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Rap Genius launches 'News Genius' to explain current events

By Carl Franzen on May 1, 2013 11:41 am + 11 comments

Rap Genius, the popular site that lets users explain rap lyrics by annotating specific words and Continue reading…
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Steven Soderbergh says studios are keeping 'cinema' out of movie theaters

By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 1, 2013 10:56 am + 31 comments

Fewer viewers are going to the movies each year, and more of what they're seeing is from big-budget Continue reading…
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I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet

By Paul Miller on May 1, 2013 10:40 am + 686 comments

I was wrong. One year ago I left the internet. I thought it was making me unproductive. I thought Continue reading…
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Watch Tom Selleck's audition for 'Indiana Jones' and other iconic screen tests

By Matt Brian on May 1, 2013 05:29 am + 25 comments

Before Hollywood's biggest movies have even entered production, casting directors, scriptwriters and Continue reading…
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Dances with atoms: IBM researchers create a short film using only microscopic particles

By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 1, 2013 12:01 am + 40 comments

A group of IBM researchers took a break from studying atomic data storage to work on something a bit Continue reading…
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J.J. Abrams expects John Williams to score 'Star Wars: Episode VII'

By Sam Byford on April 30, 2013 08:13 pm + 31 comments

J.J. Abrams, director of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII, believes that legendary composer John Continue reading…
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Netflix continues its original programming onslaught with 'Orange is the New Black' on July 11th

By Bryan Bishop on April 30, 2013 05:36 pm + 60 comments

Netflix hasn't been coy about its ambitions with original programming this year: from House of Cards Continue reading…
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The Verge Playlist: Songs for Paul

By Laura June on April 30, 2013 02:15 pm + 56 comments

Just over a year ago, Paul Miller came to my house for dinner. He already knew he was going to l Continue reading…
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Ben Kingsley describes what drives The Mandarin in this exclusive 'Iron Man 3' featurette

By Bryan Bishop on April 30, 2013 12:00 pm + 109 comments

Robert Downey Jr.'s return in Iron Man 3 is just days away for US audiences — and this time around Continue reading…
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Guest animator glitches out 'Adventure Time,' but believes the style won't last

By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 30, 2013 10:14 am + 12 comments

Earlier this month, the flat, cartoon style of Adventure Time was transformed into a gorgeous 3D Continue reading…