Just What We Didn’t Need: Sony To Release ‘Angry Birds’ Movie in 2016


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Some works of art have long been thought to be unfilmable. Marcel Proust’s In Search Of Lost Time. David Foster Wallace‘s Infinite Jest. James Joyce’s Ulysses. Pac-Man. But that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from trying, and occasionally it’s led to some fairly decent results: Michael Ondaatje’s difficult, non-linear novel The English Patient was pretty good, John [...]

The Bachelor Recap: Season 17, Episode 11 – Finale


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Oh my beloved little squirrels. We’ve made it. Sean Lowe, the snooziest, most fake “reclaimed” virgin ever, if THAT isn’t the most bullshit thing ever, is going to make his decision between Catherine and Lindsay and if I’M watching three hours of The Bachelor, so are you. Or you could just read this instead. Totes up to you. More »

‘Real Life Mario Kart’ Is The Best Thing Ever


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Video games were born right around the same time I was, and I’ve been voraciously devouring them, writing about them, and talking about them ad nauseum on the Internet for so long that it’s a wonder I’m married and was able to procreate twice.  If I had to write down a list of the all-time [...]

You Have To See This: China’s $48 Million ‘World Of Warcraft’ Knock-Off Theme Park


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Copyright is a tricky issue. Copyright infringement can be even trickier, since it seems like half the world fails to grasp even the most rudimentary basics of copyright (i.e. you don’t need to “file” or “claim” your copyright in any official capacity, it is granted to you at the moment of creation) and half the [...]

Children Still Watching Too Much Television Despite Doctors Saying, “No, Bad Dog!”


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It’s been drilled into us for years that kids shouldn’t spend so much time in front of the television, and for good reason. With obesity rates off the charts and behavioral issues running rampant, health professionals and parents have come to regard television as an evil life-sucking force…that most of us still watch anyway, in [...]