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Shirtless Justin Bieber tries to upstage Grammys, takes down Ustream instead

By Sam Byford on February 11, 2013 01:40 am + 111 comments

Video streaming glitches scuppered Justin Bieber's efforts to outshine the Grammy Awards tonight. Continue reading…
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MAGFest remembers game music's glory days as 'Journey' goes for Grammy gold

By Joshua Kopstein on February 10, 2013 06:00 pm + 6 comments

With a game soundtrack going up against the works of orchestral juggernauts like John Williams and Continue reading…
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'Room 237' explores 'The Shining' and the conspiracy theories it spawned

By Amar Toor on February 10, 2013 05:29 pm + 32 comments

IFC Midnight this week released a new trailer for Room 237 — the forthcoming documentary about Continue reading…
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William Shatner questions Reddit's permissive culture, suggests 'downvoting' won't deter hate

By T.C. Sottek on February 10, 2013 02:24 pm + 319 comments

Some celebrities leave Reddit shortly after they collect easy publicity, but Star Trek's William Continue reading…
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The best writing of the week, February 10

By Thomas Houston on February 10, 2013 10:30 am + 7 comments

We all know the feeling. You're sleepless in the sad hours of the night or stumbling around early on Continue reading…
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Watch this year's Oscar contenders for best animated short (update)

By Jeff Blagdon on February 9, 2013 11:13 pm + 14 comments

2013’s Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film are out, and with the exception of Maggie Continue reading…
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Egypt blocks YouTube for one month for hosting anti-Islam movie that sparked riots

By Aaron Souppouris on February 9, 2013 12:40 pm + 92 comments

An Egyptian court has ordered that YouTube be blocked in the country for one month for hosting an Continue reading…
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'Beowulf' and other historic manuscripts available for free online

By Aaron Souppouris on February 9, 2013 11:00 am + 6 comments

The British Library, famed for holding every book published in the UK over the past hundred years, Continue reading…
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Watch this: 'Journey' auteur Jenova Chen explains how gameplay sprang from a single emotion

By Sean Hollister on February 8, 2013 06:08 pm + 24 comments

In 2006, six years before Journey would arrive on the PlayStation 3 to great praise, game designer Continue reading…
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The actors are robots, but the emotion is human

By Paul Miller on February 8, 2013 04:12 pm + 25 comments

As The Verge's official robotic theater critic, I was understandably excited to get word of the Continue reading…