Culture Archive

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  Amazon book reviewers as reliable as professional critics, says Harvard research

  By Adi Robertson on May 17, 2012 09:35 am + 16 comments

  Literary pursuits are beset on all sides, it seems. Not only do computers rank student essays about Continue reading…

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  'Community' cast get digitized for video game finale

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 17, 2012 08:22 am + 38 comments

  Not content with being re-imagined as anime characters earlier this season, the cast of NBC's C Continue reading…

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  Monmouth in Wales becomes the world's first 'Wikipedia town'

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 17, 2012 07:18 am + 14 comments

  Welsh county town Monmouth might not seem like a hub for technical innovation, but thanks to a Continue reading…

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  'Space Program: Mars' exhibit brings NASA's glory days to Park Avenue

  By Jamie Keene on May 17, 2012 05:55 am + 1 comments

  Artist Tom Sachs' latest installation could be seen as a "what might have been" if the golden age of Continue reading…

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  One's Street Tweeter paints your political statements on the pavement

  By Bryan Bishop on May 17, 2012 03:02 am + 7 comments

  We've seen tweets printed out and read aloud, but what about tweets painted onto asphalt? That's Continue reading…

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  US Department of Justice says citizens have a broad right to record police officers on duty

  By T.C. Sottek on May 16, 2012 05:57 pm + 181 comments

  The US Department of Justice sent a strongly worded letter to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Continue reading…

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  NYU ITP's Spring 2012 tech-art showcase

  on May 16, 2012 03:19 pm

  Google booths, Plinko poetry, and burrito printers (oh my!). Continue reading…

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  Plinko poetry, a burrito printer, and more at NYU ITP's tech-art showcase

  By Joshua Kopstein on May 16, 2012 03:19 pm + 3 comments

  Outside of the seasonal showcases for NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, you'd be Continue reading…

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  Microsoft-backed HTML5 'Prometheus' tie-in recruits you for Weyland Industries

  By Adi Robertson on May 16, 2012 01:08 pm + 13 comments

  Much as it did with The Hunger Games, Microsoft is advertising the HTML5 capabilities of its Continue reading…

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  New 'Prometheus' teaser, plus a clip from our exclusive interview with screenwriter Damon Lindelof

  By Adi Robertson on May 16, 2012 11:45 am + 15 comments

  We've received another few hints about the world of Prometheus, Ridley Scott's new sci-fi project, Continue reading…