A GOOD JOKE “When you’re a comedian, you’re supposed to be funny. So the worst thing for me is not being funny.” A GOOD STEW “A nice peasant stew, I like. That’s good food.” GOLF “I like golf. Eh, well, I suppose I like it, but do I enjoy it? I don’t know. I can’t say it really relaxes me. I’m not even thinking about my surroundings, and how pretty it’s all supposed to be....
As if that weren’t enough damage to have to control, a pair of European programmers announced on the same day that they were able to bypass the copy protection on DVDs because a DVD software licensee failed to secure its decryption key. The licensee: Xing Technologies, which RealNetworks acquired earlier this year. Thanks to Xing’s blunder, a tiny program called DeCSS that will allow anyone to copy DVDs to their hard drives is making the rounds on the Internet, leaving Hollywood execs quaking in their BMWs....
Awards of this size are typically reduced on appeal. And GM said it will indeed appeal. It maintains that the crash and fire were not its fault, and that its tank met safety requirements. The blame, GM says, lies with the drunk driver who rammed the car. Continuing legal battles over this case are certain to keep the nightmare alive for the victims and GM.
Linklater, who co-wrote “Sunrise” with Kim Krizan, debuted with the independent movie “Slacker.” Since then, he’s made deals with big studios, but he remains a conscientious objector, refusing to kowtow to Hollywood’s idea of dramatic tension. “Sunrise” is an audaciously talky movie, and it plays out in something approximating real time. We go to the movies to escape real time, of course. But that may be this movie’s true contribution: that it picks up the ordinary moment, dusts it off and hands it back to you....
However, for being such a well-loved anime, to have only one significant video game adaptation is both surprising and unsurprising. Much like licensed games based on comicbook heroes from Marvel or DC, games based on anime were similarly hit or miss on quality and production value in 2005. Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Serenade (Serenade of Reminiscence) released on PS2 only in Japan, and received a similarly mediocre reception at the time....
Long before the events of Game of Thrones and the story of House of the Dragon, there was the Long Night. It was a time of much conflict and strife as the earliest residents of Westeros fought valiantly to protect the world from malicious creatures. While it may not be filled with notable characters or houses vying for the Iron Throne, it was still a very important part of Westeros history, and it could make a great setting for a video game....
The skinny: When ailing DEC charged Intel last May with infringing on its speedy Alpha chip, pundits laughed, calling the suit a desperate act. Sure, the Alpha was hot, but why would Intel, ruler of microprocessors, need to steal its innards? (Analysts estimate that Digital ships 300,000 Alpha chips a year, while Intel moves a total of 65 million of its brainy items.) Now the last laugh belongs to ....
Fortunately, following a gluten-free diet doesn’t mean you have to avoid all grains. There are a number of grains that are naturally gluten-free. These grains include oats, quinoa, millet, amaranth, and corn. This article will discuss which grains are gluten-free, where to buy them, and the best ways to enjoy them. What Are Gluten-Free Grains? Gluten is a form of protein that can be found in wheat products and some other grains such as rye and barley....
Pokemon such as Snorlax, Arceus, and Lugia have flutes associated with them, and even the anime series and movies have featured the musical instrument. The prevalence of flutes may be inspired by Japanese culture, though one doesn’t need to know anything about the culture’s history to appreciate the beautiful notes of the instrument. Should more Pokemon Legends games be released, it could be an opportunity for even more flutes to be introduced....
As Leonard conducts his concise and knowing tour of the pop-music business in Los Angeles, he makes the same joke work that made ““Get Shorty’’ so funny. The nicest, most honest man in sight is Chili, an ex-mobster who just stumbles into legitimacy. But Leonard freshens the formula with enough new twists and baroque characters–like Elliott, the gay half-Samoan rock bodyguard who wants to get into pictures–that you forget you’ve more or less read this one before....
In short, the main protagonist of the first game, Joel, was brutally murdered not long into the opening moments of The Last of Us 2, catching many off guard and upsetting those who loved the character. A risky creative choice sets the events in motion for one of the best reviewed PS4 exclusives, but more could be on the way. If the rumors of story DLC for The Last of Us 2 are true, Naughty Dog would be wise to follow Destiny 2’s example for how to renew fan perception of a character....
Yaari was already famous for amazing breakthrough interviews with Egypt’s Sadat, Morocco’s King Hassan and, of course, King Hussein of Jordan—before there was any talk of diplomatic ties with the Jewish state. His advice was simple. The journey since has been anything but. Nonetheless, Yaari turned out to be right. The only way to break down stereotypes about Jews was to show up at the doors of leaders whose border officials were allergic to any passports that had been stamped in Israel....
The jobs being advertised are for a Lead Environment Artist and a Senior Producer over at Visceral Games Montreal, the developers behind the Army of Two franchise. Looking at the importance of both of the job titles, it is pretty obvious that a new Army of Two game is in the very early stages of its life, and it is almost certain that a new title will not be hitting shelves this year....
Now it seems that the problem is far graver than anyone thought. Last week Environmental Protection Agency chief William Reilly announced that ozone loss over the United States since 1978 has amounted to a “stunning” 4 to 5 percent. The preliminary satellite data, which scientists have been analyzing since last autumn, show that Europe, the Soviet Union and northern Asia experienced similar losses, while areas at the latitude of Sweden and Hudson Bay saw losses of 8 percent....
Intelligence sources say it’s hard to exaggerate the importance of Hambali’s capture. They explain he was not only the “operational mastermind” of Al Qaeda’s Southeast Asian affiliate, Jemaah Islamiah, but he was also Osama bin Laden’s senior representative in the region. The 39-year-old native of West Java has been implicated in planning the 9/11 attacks, the nightclub bombings that killed some 200 people on the island of Bali in October 2002 and other deadly terrorist incidents....
Those prayers ended last week, when Jackson, spurred by a looming tabloid expose, confessed to the nation. “This is no time for evasions, denials or alibis,” he said in a written statement. The child, a girl now 20 months old, was conceived while the Baptist minister was counseling President Clinton following his affair with Monica Lewinsky. For many, the Jackson story represents more than the private misstep of yet another public figure....
I say this confidently after spending a bit–a very modest bit–of quality time with the Russian president. His press office invited me and eight other Western correspondents to hear his spin on the Slovenian summit with George W. Bush. But we talked about a lot more than that, going beyond missile defense to oil, to China, Chechnya, press freedom and his own lessons from life in the KGB. After nearly three hours of give and take, I left the room impressed with a man unnervingly in control of his job–even if I wasn’t always convinced by his arguments....
