Ah yes. Springtime. Warm air, longer days, excursions to the park, and most importantly, baseball. Which really means fantasy baseball. For six months every year, fantasy ... See photo >
The best children's toy ever. It's a total classic, been around for ages, and it's not going anywhere. Who ever thought modular building blocks could be so much fun? Ole Kirk ... See photo >
I have to confess that life hasn't been very good lately. Work around the clock, not enough free time, trying to have kids and crashing badly... all while moving to a country I ... Read >
More people indicate a desire to get to work by bicycle than ever try. There are three kinds of reasons given for not trying: unsolvable problems, unresolved problems, and ... Read >
The summer blockbuster of 2010. Love it or hate it, you know you have an opinion about it. This is the place to share the latest theories, discoveries, interpretations, or gripes.
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I thought this was an ingenious way to come up with the original score and is an apt appropriation of Edith Piaf's "Non, je ne Regrette Rien" if you take into consideration ... Watch >
In Christopher Nolan's "Inception" a specialist in corporate mental espionage and his co-workers penetrate the minds of their slumbering targets.
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As a dream researcher, I'm being asked every day which of "Inception"; premises about dreams are true and which are there only in the service of its sci-fi plot.
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The Google-Verizon proposal is virtually opposite of the FCC goal, and shoots the two in the foot by proving exactly why real net neutrality is necessary.
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Facebook Wednesday took issue with Google and Verizon's proposal to exempt cellular networks from rules that would ensure equal treatment of Internet traffic.
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27 World Series Championships. 40 American League Pennants. The Bronx Bombers. The Bronx Zoo. The Evil Empire. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, ... See photo >
"Empire State of Mind" will always remind me of the 2009 post-season and watching the last three outs of Game 6 of the World Series in Times Square. Number 27 baby!
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In addition to doing the wave, no self-respecting Yankee fan would ever be in favor of a mascot. Behold Dandy, the short-lived Yankee mascot from 1979-1981. I just had to post ... See photo >
Mr. Steinbrenner bought a declining team in 1973, and then, in an often tumultuous reign, placed his stamp on seven World Series championship teams.
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I'm addicted to this tea. It's a green tea with toasted brown rice (some are popped so it looks like popcorn). It's got a nutty, hearty flavor to it. Full bodied and savory. ... See photo >
It was my distinct pleasure to go and see Inception about 3 weeks ago with a good friend who simply raved about the movie. I fell in love the second it started. I loved it so ... See photo >
Video of Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC Transportation Commissioner, talking about the city's plans for more bike lanes. More bike lanes = More bikers.
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CC Sabathia strapped the Yankees on his back and provided the deep pitching performance they've been needing, helping lead his team to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays that ... Read >
Most of us are familiar with the popular song "Fuck You" by Cee Lo, but I doubt many of us realized just how perfectly the tune could be applied to one of gaming's most torrid ... Read >
As if you didn't know what the spinning top ending really meant! Still, if there's a glimmer of doubt in your mind, check out what Sir Michael Caine says about it here. ... Read >
I'm not sure what caught my attention more here, the fact that someone made a bacon Kevin Bacon or the fact that the artist's description of the creation process is a bit freaky.
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That Lego printer that printed documents with pens was cool and everything, but a Lego 3D printer made from 2,400 bricks, that builds a Lego creation of your dreams? Now we're ... Read >
Freddy Schuman, known to fans as Freddy Sez, roamed the stadium's aisles for more than 20 years with a frying pan and spoon for spectators to whack.
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Chalk up more bikeway innovation to the folks at the NYC Department of Transportation. Now nearly complete, the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is now safer and ... Read >
President Obama faces a liberal constituency that is disappointed about the lack of progress on their core issues and quick to jump to negative conclusions.
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Many of us are zombies without 8 hours of sleep, while envied others seem to get by just fine on much less. Now geneticists have homed in on the first gene in the general ... Read >
We all gotta start somewhere. For Steve Jobs, that meant his parents' garage, where in 1976 he sold his first batch of 200 Apple-1 computers for the vaguely demonic price of ... Read >
There is some confusion out there about how youTube counts video views. How do I know this? Well, at least I was confused. So here are a few things I figured
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There is no limit to the wondrous nature of the Lego brick, as Ben Caulkins shows today: Behold, Master Chief's helmet made of Lego. It doesn't only look perfect, but you can ... Read >
I was pretty pumped about the prospect of multitouch music apps before the iPad's release, but iOS 3.x didn't give developers too many audio options to work with. iOS 4.2, ... Read >
There's no limit, no limit I tell you, to the power of Lego. This is a do-it-your-self 3D laser scanner made of Lego used to scan Lego pieces to use it in a Lego 3D design ... Read >
Shinya Kimura's scratch built motorcycles are beautiful, and this short video profile, directed by Henrik Hansen and shot byAdam Richards, is very well made
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