Science and Technology

The time of Alexander draws nigh (November 24 to be precise), Oliver Stone’s epic historical biopic of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures in history. Click on the above banner for every manner of interactive doo-dad and gizmo relating to the film, starring a blonde Colin Farrell as …

These guys were ahead of their time, as proprietor Jonny says, “It is strange to see the number of Playlist-type brands appearing across the world right now, so I guess we are onto something.” This is essentially live iPod-casting. We mentioned the very cool “Playlist” iPod club slam in London …

We mentioned at the end of October the fascinating discovery of a new species of little humans on the Indonesian island of Flores. Now, inevitably, controversy has erupted over whether Homo floresiensis is descended from an archaic human species, Homo erectus, or from modern humans, Homo sapien. The knives are …

As I stated here in September when the FCC unanimously imposed a fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s Nipplegate, it was time to close the book and move on. CBS disagrees and has appealed the $550K fine (the maximum $27,500 for each of the twenty Viacom-owned CBS affiliates), the largest …

The arrival of Disney’s National Treasure is now just a couple of weeks away (November 19). Disney is going all out with the interactive goodies on film website: search for clues, find treasure, research the historical facts and assumptions behind the film. Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars as Benjamin …

Blogumentary debuts tonight at the City Pages Documentary Film Festival in Minneapolis: Chuck Olsen [no relation], director. 70 minutes. A message from the blogosphere: “Hi there. My name is Chuck Olsen, and I’m producing an independent documentary about blogs. Blogs empower us to tell our story, to spout and debate …

We already know SubPop is the coolest, but how about this bribe, I mean photo contest, as a reminder? Do you like to take photos? Do you love Sub Pop bands? Well then, this contest is for you! We’re giving away a FujiFilm Finepix E510 digital camera and a copy …

As I mentioned here, the actual logistics of voting are just as important as intent and rationale: if you don’t know how to vote or where to vote, your voice won’t be heard. That’s why a site like MyPollingSite.com is such a helpful tool. But with legal challenges, varying eligibility …

In case you haven’t been surveyed enough, these fine folks are conducting another; but at least this is about you, specifically: We are conducting an online survey that examines the motivations for accessing the Web, weblogs, chat rooms, bulletin boards and other Internet resources for political information. We are specifically …

Remains of a 3 1/2 tall archaic human species, Homo floresiensis, have been found on an island 370 miles east of Bali – the species may have survived into the 16th century: Despite their stature, they were mighty hunters. They made stone tools with which they speared giant rats, clubbed …