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LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tiger Woods Among Athletes Making Far More in Endoresment Deals Than Contracts and Winnings Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:01AMSecondary sources of income are usually just that: Secondary. There's a reason we have the saying "Don't quit your day job." In some cases, though, the day job hardly pays the bills. That's the case for golfers such as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, according to Business Insider. The PGA Tour stars make more than 90 percent of their income off endorsements, rather than their winnings. In both ...
Running, leaping, vaulting in the city: Parkour gains popularity as a sport and a philosophy Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:36PMChristian Fernandez took a running start and leaped over his 2006 Honda Civic.His explanation?"I am just being artistic," Fernandez said with a smile after clearing the car -- about 4½ feet wide and 5 feet high -- using a technique called a speed vault.
Daily indieWIRE Clicks: Weekend Recap, Dubstep Music Video, Nicole Holofcener Looks Back & More Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:38PMToday on indieWIRE, we highlighted the weekend's indie news you might have missed, Nicole Holofcener spoke about the making of "Walking and Talking" 15 years ago and much more. indieWIRE’s Weekend Recap: Seven Stories Not to Miss from the Holiday Weekend In case you were too busy celebrating America’s 235th birthday yesterday to check the latest indie film news, here's a place to start. FIRST ...
From the iW Vaults | Mark Gill: "Yes, The Sky Really Is Falling." Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:38PMThis month indieWIRE turns 15. In honor of our decade and a half in the game we've dug through our vaults to uncover some old goodies. Check back throughout this month for some old classics. Here's our 2008 first person in which Mark Gill declared provocatively "Yes, The Sky Really Is Falling." Speaking at the L.A. Film Festival's Financing Conference, the then CEO of The Film Department (and ...
Rewind: I love 'Warehouse 13' Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:22PM'Warehouse 13: Season 2' I have an unnatural adoration for "Warehouse 13," the series about the warehouse where they store all the supernatural gizmos discovered throughout history (think the warehouse from the end of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"). The second season builds on the intrigue of the first and amps it up with an overarching storyline about the enigmatic H.G. Wells.
Presenting the Yahoo! Sports World Top 10, Week 4 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:05PMIt's time for our own golf ranking system for the top players on the planet. Why? That's easy. The one used now isn't good enough. For one thing, it evaluates golfers over a two-year period. Two years! A lot can happen in two years. (Ask Tiger Woods .) For another, the current system gives too much credit to players who prevail against less competitive fields halfway across the globe. Therefore ...
Presenting the Yahoo! Sports World Top 10, Week 4 Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:24PMIt's time for our own golf ranking system for the top players on the planet. Why? That's easy. The one used now isn't good enough. For one thing, it evaluates golfers over a two-year period. Two years! A lot can happen in two years. (Ask Tiger Woods .) For another, the current system gives too much credit to players who prevail against less competitive fields halfway across the globe. Therefore ...
U.S. Senate, video game maker Bethesda are latest targets of Lulz hackers Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 4:13PMA group of hackers has gained access to the websites of the U.S. Senate and video game company Bethesda Softworks, the latest in a series of cyberattacks plaguing a broad range of online victims.
Calibur11 Signs Licensing Agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment of America for Vault Cases Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 12:26PMDULUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The summer just got a little hotter as Calibur11 today announced it is bringing its popular Vault system of 3D Gaming Armor and accessories line to owners of the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Beginning its roll-out in select markets this month, the stylish cases can be customized by color, accessory and nameplate, all while offering protection to ...
THQ Unveils Metro: Last Light Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 10:13AMAGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--THQ (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that the hugely anticipated sequel to 2010’s multiple Interactive Achievement Award finalist, Metro 2033, is scheduled for release in Calendar 2012, for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC. Metro: Last Light will immerse the player in ...
DVD picks Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 5:33PMSci-fi drama; unrated (some disturbing images, but safe for teens); Blu-ray reissue
B-Mets Commit Six Errors in Loss to Harrisburg Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 9:11PMCourtesy: bmets.com BINGHAMTON, NY - The Binghamton Mets matched a season-high with four errors and watched their losing streak hit five games as they fell to the Harrisburg Senators by a 7-2 score today at NYSEG Stadium. The first inning proved ominous as Jordany Valdespin's throwing error allowed Josh Johnson to reach base safely. The Senators' shortstop was almost retired for the second time ...
Hackers access 25,000 customers' details from video game developer Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 8:06AMSquare Enix, makers of the Tomb Raider series, admits the CVs of 350 job applicants may also have been downloaded Hackers have broken into the vaults of the Japanese video games developer, Square Enix, accessing the details of 25,000 customers in the second major data breach to hit the gaming world in recent weeks. The software house, which is behind some of the world's most successful computer ...
Vintage Video: Len Barker's Perfect Game Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 9:55AM30 years ago this weekend, Len Barker threw a perfect game at Municipal Stadium in front of either 95,092 fans, if you believe everyone who claimed to be there, or somewhere around 5,000. (7,290 was the paid attendance, but it was a rainy, cold night, so take that number for what you will.)
Live Grateful Dead gets massive, 72-CD re-do Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 12:57PMCOTATI, Calif. -- Deep inside Prairie Sun Studios, a ramshackle collection of buildings on a Sonoma County farm, Jeffrey Norman is busy living in the past.
Live Grateful Dead gets massive, 72-CD re-do Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 3:45AMCOTATI, Calif. -- Deep inside Prairie Sun Studios, a ramshackle collection of buildings on a Sonoma County farm, Jeffrey Norman is busy living in the past.
Super Mario, Doom II, WoW in Smithsonian show Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 5:53PMThe public voted to include many predictable titles in the 2012 exhibition of 40 years of gaming, but sports and simulators were left out.
Sweden hands it to Canada at U-18 hockey championships Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 5:03PMCanada received a wake-up call at the IIHF Under-18 men’s hockey championship Tuesday.
Sports in brief Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 8:59PMTimes wires Monday, April 18, 2011 Pro Football More retired players sue union over royalties LOS ANGELES — Five retired players are suing the NFL Players Association in federal court, claiming the organization denied them and other former athletes lucrative royalties from licensing deals that used their images. The class-action lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, alleges breach of ...
Will Silver become money like Gold again? Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 10:40AM"When a country's public debt exceeds 90% of GDP, that is the magic number. You get to 90%, there is no way back, and that is the number that the U.S. is going through pretty much as we speak. It is also the number which the UK has gone through; all of the PIGS are going through it, as well.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection (the 14-film Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce series) (Blu-ray) Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 8:27AMDVD Talk Collector Series Another title begging the eternal "Upgrade?" question, MPI's The Complete Sherlock Holmes measurably improves upon its standard DVD release of 2003-04, but whether you'll want to toss those old DVDs in the dustbin in favor of this shockingly compact Blu-ray set is less than elementary, my dear Watson. The twelve Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes movies made at ...
Checkmate! Chess Program Makes Kids Better Thinkers Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:10PMLooking for an inexpensive (and fun) way to teach students much needed critical thinking and analysis skills, as well as history, math, and reading? Introduce them to one of the world's oldest games: chess. First Move , a 6-year-old Seattle-based organization that has helped put chess in almost 20,000 second and third grade classrooms in 27 states, provides a two-year curriculum to make it easy ...
Cantankerous Critic: ‘Sucker Punch’ Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 9:13AM“Sucker Punch” is one giant hot mess of a movie. Although ostensibly an original story from Auteur Director Zach Snyder, it’s remarkable how unoriginal it actually is.
SEGA Releases Captain America Fact-Sheet and New In-Game Images Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 10:36PMSEGA has released a fact-sheet and new images for Captain America: Super Soldier , the multi-platform video game penned by Christos Gage. The game set for release on the 360, PS2, Wii, 3DS and DS on July 19, 2011. In-game graphics and the full... [read more]
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com en http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011 ... Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 1:07PM--Former regime element Peter Feaver asks an interesting question about the administration's debate on Libya: Where in the world is Mr. Joe Biden ? Normally you can't get the guy to shut up. I once did an interview where I asked one question and he talked for 45 minutes straight.
Sony Promotes Games Chief Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 8:24AMKazuo Hirai, who heads Sony's games business, is promoted to executive deputy president, potentially putting him in position to succeed CEO Howard Stringer
Stringer Picks Hirai as Top Sony Lieutenant After Losing to Apple, Samsung Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 4:47AMSony Corp. (6758) Chairman Howard Stringer’s decision to make Kazuo Hirai his top lieutenant signals the company will accelerate plans to marry its content with hardware after its products lost ground to Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co.
Ryan Giggs: I may have 11 titles, but I'm not done yet! Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 7:54PMTwenty years on, Ryan Giggs claims not to remember much about his Manchester United debut. English football's most decorated player is similarly reticent when it comes to talking about his favourite team-mate, biggest influence and favourite moment.
Rewind: Climb over to '127 Hours' Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 6:34PM‘127 Hours’ I don’t know what’s more harrowing: Watching James Franco play a trapped hiker in “127 Hours” who has to cut off his own arm, or watching him listlessly host the Oscars.
20 years of Ryan Giggs: I may have 11 titles, but I'm not done yet! Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 6:08PMTwenty years on, Ryan Giggs claims not to remember much about his Manchester United debut.
Live Weekend Preview: Shunt At ICA Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 9:09AMBang Bang: Come shoot Mamoru Iriguchi with passionate love bullets in a video shooting game. Image by Christa Holka. Exiled from their London Bridge vaults lounge thanks to work on some tower , the ever inventive Shunt Collective bring five days of live performance to experience free at the ICA from Wednesday. The programme is extensive, bemusing and positively alluring, ecompassing performance ...
In-Depth: 10 Indie Games To Watch Out For In 2011 Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 3:21AM[In this New Year countdown, IndieGames.com's editor Mike Rose looks at some of the top independent games to debut in 2011, from the classic-inspired throwback Retro City Rampage to the enigmatic The Witness.] Have you heard the news? Apparently there's a new year that's just started, and it's going to look a bit like the one we have now, except slightly upgraded by one measure. These indie game ...
Disney delves into vaults for new games Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 10:47AMDisney seems interested in its past these days. It has revived the early-1980s “Tron” franchise, with this month’s new movie and an accompanying video-game prequel, “Tron: Evolution.”
Winter Classic ice making begins this week Monday, December 20, 2010 @ 5:52PMThe NHL will begin setting up the Winter Classic rink at Heinz Field within an hour after the Panthers-Steelers game ends Thursday night.
UConn women a win away from topping UCLA Monday, December 20, 2010 @ 4:37PMNEW YORK (AP) - UCLA's 88-game winning streak had just been snapped by Notre Dame in 1974 when Bruins coach John Wooden was asked how long it would be before somebody beat the streak.
Frustrated Izzo returns from suspension Monday, December 20, 2010 @ 3:07PMTom Izzo began by saying he didn't want to talk any more about his one-game suspension.
With Vick, Eagles have plenty of comeback magic Monday, December 20, 2010 @ 2:23PMMichael Vick doesn't allow his teammates to feel they are out of a game no matter what the score.
NY governor fined $62K over Yankees Series tickets Monday, December 20, 2010 @ 2:22PMNew York Gov. David Paterson contradicted his staff, the Yankees and common sense when he falsely claimed he always intended to pay for five tickets to the first game of the 2009 World Series at Yankee Stadium, a state commission said in assessing him a $62,125 fine.
Last-minute gifts for the music lover in your life Saturday, December 18, 2010 @ 6:31PMThere's nothing worse than trying to pick out the perfect gift for family, friends and co-workers. So what's the solution?
Snow blast wipes out Premier League games Saturday, December 18, 2010 @ 9:25AMChelsea's home game against title rival Manchester United was called off as heavy snow wiped out most of the weekend Premier League program.
TECHNOLOGY: The Record Industry's Digital Storage Crisis Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 3:47PMLast year, the Beggars Banquet label unearthed the multitrack master recordings of the Cult's classic 1985 album, Love, for a planned deluxe edition. The LP was an early digital recording, and to the label's shock, one master was unplayable; the other contained only 80 percent of the album. "That's the problem with digital," says Steve Webbon, head archivist of the Beggars Group. "When it goes ...
VIDEO/DVD: The Sound of the Season in Bing Crosby's Christmas Specials Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 2:47PMThe singer's family opens his archives to release 'Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2—The Christmas Specials' on DVD and 'Bing Crosby: The Crosby Christmas' on CD. Since he introduced Irving Berlin's Oscar-winning tune "'White Christmas" in 1942's "Holiday Inn," Bing Crosby and the yuletide have become synonymous. Crosby, who died in 1977, performed the song again in the 1954 ...
The Piano Man Billy Joel Brings 12 Epic Hits to Rock Band 3 Next Week Friday, December 10, 2010 @ 12:57PMRock Band 3 (PS3) Call in sick, draw the blinds and spend some quality time with Billy Joel.
Inception (Blu-ray) Saturday, December 4, 2010 @ 12:07AMDVD Talk Collector Series The Film: Remember that frustrating, vague hint of a tagline, " Your Mind is the Scene of the Crime "? Well, Inception delivers on that. Christopher Nolan's films habitually focus on an edgy concept, what some might call a "hook", and then flesh out that germ of an idea into a full-fledged narrative. Following , his debut picture, concentrates on someone who gets life ...
Disney Epic Mickey Friday, December 3, 2010 @ 3:45PMMonotonous gameplay, a wonky and frustrating camera, and an underdeveloped campaign strip this otherwise creative and conceptually sound adventure of its "epic" status.
Gamecocks Greatest: 1975 Clemson Victory Friday, December 3, 2010 @ 7:18AMThis week, as the Gamecocks prepare to play in the biggest game in program history, WIS takes a trip to the video vaults to show you some of the greatest moments in Gamecock history. We call it Gamecocks Greatest.
New Epic Mickey Trailer Revisits Lost Disney History Tuesday, November 23, 2010 @ 3:01PMMickey Mouse's return to video games comes out next week and Disney Interactive Studios has released a new trailer that talks about how the Junction Point dev studio used their access to the Disney vaults. (More on Techland: Mickey Mouse's Older Brother Gets the Spotlight in New Game Trailer) The best part of this clip [...]
Tales From the Darkside: Final Season Tuesday, November 9, 2010 @ 7:53PMRecommended The Series: Children of the eighties will get shivers down their spine anytime they hear the magic words "Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality, but there is, unseen by most, an underworld... a place that is just as real but not as brightly lit... a dark side." The cult hit anthology series of horror and the supernatural played in syndication for four ...
PDA's Newsbucket Thursday, November 4, 2010 @ 12:37AM• How to make Myspace relevant (again) GigaOM • Android and Apple battle for smartphone dominance Mashable • iPhone bug makes Europeans late for work Valleywag Photo by brucebeh on Flickr. Some rights reserved • LinkedIn company pages add product and recommendation TechCrunch • Apple and Google sniff out mobile payments startup TechCrunch • Twitter starts bringing ads to users' streams mocoNews ...
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Blu-ray) Sunday, October 31, 2010 @ 7:29PMDVD Talk Collector Series So, somewhere in the middle of Scott Pilgrim's second date with the very literal girl-of-his-dreams, one of her ex-boyfriends suddenly crashes through the ceiling. Within a [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] minute or two, this guy breaks out into ... Read the entire review