Many people in Hollywood considered "Life of Pi" to be unfilmable. Now that it's about to hit theaters Wednesday, there's a...
The Legacy of Linus Torvalds: Linux, Git, and One Giant Flamethrower
Label: Technology Linus Torvalds created Linux, which now runs vast swathes of the internet, including Google and Facebook. And he invented Git, software that’s now used by developers across the net to build new applications of all kinds. But that’s not all Torvalds has given the internet.He’s also started some serious flame wars. Over the past few years, Torvalds has emerged as one of the most articulate and...
Bieber sweeps American Music Awards with big wins
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Canadian pop star Justin Bieber swept the American Music Awards on Sunday, topping strong competition from Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, and sending newcomers British boybands One Direction and The Wanted home empty-handed.Bieber, 18, won all three categories in which he was nominated, including the night’s biggest award, artist of the...
Teenage Boys, Worried About Body Image, Take Health Risks
Label: HealthBéatrice de Géa for The New York TimesDavid Abusheikh at a gym in Brooklyn. He goes six days a week and says he uses protein supplements to help build muscle. It is not just girls these days who are consumed by an unattainable body image. Take David Abusheikh. At age 15, he started lifting weights for two hours a day, six days a week. Now that he is a senior at Fort Hamilton High School in...
Which Tablet to Buy Among Dozens Confuses Shoppers
Label: BusinessHoliday shoppers with a tablet computer on their gift list this year might be forgiven for feeling a little panicked. Look at the tablets available online or at a consumer electronics store and it can be dizzying to choose from among the dozens of slim rectangles with touch screens — each with various sizes, features, prices and applications. Tablets were supposed to be a simple alternative...
Nov
18
A young shooting victim wrestles with his fears
Label: World After the nightmares started, Davien Graham avoided his bicycle.In his dreams, he pedaled his silver BMX bike through his neighborhood,...
Israel's Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing <em>Warcraft</em>
Label: Technology War has once again erupted between Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces, with the Gaza-based militant group launching hundreds of rockets and missiles at Israeli towns. But many of these projectiles never made it to their targets, thanks to the new Iron Dome missile defense system that’s arguably become this conflict’s most important technological difference-maker. This article, first published...
NY Times article questions what CEO knew of BBC sex scandal: can Mark Thompson survive?
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The New York Times has turned its guns on one of its own, and right about now Mark Thompson must be looking for somewhere in the corporate suite to hide.In a devastating article, the paper of record raises questions about what its newly minted chief executive officer knew about a pedophilia scandal at the BBC and when he knew...
The Neediest Cases: Emerging From a Bleak Life to Become Fabulous Phil
Label: HealthFor years, Phillip Johnson was caught in what seemed like an endless trench of bad luck. He was fired from a job, experienced intensifying psychological problems, lost his apartment and spent time in homeless shelters. At one point, he was hospitalized after overdosing on an antipsychotic drug. “I had a rough road,” he said. Since his hospital stay two years ago, and despite setbacks,...
Nov
17
Former O.C. Sheriff Michael Carona seeks to cut prison sentence
Label: World Attorneys for former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona — who is now serving 66 months in federal prison for witness tampering...
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