Culture Archive

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  BitTorrent goes legit with new ‘gated’ file format

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 7, 2013 02:00 pm + 68 comments

  DJ Kaskade. Kazaa. LimeWire. Napster. There are hardly any widely used filesharing sites that Continue reading…

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  ‘Sword & Sworcery’ composer Jim Guthrie releases first solo album in a decade

  By Andrew Webster on May 7, 2013 12:40 pm + 14 comments

  "I'm a lot more comfortable doing instrumental music," explains Jim Guthrie. "I feel like I can say Continue reading…

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  'Upstream Color,' the new film from 'Primer' director Shane Carruth, available online now

  By Adi Robertson on May 7, 2013 12:21 pm + 26 comments

  Upstream Color, the beautiful and acclaimed indie sci-fi film from Primer director Shane Carruth, is Continue reading…

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  NIN art director Rob Sheridan on 'Broken' controversy: 'this was never meant to be so easy to watch'

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 7, 2013 12:03 pm + 28 comments

  Yesterday, the Nine Inch Nails Broken film — an oft-bootlegged, never officially released, Continue reading…

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  Who am I? Data and DNA answer one of life’s big questions

  By Laura June on May 7, 2013 11:02 am + 162 comments

  In March nearly 7,000 people traveled to the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Point and click to take down Nixon in 'Watergate: The Video Game'

  By Sam Byford on May 6, 2013 10:48 pm + 2 comments

  Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter whose work with Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal Continue reading…

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  Article

  Hollywood studios analyze scripts to turn them into algorithmic hits

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 6, 2013 05:22 pm + 34 comments

  Making a movie in Hollywood is no cheap venture — that's why for a mere $20,000 or so extra, many Continue reading…

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  Nine Inch Nails' 20-year old 'Broken' film is too violent for Vimeo (update)

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 6, 2013 01:50 pm + 80 comments

  Way back in 1992, Nine Inch Nails released the Broken EP, perhaps Trent Reznor's most purely Continue reading…

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  'Iron Man 3' blows away the box office with $175 million opening weekend

  By Amar Toor on May 6, 2013 05:53 am + 132 comments

  Iron Man 3 performed heroically at the box office over the weekend, posting the second-highest Continue reading…

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  Origins of 'The Empire Strikes Back'

  By Dan Seifert on May 5, 2013 02:57 pm + 32 comments

  The unofficial Star Wars holiday of May the Fourth won't be back for another year, but you can still Continue reading…