Beyond Mt.Gox – Reuters “Mt. Gox, at one time the biggest bitcoin exchange, abruptly stopped trading this week amid reports on the internet that more than 744,000 bitcoins – worth around $380 million at prevailing rates – had been stolen. If accurate, that would mean around 6 percent of the … Read More
In the 1970s, the FBI launched a sting operation against corrupt public officials in a operation called Abscam. With some forced help from a con-artist, they eventually nailed a handful of congressmen and other officials for bribery and corruption. Abscam has been ripe for the Hollywood treatment for some time … Read More
Mila Kunis, Jennifer Lawrence, and the Delicate Formula For Becoming America’s Best Friend – Vulture We love Mila Kunis when she talks to an awkward British guy, and Jennifer Lawrence when she kicks ass at the Oscars, but why? What Happened When Humans Met an Alien Intelligence? Sex Happened. – … Read More
A little background: the interviewer, Chris Stark, works for BBC Radio 1 and is terribly awkward and funny (to other people) around celebrities. Since he works in the UK, his bosses thought it would be funny to not tell him he’d be interviewing Mila Kunis until he walked into the … Read More
In the wake of Hollywood’s Weekend of Various and Sundry Awards, there are remarkably few things you need to know. 1. Ben Affleck thanked Canada for helping him win Best Picture. 2. The Onion felt remorse after calling a 9-year-old girl a name typically reserved for 18th-century German philosophers. 3. Seth … Read More
