain's jab at USC may prove to be a stroke of campaign genius.

 

 

Spy Cases Raise Concern on China’s Intentions

By NEIL A. LEWIS

Recent spy cases have intensified the evaluation in intelligence and law enforcement circles about the breadth of the threat from China.

 

 

Obama accepts Jackson's apology for crude remark
The Associated Press - CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shrugged off a crude comment aimed at him by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, accepting an apology for a remark Jackson made as he contended that Obama wasn't speaking to issues important to the ...

 

 

Xinhua

Ronson Spins New Lohan Tracks
MTV.uk - As the worlds press speculates about the nature of their relationship, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are going about their business.
Ronson Gifts Lohan with Commitment Ring? San Francisco Chronicle
Ronson buys $22000 for Lindsay Lohan Sify
FN' Famous - Entertainmentwise - Courier Mail - Gay Socialites
all 194 news articles »

 

 

 

Los Angeles Times

Live from Lively, Google's New 3D Virtual World
BusinessWeek - What if the Web could be more life-like and immersive? It’sa question technophiles have been asking for a while, but Google engineers have finally taken the wraps off their answer: Lively is the company’s 3D social network, a series of chat rooms that ...
Google Introduces a Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat Rooms New York Times
Hey Google, Get A Real (Second) Life CRN
InformationWeek - ZDNet - eWeek - BetaNews
all 432 news articles »

 

 

Obama's frequent regrets may make us sorry
Atlanta Journal Constitution - By Luke Boggs Barack Obama just may be the most regretful figure in American politics, no small feat for a freshman senator. On Wednesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said he regretted allowing his young daughters to participate in ...

 

US Foreclosures Rose 53% in June, Bank Seizures Almost Triple
Bloomberg - By Dan Levy July 10 (Bloomberg) -- US foreclosure filings rose 53 percent in June from a year earlier and bank repossessions almost tripled as deteriorating property values and higher payments on adjustable mortgages forced more people to give up their ...

 

 

Los Angeles Times

The Fannie and Freddie doomsday scenario
CNNMoney.com - By Katie Benner, writer-reporter NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Here's a scary, and relevant, question to ponder as the housing market continues to slide: What would it take for the government to step in and help Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and how would a ...

 

Robert Downey Jr 'to play Holmes' BBC News

 

 

Hollywood’s hero deficit. Movies no longer portray genuine heroism, even though that’s precisely what audiences want

to see... more»

 

 

A mathematician takes a look at some of the beautiful minds on offer in film ... [more]

 

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Geeks still waiting for the technological rapture of the singularity ... [more]

 

 

The wetware that gives rise to consciousness is far too complex to be replicated in a computer anytime soon ... [more]

 

 

Ancient ice sheets fell like dominoes ... [more]

 

 

 

 

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Subject: book stuff

Date: Jul 10, 2008 4:27 AM

Turning the page on books Globe and Mail, Canada - Jul 8, 2008 What will change the way we read books? While the evolution of the e-book has intrigued book lovers and techies, it could be a very different bright idea ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibraryThing http://www.librarything.com/ http://www.librarything.com/blog/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/ http://www.goodreads.com/blog/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/ http://shelfari.typepad.com/