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‘Ghostbusters’ reunion brings out Bill Murray, who’s ready for ‘Ghostbabes’
Bill Murray has been popping up everywhere lately, but with his chilly attitude toward a third Ghostbusters, it was a bit of a surprise to see him show up for a cast reunion. And you can bet he was asked … Continue reading
7 memorable moments of the midterm elections
The midterm election this year was widely referred to as one of the more boring in recent years, but that doesn’t mean there was any lack of election day excitement See also: The Lego Senate has all you need to … Continue reading
The new way to ship products and avoid the nasty Australia Tax
Good news, shoppers. Australia Post has just given us a way to avoid the Australia Tax. Yep, the national postal service is on our side. They are helping Australians everywhere avoid that nasty, nasty extra percentage slammed on top of … Continue reading
NASA wants to build Lytro’s camera tech into space probes
Lytro has big ambitions that go way beyond just selling a few technically impressive cameras. The company behind the “shoot first, focus later” camera wants nothing less than to evolve traditional the entire field of photography with tools that incorporate … Continue reading
‘Serial’: the new podcast that’s already a cult phenomenon
Never has a podcast evoked a loyal cult following in such a short amount of time like Serial. The nonfiction series, which unravels a different story each week, is a spinoff of another popular radio show and podcast, This American … Continue reading
Everyone is obsessed with the ‘Serial’ podcast
Never has a podcast collected a loyal cult following in such a short amount of time like Serial. The nonfiction series, which unravels a different story each week, is a spinoff of another popular radio show and podcast, This American … Continue reading
Buried Atari 2600 ‘E.T.’ games are for sale on eBay
Remember those E.T. game cartridges that were uncovered in a New Mexico desert in April? Now they’re on eBay. Decades of video game speculation was brought to an end earlier this year when a crew unearthed a bunch of Atari … Continue reading
Taylor Swift’s ’1989′ earns biggest sales week of any album in 12 years
Taylor Swift‘s sales for her fifth studio album 1989 are out of the woods and out of this world, particularly during the modern age of YouTube, digital downloads and streaming. Swift sold 1.287 million copies from Oct. 27 to Nov. … Continue reading
The race that shocked a nation: Australia mourns Melbourne Cup deaths
On Tuesday, Australia had its darkest Melbourne Cup. Two horses, the favourite Japanese horse Admire Rakti and British-born, Irish-trained Araldo, died after running the 3,200-metre race at Flemington Racecource Admire Rakti ran last by 25 lengths and collapsed in his … Continue reading
The Lego Senate is the only Senate election tracker you need
Behold, the Lego Senate. As we cover the 2014 midterm elections live, and keep you updated on the results, we’re also tracking the balance of power in the clearest way possible: with Lego bricks. Democrats started the night with 45 … Continue reading