Neil deGrasse Tyson has a slogan for his StarTalk TV show that he isn't allowed to use. "It's 'Learn something for a change,'" he says with a laugh. "Our marketing people think it's offensive. But I still think: 'Learn something for a change!'"
As an astrophysicist, author, lecturer, and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Tyson has spent a career trying to turn the rest of the country into fellow science geeks. As America's go-go spaceman, he's hosted his StarTalk podcast, radio show and now TV series,...
As an astrophysicist, author, lecturer, and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Tyson has spent a career trying to turn the rest of the country into fellow science geeks. As America's go-go spaceman, he's hosted his StarTalk podcast, radio show and now TV series,...
- 10/1/2015
- Rollingstone.com
November 4, 2009; November 4, 2008. Getty Images. Forget C.C. Sabathia, Mark Texeira, Derek Jeter, and Alex Rodriguez’s post-‘roids revival. Want to know the real reason the Yankees broke through after a nine-year drought and won the World Series Wedensday night? Take a look at this list of the Yankees’ Series wins since 1960 and see if you can spot the underlying trend: 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009. Yes, that’s right: since the end of the Eisenhower era, the Yankees have only won championships when a Democrat was in the White House. There were two wins under John Kennedy, another two under Jimmy Carter, a whopping four under Bill Clinton, and now—after a dismal eight-years marked by preemptive war, regressive economic policies, and Red Sox victories—a fresh championship clinched a year to the day after Obama's election. Ironic then that George Steinbrenner was convicted of making illegal campaign contributions to Richard Nixon in 1972. One hopes...
- 11/6/2009
- Vanity Fair
Although we've made great strides in sustainability--Wal-Mart, for example, has taken a huge step forward by setting a new standard for green manufacturing with its Sustainable Product Index--the majority of products, buildings, and infrastructure designed today still consume excessive energy. They also exhaust and pollute precious water resources and introduce toxic substances into our daily lives. And you can't just make a checklist for how to build or design. According to Joseph Lstiburek at the University of Toronto's Centre for Building Science and the author of Prioritizing Green – It’s the Energy Stupid, even Leed platinum buildings can attain the rating without showing that the building saves any energy compared to traditional buildings.
Why can't the design community find a solution to these problems?
If it were easy, we would have figured this out a long time ago. The material you may have selected because it’s non-toxic and renewable...
Why can't the design community find a solution to these problems?
If it were easy, we would have figured this out a long time ago. The material you may have selected because it’s non-toxic and renewable...
- 9/28/2009
- by Autodesk Sustainable Blogging Team
- Fast Company
Watch CBS Videos Online Don Hewitt, the creator of 60 Minutes, died today at the age of 86 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Hewitt spent the majority of his 60-year career in journalism at CBS. He lived through the birth and explosion of modern television news, and produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960, between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy. The first episode of 60 Minutes aired on September 24, 1968; Hewitt stepped down in 2004 to become the executive producer of CBS News. Hewitt passed away in his Bridgehampton home. Asked what television was like back “in the stone age,” Hewitt responded, “It was like a bunch of kids playing with Play-Doh.” Hewitt was among those who molded it into something grander.
- 8/19/2009
- Vanity Fair
It's too early, of course, to know what specific impact this might/will have on the film as it moves forward, but Forbes is reporting that Javier Bardem has backed out of the upcoming Wall Street 2, which is reuniting Oliver Stone and Michael Douglas in Gordon Gekkoland. Apparently, it's not an issue of quality but rather quantity; Bardem simply has too much going on and can't shake free of his other obligations.
The Oscar winner was going to play an evil hedge fund manager - is there any other kind? - suspected of killing the mentor of Shia Labeouf. No, not Spielberg. Shia will play a rising financier married to Gekko's daughter when his mentor gets killed. Labeouf turns to Gekko, from whom the daughter is estranged after Gekko spent many years in jail, and bargains his own career in exchange for a reconciliation between father and daughter.
And then,...
The Oscar winner was going to play an evil hedge fund manager - is there any other kind? - suspected of killing the mentor of Shia Labeouf. No, not Spielberg. Shia will play a rising financier married to Gekko's daughter when his mentor gets killed. Labeouf turns to Gekko, from whom the daughter is estranged after Gekko spent many years in jail, and bargains his own career in exchange for a reconciliation between father and daughter.
And then,...
- 7/24/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
John Cusack and Amanda Peet run for their lives in this action-packed sneak peek.
By Larry Carroll
"2012"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
Nobody makes a better movie trailer than Roland Emmerich — the man behind "Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Godzilla." And while many might be tempted to insert a joke here about how good or bad those movies actually turned out to be, we'll hold our tongues and simply say this: "2012" looks awesome.
So, with our fingers crossed that the November 13 apocalyptic action flick actually delivers the goods, we present our shot-by-shot breakdown of the latest masterpiece by the world's greatest movie-trailer director:
Shot 1: "Mankind's Earliest Civilization ... "
Shot 2: Some Mayan ruins
Shot 3: " ... Warned Us ... "
Shot 4: Outer space. Uh-oh, this isn't looking good for the little blue marble we call home.
Shot 5: " ... This Day Would Come." Darkening forests and the eclipsed sun, with the words playing over them.
By Larry Carroll
"2012"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
Nobody makes a better movie trailer than Roland Emmerich — the man behind "Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Godzilla." And while many might be tempted to insert a joke here about how good or bad those movies actually turned out to be, we'll hold our tongues and simply say this: "2012" looks awesome.
So, with our fingers crossed that the November 13 apocalyptic action flick actually delivers the goods, we present our shot-by-shot breakdown of the latest masterpiece by the world's greatest movie-trailer director:
Shot 1: "Mankind's Earliest Civilization ... "
Shot 2: Some Mayan ruins
Shot 3: " ... Warned Us ... "
Shot 4: Outer space. Uh-oh, this isn't looking good for the little blue marble we call home.
Shot 5: " ... This Day Would Come." Darkening forests and the eclipsed sun, with the words playing over them.
- 6/19/2009
- MTV Movie News
Update: French anti-piracy law rejected
London -- The French National Assembly has voted to adopt the central clause in the anti-piracy Creation and Internet Law, which would allow a state body to cut off copyright infringers' broadband access after two warnings were issued.
The three-strikes scheme proposed by the French government to tackle P2P file-sharing has met with opposition from some politicians and consumer groups, but the vote has been welcomed by parts of the international music business.
"The French government has taken a decisive step to protect artists and creators, setting an example to the rest of the world," said Ifpi chairman and chief executive John Kennedy in a statement. "The great thing about this French initiative is that it will result in very sensible and achievable actions by ISPs to reduce piracy in a way that is overwhelmingly preventative and not punitive."
Impala, which represents 4,000 independent labels across Europe,...
London -- The French National Assembly has voted to adopt the central clause in the anti-piracy Creation and Internet Law, which would allow a state body to cut off copyright infringers' broadband access after two warnings were issued.
The three-strikes scheme proposed by the French government to tackle P2P file-sharing has met with opposition from some politicians and consumer groups, but the vote has been welcomed by parts of the international music business.
"The French government has taken a decisive step to protect artists and creators, setting an example to the rest of the world," said Ifpi chairman and chief executive John Kennedy in a statement. "The great thing about this French initiative is that it will result in very sensible and achievable actions by ISPs to reduce piracy in a way that is overwhelmingly preventative and not punitive."
Impala, which represents 4,000 independent labels across Europe,...
- 4/3/2009
- by By Andre Paine, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Silk Spectre II (Malin Akerman), Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), Ozymandias (Matthew Goode), Nite Owl II (Patrick Wilson) and Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley)
Photo: Warner Bros. I can't say I was ever bored while I sat through 161 minutes of Watchmen, but I can say I was never really entertained. In keeping so faithful to the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons celebrated graphic novel director Zack Snyder's adaptation (or should I say damn near page-for-page reproduction) flat lines with barely a heartbeat to speak of. So much attention was paid to visuals and creating an accurate reproduction of the source material the film forgets to connect to the audience as the characters in Watchmen mumble, grumble and groan from scene to scene as the multilayered '80s comic is now a paint-by-numbers fanboy fetish film. The film is set in an alternate history where costumed superheroes...
Photo: Warner Bros. I can't say I was ever bored while I sat through 161 minutes of Watchmen, but I can say I was never really entertained. In keeping so faithful to the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons celebrated graphic novel director Zack Snyder's adaptation (or should I say damn near page-for-page reproduction) flat lines with barely a heartbeat to speak of. So much attention was paid to visuals and creating an accurate reproduction of the source material the film forgets to connect to the audience as the characters in Watchmen mumble, grumble and groan from scene to scene as the multilayered '80s comic is now a paint-by-numbers fanboy fetish film. The film is set in an alternate history where costumed superheroes...
- 3/6/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Cologne, Germany -- The entertainment industry and defenders of Swedish file-sharing Web site the Pirate Bay traded accusations this week about the damage illegal downloading is having on the film and music industry.
John Kennedy, head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry told the court in Stockholm on Wednesday that online piracy has caused "immense damage" to artists and producers, claiming that illegal downloading has led to a 30% drop in revenue for the music industry since 2001.
Kennedy was testifying on behalf of nearly a dozen record companies who, along with the MPAA, are seeking more than $13 million in damages from Pirate Bay.
But taking the stand Thursday, Swedish professor and music composer Roger Wallis disagreed with Kennedy's claims. There is no connection between illegal downloads and decreased record sales, Wallis told the court. He argued that research shows many downloaders actually buy more, not less music than those...
John Kennedy, head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry told the court in Stockholm on Wednesday that online piracy has caused "immense damage" to artists and producers, claiming that illegal downloading has led to a 30% drop in revenue for the music industry since 2001.
Kennedy was testifying on behalf of nearly a dozen record companies who, along with the MPAA, are seeking more than $13 million in damages from Pirate Bay.
But taking the stand Thursday, Swedish professor and music composer Roger Wallis disagreed with Kennedy's claims. There is no connection between illegal downloads and decreased record sales, Wallis told the court. He argued that research shows many downloaders actually buy more, not less music than those...
- 2/26/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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