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Fame Is Hard: Why Minecraft's Creator Is Opting to Disappear"I'm not doing this for the money. I'm doing it for my sanity." Those were the final words of Markus Persson's blog post explaining why he wouldn't be going on with Mojang after it was purchased by Microsoft. Persson, better known as "Notch," is responsible for creating Minecraft, a game which skyro... Queen of Scots: What Does Her Majesty Think of Independence?The Queen imparted her one intervention in the Scottish referendum debate as she came out of the little church on her vast Balmoral Estate in the north of Scotland recently: She wants the Scots to think very carefully before voting See also: Scotland Decides: The Economics of the Unknown That Estate... Panic! at the Disco Nails Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in Rowdy CoverA shirtless Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco channeled his best Freddie Mercury in the rock band's superb live cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody." Urie, whose range lends itself well to taking on Mercury's vocal acrobatics, performed the Queen classic with the rest of the group during its Gospel Tour... Dancing Traffic Light Helps Pedestrians Moonwalk SafelyCities can be dangerous places if you don't have the right directions. Smart, the company behind the original smart car, has devised a clever way to help pedestrians wait for the walk signal and keep the streets safer — a dancing traffic light. By projecting real movements from people nearby,... 'When White People Fight Guy' Disapproves of Everything, BasicallyEarlier this week, a video surfaced on YouTube called "When White People Fight." (Warning: It contains strong language and mild violence.) The video documents an apparent fraternity brawl as the person filming flashes a disapproving selfie — apparently, unimpressed by the mayhem behind him ... Top-Ranked U.S. General Says American Troops May Fight ISIS on the GroundThe U.S. military's top-ranked officer believes American ground forces could join Iraqi and Kurdish troops on the ground in the fight against the Islamic State. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said as much at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., ... Jimmy Fallon Sings a Duet With Barbra Streisand on The Tonight ShowThe last time Barbra Streisand appeared on The Tonight Show was in 1963, with Johnny Carson, when she was just 21 years old, and after she had won two grammies for her first album — The Barbra Streisand Album. It's quite amazing that she returned to the show 51 years later with a new album, P... Photographer Stunned by Family Placing Baby on a Cliff Edge in NorwayPreikestolen, also known as Pulpit Rock, is one of the most popular destinations in southern Norway: The cliff rises about 2,000 feet above a long and narrow fjord. Hiker Fred Sirevåg was taking in the view when he saw parents let their baby get so close to the edge it made him nervous. See als... A State Ablaze: Wildfires Tear Through California, Leveling HomesTwo new wildfires swept through northern California on Monday and Tuesday, destroying homes and forcing hundreds to evacuate, according to local fire agencies. Extremely dry conditions have expedited the spread of the two blazes, the Courtney Fire and the Boles Fire. According to the California Depa... NASA to Outsource Astronaut Delivery to SpaceX, BoeingWe finally have a replacement for the Space Shuttle — or rather, two replacements. And neither of them will be built by NASA. SpaceX and Boeing will both be awarded contracts for a rocket launch system that will deliver NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, starting in 2017. The ... |