Video: Elysium Trailer

Finally following up his 2009 hit District 9, director Neill Blomkamp’s new film is about a future where the elite live on an idyllic space station called Elysium, away from the abject poverty of Earth. Depending on your point of view, that’s either Jeffery Sacks nightmare or Mitt Romney’s wet … Read More

LIT: Activity Tracking Action Sports

Most activity trackers track one thing: walking. Sure, most guys wear them golfing, but the main activity they’re tracking on the green is still walking—or, if you golf in Banff, running away from bears. Enter the LIT. It’s an activity tracker optimized for action sports. Want to track jumps, speed, … Read More

Video: Simpsons Breaking Bad

Did you know that the Simpsons is still on the air? And that they’re in their twenty-fifth season? And that Fox is gradually moving towards a model where they just post the funny parts to YouTube? [citation needed] [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKePrVPGK3g[/youtube]

Documentary: 1956, The Year that Changed Jazz

What happened in 1956? Well, four major albums were released: Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck’s Tim Out, Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um, and Nornette Coleman’s the Shape of Jazz to Come. Since we’ll never see any of these musicians live, we’ll just have to settle for this documentary. … Read More

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