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Science fiction is a genre of film that depends on suspension of disbelief, more so than any other type of film. We live in a world where there are police cars chasing fleeing suspects every day, so the car chases in action films are reasonable. We live in a world where someone like Jeffrey Dahmer […]

It is possible to live in a more environmentally friendly manner despite the fact that living green has taken on a decided political tone in recent years. There are cities right now that have quietly made strides in several areas including air quality, transportation and electricity by taking available information and applying it their local […]

While greasy, grimy gopher guts from the children’s song didn’t make the cut, several meals from some of the most popular restaurant chains scattered across the nation are on the list of the (cue up the dramatic chipmunk’s theme song) Worst Foods in America. I’m sure there are several restaurants in your neighborhood that cooked […]

I’ve never been the first one to adopt any new video game system. The initial launching prices and general lack of titles available for the system (whatever it may be) is always enough to make me sit back and wait for six months or a year.  I like to buy a system knowing it will […]

We’re about six weeks into 2008, so, if you’re like the bulk of the people who made New Year’s resolutions, you’re back to those old habits you desperately wanted to discard. One of the most popular resolutions every year is to lose weight. By now, those dastardly tempting sweet treats have weaseled their way back […]

The big story of the seventh generation of video games (that would be the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Nintendo Wii) is not the ongoing battle to have the fastest processors, the highest-definition picture, or the ability to play the next generation of home entertainment video discs.  While those things have been prominently featured, […]

Science fiction geeks can rest easy know that while light sabers haven’t hit the open market just yet, holograms have been (and continue to be) worked on all the time in labs. Ars Technica outlines a paper describing new technology that could bring us closer to the real holodeck of the future. Past implementations were […]

If you identifiy with the Cult of Mac, then get on over to this list of the Top 100 Essential Mac Applications. It’s divided into various sections to give you a clear idea what’s going on. They include apps for computer file management, Internet/connectivity, multimedia, small applications (you know, the ones just for fun), tools […]

George Orwell would have a field day with this. Apparently the FBI is on the move to collect all the personal information it would need to turn America into a giant Where’s Waldo. Are you wearing your candy cane stripes? A sizable $1 billion contract is about to be awarded to a lucky firm in […]