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There are certain years that can always be looked at in the movies that act as turning points. I look at 1994, for example, as a year that really started the wave of quality quirkiness when offbeat met gritty with such movies as Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, and Forrest Gump. For science fiction, the year was 1982. As Boing Boing points out, it was a year loaded with trend-setting movies that helped to continue what Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind had built up in previous years. This 1982 preview of the summer’s big science fiction movies seems to prove…

We reported earlier that the NY Times is finding success with its paywall model for generating revenues and increasing profits. On the other side of the fence is News Corp, which has walked along similar paths over the past couple of years but can’t seem to find the right mix and is now showing a loss of $2.1 billion in its recent SEC filing. According to Techcrunch: The non-cash loss is attributed to the closing of the News of the World as well as “a write-down of New News Corporation’s goodwill of approximately $1.3 billion and a write-down of the indefinite-lived intangible assets (primarily…

Most industry experts (AKA Tech Bloggers) thought that when the NY Times website went to an online subscription model in March, 2011, that it was the beginning of the end for the once proud media giant. It was called a desperate move that would not yield the results that they were expecting. The general opinion was that a free and open internet was the way to go and embracing it by generating revenue through online advertising made much more sense than asking people who were used to free news to suddenly pay up to read what they can find on other sites. Everyone who felt this way was apparently wrong. The…

We have become heavy duty space savers, even if we have the money to afford luxurious homes, we want to make the most out of all the space we have, besides it’s kind of neat when you can show off a hidden door or two, but what about a floor that turns into a swimming pool? …

If you are looking to catch up on any of the most popular videos that broadcasted on YouTube or are looking to revisit which top videos made the top YouTube list of 2012, you have to look no further then YouTube itself. …

If there was any doubt that the world is going mobile, 2012 eliminated the last ounce of it. People are buying up mobile devices as often as they change the oil in their cars and it shows in the statistics for Apple and the rest of the mobile world. In this year-in-review from The Mobile Future Coalition, we get to touch on some interesting statistics that show everything from Facebook to NASA are buying into the mobile phenomenon to the point that it can no longer really be called a phenomenon. It’s a part of life. Here’s the video: …

It is the eve to what the Mayans have stated will be the end of the world tomorrow; do you believe this to be true? I am not sure if I should laugh at the theory or stock up on cans of beans and build a make-shift shelter in the basement in case it happens and I do survive. I have always been fascinated in the way Hollywood makes the end of the world look on the big screen and have often wondered if that is what it would look like, but then again, I guess I wouldn’t be around to see it now would I? …

Swedish homes are known for their stylish simplicity, where the interior is glamorous and fashionably desired. This still remains true for one family in Sweden who decided to go even simpler with an L-shaped home. …

Making snowflakes as a kid is one of the best memories I have as a tradition during the Holiday Season, I like being crafty and making any type of art that I can hang puts a smile on my face. That is why learning how I can turn what use to be an ordinary snowflake into one that replicates that of a Star Wars character or figure is one craft I am yearning to learn. …

Just when you think you have seen it all, you find a Facebook page that is solely dedicated to making origami of Star Wars figures. Then you find out that there is a website…let’s just say the world better not end on Friday after this latest discovery… I need time! …