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Star Trek alumni support the WGA

Television – Today, the WGA is having a Star Trek picket at Paramount to honor the people -- like Harlan Ellison, John D. F. Black and Ron Moore -- whose stories over the years made Star Trek such an important part of our culture, and inspired writers, actors, engineers, and others to reach out for the stars

Voted for on December 12, 2007 05:00pm

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Wil Wheaton reviews Star Trek: The Next Generation: Datalore

Television – Wil's back to reviewing TNG for TV Squad!

Voted for on December 03, 2007 05:29pm

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Jonathan Coulton's Re: Vos Cerveaux

Music – A fan of Jonathan Coulton's popular zombie-themed song "RE: Your Brains" sent him a French translation, so he recorded it, and gives the world "Re: Vos Cerveaux."

Voted for on November 30, 2007 04:21pm

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Review - "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" by Wil Wheaton

Books – This is a great book for anyone who was a kid in the 80s. Trek fans might get a kick out of the backstage looks at the Next Gen cast. Me, I like it for the reminder that things really have gotten better since I was a kid, and it's just a matter of knowing where to find the sunshine.

Voted for on November 18, 2007 10:43pm

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Crater From 1908 Russian Space Impact Found, Team Says

Science – Almost a century after a mysterious explosion in Russia flattened a huge swath of Siberian forest, scientists have found what they believe is a crater made by the cosmic object that made the blast.

Voted for on November 12, 2007 05:44pm

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PAX Autographed GH Guitar on eBay to Benefit Child's Play

Video Games – Here we have a nice wireless PS2 Guitar Hero guitar for auction up on eBay to benefit Penny Arcade's up and coming charity. But this isn't any ordinary GH guitar, this one has been autographed by some of the biggest names to appear at PAX '07. (Link includes photos and a list of signers, including yours truly.)

Voted for on November 05, 2007 08:51pm

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Journalism professor says bloggers don't fact-check, but fails to check his own facts

News – A journalism professor wrote an op-ed in the LA Times, accusing bloggers of not checking their facts or doing original reporting. One of the blogers he signaled out was Josh Marshall. Josh e-mailed the professor to correct him, and the professor admitted that he didn't include Josh in his article; it was added by an editor. Fact checking, indeed!

Voted for on August 20, 2007 09:41pm

Matt Cooper: Rove's Lying about the Plame Affair
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Matt Cooper: Rove's Lying about the Plame Affair

Politics – Today, Karl Rove appeared on "Meet the Press." (I thought I felt a disturbance in the force.) During the round table, Matt Cooper called Rove a liar (though he didn't use that term) with regards to Rove's statements on the Valerie Plame affair during the broadcast.

Voted for on August 20, 2007 09:41pm

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How airlines mistreat fliers and get Congress to go along

Travel – Measures moving through Congress to mandate better airline behavior have been so weakened that they are almost meaningless. The airline industry, which opposes new mandates, has lobbied with great success. While it can't seem to scare up a bag of peanuts to feed stranded fliers, it coughed up millions to fuel lawmakers' campaigns.

Voted for on August 20, 2007 09:41pm

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Vick agrees to plead guilty in dogfighting case

News – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick accepted a plea deal Monday and likely lengthy prison sentence to avoid additional federal charges in a dogfighting case that has driven his NFL career to a halt.

Voted for on August 20, 2007 09:40pm

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Review of Masters of Science Fiction's "The Awakening"

Television – "The Awakening" was the second episode of ABC's four-episode Masters of Science Fiction. By and large, it was good television, but the final few minutes felt like a cop out...

Voted for on August 13, 2007 08:30am

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Griffin's Accomplishments, Both On Screen and Off

Celebrities – Entertainer Merv Griffin was not only one of TV's most well known faces and voices, but he was one of the industry's prime behind-the-scenes movers. (Audio, from NPR)

Voted for on August 13, 2007 08:30am

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Largest merger of galaxies discovered

Science – Four massive galaxies are colliding in the largest galactic merger ever seen, new observations reveal. The smash-up is shedding light on how the biggest galaxies in the universe form - and why many of them stopped giving birth to stars billions of years ago.

Voted for on August 07, 2007 06:05pm

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Billboard made "transparent"

Art & Design – Artist Cayetano Ferrer photographed the trees hidden by a 30-foot wide billboard in Daejeon, Korea and then pasted the image on the billboard. He purposely left part of the billboard white and put that missing piece of the image on another smaller billboard nearby. [via boingboing]

Voted for on August 07, 2007 06:04pm

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World Poker Tour Plans Poker Tournaments in China

News – Poker has truly become a world-wide phenomenon. Today, tournament poker reaches China when World Poker Tour Enterprises Inc. (the parent company of WPT) signs an agreement with China Leisure Sports Administrative Center.

Voted for on August 07, 2007 06:04pm