Joining the chorus of anti-SOPA companies, WordPress is coming out strongly against internet censorship legislation. As a long-time WordPress user and a huge fan of the platform, this makes me all warm and fuzzy inside: Normally we stay away from from politics here at the official WordPress project — having users from all over the […]
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I’ve written about how we all need to basically Occupy SOPA – and how internet giants should stage an internet blackout in protest – but would SOPA architect Rep. Lamar Smith actually notice? This clever graphic proves the ‘picture’s worth a thousand words’ adage: Unless you want the internet controlled by the federal government and […]
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So the moment I finish a long screed lambasting the entertainment industry for censorship I hear the news: there is a Casey Anthony video on the internet! Everyone go crazy. Long story short: the government shouldn’t censor us, but sometimes we should censor ourselves. Now, I’m not one for gossip, but I think this does underscore […]
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China Miéville is well known in the science fiction and fantasy universe for his dark, literary steam-punk novels and his extraordinary prose. In 2011 he published his latest book, Embassytown, and my Forbes colleague Alex Knapp and I are going to be running a chapter-by-chapter book club on the new novel. It’ll be nice […]
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Since we’re on a film kick today, I thought this installment of Radio Americana would carry on the theme. This is off Carolina Jubilee from The Avett Brothers. Read more about the band here. They have a new song out – The Once and Future Carpenter – which I reviewed here. Follow me on Twitter […]
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Back in 2008 reason ran a long piece on the Ron Paul newsletters which went into a great deal of depth on the story behind revelations of racism and bigotry that were surfacing at the time. The primary focus of the piece was to try to piece together who actually penned the racist screeds contained […]
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I’m no longer eligible to make it into the Forbes 30 Under 30 project, which launched today, having just turned 30 this year. Mathew Herper reports that if you’re going to become famous you’re statistically likely to do it by the time you reach 30. I suppose what little scraps of fame I’ve gathered all […]
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After raising $400 million earlier this year from venture capital investors, Twitter is getting a second boost from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Talal is the primary shareholder in Kingdom Holding Company. Forbes staffer reports that ” is 95% owned by the prince, who as of March 2011 was worth $19.6 billion.” The Saudi Prince said […]
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Naughty Dog’s upcoming horror-suspense title ‘The Last of Us’ promises to bring cinematic gaming to a whole new level. I enjoyed Forbes contributor John Gaudiosi’s preview of Naughty Dog’s upcoming horror-survival game, The Last of Us. If past performance is any indication, we’re all in for a very suspenseful, frightening treat. Here’s the trailer in […]
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Diablo fans eagerly waiting the third installment of the Blizzard franchise due out in 2012 will probably only feel teased after watching the new cinematic released at this year’s VGA Awards. It’s a beautiful trailer, and is sure to whet appetites for the game’s release. I admit, I like the illustrations at the beginning of […]
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