Given that creator Pendleton Ward is a huge comics reader and sometime cartoonist and that half the staff consists of folks you would normally see at Stumptown, AND that the cartoon itself is heavily influenced by generations of alt.comix (Ward says Trondheim's Dungeon comics are a huge influence) ....it's a surprise that up until now there hasn't been an ADVENTURE TIME comic book based on the hugely popular Cartoon Network show. But now BOOM!! is remedying that with a new ongoing monthly series written by Ryan North (DINOSAUR COMICS) with art by Shelli Paroline (ICE AGE: ICED IN and MUPPET SNOW WHITE.) It's part of Boom's KaBOOM! kid line. Also of note: the book is coming out from BOOM! rather than DC, which, like the Cartoon Network, is owned by Warner Bros.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
India Court Rules On Social Network Comments, Apple TV For Q2 2012?, Google Tablet Coming In Six Months
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.
Christmas Is For Online Shopping Too. In a sign that online shopping is an exploding phenomenon far beyond Black Friday and Cyber Monday, IBM has a study showing online shopping in the U.S. shot up 16.4% on Christmas day 2011 versus 2010, and the dollar amount spent on mobile purchases rose 173%--Monday too saw more spending than in 2010. In a good sign for Apple, nearly 7% of all online buys were made via an iPad. --KE
--Updated 11:50 a.m. EST
Lieberman Asks Twitter To Block Taliban Tweets. U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman has requested that Twitter voluntarily block several accounts used by the Taliban that broadcast anti-U.S. and anti-British propaganda. The Taliban's Twitter presence, which includes feeds such as @abalkhi and @alemarahweb, regularly celebrates the death of U.S., British, and Afghan troops. The Taliban is not considered a terrorist organization by the State Department. The quasi-Al-Qaeda-affiliated Somali terror organization Al-Shabaab also has a Twitter feed. --NU
--Updated 11:00 a.m. EST
Indian Court Orders 22 Social Networks To Remove Comments. A Delhi judge has ordered companies including Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook to remove content on their websites that the court described as "anti-social" or "anti-religious." This comes just a few weeks after the companies met with IT minister Kapil Sipbal to talk through similar issues, though those talks reportedly reached a stalemate. The companies have a month and a half to act according to the court order, the Hindustan Times reports. --NS
Google Releasing iPad 3 Competitor In 6 Months? There's no sure sign of the iPad 3 yet, but it appears its Android competition is already waiting in the wings. Eric Schmidt told an Italian publication Corriere della Sera that the long-rumored Android answer to Apple's next-generation tablet expected in the next six months. --NS
Apple TV Expected In Q2 2012? DigiTimes has the latest s...
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Vintage Star Wars Holiday Greetings
“That’s Droid Talk for Happy Holidays”This set of quirky Star Wars holiday greetings comes courtesy of a rare set of cards printed by Drawing Board Greeting Cards in 1977. As Artoo would say, “VREEP ADOOT BLEEP!” (translation above)…“From our galaxy… to your galaxy… Happy Holidays”“Merry Christmas, Earthling!”“In keeping with the ancient humanoid custom… Christmas kisses [...]
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Watchmen 2 leaks all over the place — UPDATE
Wow those WATCHMEN 2 leaks are getting better and better. On Christmas Day, Bleeding Cool posted some WATCHMEN 2 artwork -- a Nite Owl pin-up by Joe and Andy Kubert and a Comedian pin-up by JG Jones.
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Poster, synopsis and trailer for Bryan Singer's Jack The Giant Killer
NICHOLAS HOULT wore blue fur, claws and fangs for his role as Beast in X-Men: First Class but he finds something even more monstrous and deadly in his new film Jack The Giant Killer.
A new poster and synopsis have been sent over for director Bryan Singer's gritty new version of the classic fairy tale and - as you may already have spotted in our video channel on the right - a trailer is also available.
Official synopsis/description
An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them.
Fighting for a kingdom and its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend... and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Acclaimed filmmaker Bryan Singer directs the 3D epic action adventure Jack the Giant Killer, starring Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class) in the title role.
The film also stars Eleanor Tomlinson as Princess Isabelle; Stanley Tucci (Captain America: The First Avenger) as the deceitful Lord Roderick; Ian McShane (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, HBO's Deadwood) as the besieged King Brahmwell; Bill Nighy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) as the giants' leader, General Fallon; and Ewan McGregor (Star Wars, The Ghost Writer) as palace guard Elmont.
Singer directs from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney, story by Darren Lemke & David Dobkin. The film is produced by Neal Moritz, David Dobkin, Bryan Singer and Patrick McCormick with Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Alex Garcia, and Ori Marmur serving as executive producers. John Rickard co-produces.
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Keep the Han in Hanukkah!
We love this awesome fan-made image of Han celebrating Hanukkah!While you celebrate Hanukkah this year, be sure to include R2-D2 in on the festivities by making this easy Droidel Papercraft!
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Wrath of the Titans - Trailer
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) --the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)--is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades (Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramirez), switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.
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Amazing Points of Pencil Sculptures
Dalton Ghetti carves sculptures out of the points of pencils, literally.
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18 Amazingly Creative Business Cards
These are the most funny,original,creative, and witty business cards that you may stumble upon any day now. From X-rays and tiny little map inspirations, to forensic evidence and medicine. Check these out!
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Weekend at Deep Creek Lake
Your entire winter wishlist is here. Cozy fire casting shadows in an expansive lodge library? Check. Families snowshoeing into a thicket of evergreens? Check. Old-timers dropping lines into holes cut from a frozen lake? Check.
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Best New Anime Premieres Of 2011
With the end of the year less than two weeks off, it's about time we started casting our eyes back across 2011's spate of releases and started singling out the real stars of the year. Here's the first of those overviews: my selections for the best newly-premiered anime of 2011.
[Source: About.com]
My Personal Favorites of 2011
Every year I like to sum up what's new in the world of inventions. And this year is no exception, 2011 has brought us a host of new gadgets, all of which I personally want to own or at least play with. Starting with Lytro's new light field camera that redefines the word focus. And I really want to get my hands on the PrintBrush, a camera/print combo that seems like a lot of fun - an uber digital rubber stamp. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lytro
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Five Lessons To Do What You Love...And Succeed
Entrepreneurs come from all over the world, but most share an innate passion for questioning the constraints of ideology and discipline, and identifying practical solutions to problems by combining ingenuity, resourcefulness, and dogged determination.
You Never Know Where a Good Idea Is Going to Come From.
I'm fascinated by the different types of people I meet in the world and the way their personalities show in what they do. People with passion, energy, ideas, and an unquenchable thirst for life inspire me the most. I’m fueled by their energy, fascinated by their ideas, and inspired by the way they live life to its fullest.
While working with Starbucks, I had the lifelong pleasure of meeting a man with more energy and verve for life than an army of optimists. Richard Tait is filled with passion to constantly push boundaries, explore new frontiers, and voraciously bring new ideas to life. Richard Tait, creator/founder of Cranium, and more recently the sports hydration drink Golazo, is an amazing example of an entrepreneur at heart. I recently spent time kicking a ball around in Seattle with Richard where he shared his entrepreneurial story of chasing the American dream and pursuing what makes him tick.
Start Young and Dream Big.
Richard has been a self-described entrepreneur since he was 4, selling fish door-to-door in his native Scotland. Richard's humor and industrious attitude gave him the perfect entrepreneurial foundation. After coming to the U.S. and studying Business at Dartmouth University, the lights on his American dream began to look a bit dim. He had dreamt of working with Apple, but after being denied several positions on multiple occasions, he settled for working for Microsoft as a Project Manager--this was in 1988, long before the PC or takeover of the Internet. Being at Microsoft for the next 10 years led Tait on an amazing adventure one could never have anticipated. And after an astounding 10-year journey, Tait knew he was ready for his next big thing, h...
[Source: Fast Company]
Weightloss and Dieting
... produce long-lasting or permanent results. Healthy rate to lose weight is about 2lb a week on average.
Diet
Dietary fiber is another food component which influences health even though it is not actually absorbed ... Continue reading
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In Search Of The Perfect Cleansing Diet
... I wanted to know. The package included information on being aware of the potential to overdose on vitamins, a section on cleansing diet addiction, and even a section on avoiding toxins. Apparently there are 84 common toxins that I needed to be aware ... Continue reading
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Last-Minute Digital Gift Ideas for Star Wars Fans
Need a last-minute gift for your favorite Star Wars fan? Here are five quick and easy ideas to give the gift of the Force this holiday season:The Clone Wars Seasons at iTunesiTunes recently announced special prices for the first three seasons of The Clone Wars that can be purchased as gifts in both HD and [...]
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The Legends of Santa
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
How To Develop A Golf Fitness Program To Improve Your Golf Swing
... training modalities, and power drills. Exercises from all of these categories are included in a comprehensive golf fitness program.
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Goon - Trailer
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
New Feature: 'Best Samurai Anime'
Is there any one word more closely associated with Japan than "samurai?" Apart from the word "anime" itself, perhaps not -- and "samurai"'s been part of the topical vocabulary for Japan in English far longer than "anime."
[Source: About.com]
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed - Trailer
On August 15, 1944 the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) jumped over the south of France. Their mission was to support and protect the Allied Troops marching to Berlin. Landing in enemy territory, they fell under immediate attack. In their effort to complete the mission and rendez-vous with their unit, three isolated paratroopers come across a group of French resistants in desperate need. They decide to help liberate some of the captive Partisans. Doing so they risk their lives in an effort to live the AIRBORNE CREED.
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Humphries and Perez on JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS
Fresh off his success with his self published SACRIFICE -- already sold out and a second printing on the way -- Sam Humphries has a gig writing JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS for Marvel, an all-ages five issue mini-series which is apparently based on the second Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The art is by Ramon Perez, fresh off TALE OF SAND, his Jim Henson adaptation for Archaia. This is a team we can get behind! The cover is by Julian Totino Tedesco "Gods of Mars is going to be a blast -- tons of action and intrigue in a fantastic environment,” said Humphries. “From Landridge and Andrade to Edgar Rice Burroughs himself, there's an impressive foundation of awesome John Carter stories to build on. Combined with Marvel having the most exciting comics going on right now, and most talented editors in the industry – I can't wait to get myself to Mars."
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The History of Christmas Stuff
Did you know that in 1882 the first Christmas tree was illuminated by the use of electricity? Or that a Catholic priest called Gregory Keller invented a machine to automate candy cane production during the 1950's? View whimsical drawings of Christmas related design patents with my own added whimsical commentary as a bonus.
[Source: About.com]
20 days of Christmas: The Yule Log
This is no comics content, but many folks have some of their fondest Christmas Eve and Christmas Day memories of staring at a film loop of a burning Yule Log on TV while seasonal tunes gently play in the background. Yes, the video Yule Log has burned its way into the hearts of America. Happily, you can watch and listen to the Yule Log any time just by going to this link, which is new for 2011. Its also available in SD, HD and 3D via free Video On Demand (VOD), and also on many cable systems—check your systems free on demand listings to find it.
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Gene therapy achieves early success against hereditary bleeding disorder
Study of gene therapy developed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and University College London offers first proof that the treatment benefits adults with hemophilia B; reduces need for clotting factor to prevent bleeds.
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SCOOP: New chairman talks about the new Wizard World
Wizard World without Gareb Shamus. The entire idea would have seemed ridiculous until just a few days ago when an SEC filing revealed that Shamus, the owner and founder of the company, had been removed as CEO. It was startling news which left everyone wondering what would become of the Wizard brand — once mighty in both media coverage and entertainment shows. Answers are beginning to emerge. In an interview with The Beat, Wizard’s executive chairman Mike Mathews revealed that a new era has already begun at Wizard World, which will include outreach to the entire industry in a move to repair damaged relationships with both other industry players and fans. In one of the most notorious examples of the bad blood which the old Wizard had given rise to, subscribers to the print magazine had not been given any make-up subscriptions for issues paid for but never mailed. However, according to Mathews, a letter is being sent out to old subscribers offering them a $100 credit towards Wizard shows.
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11 Sexiest Bath Curtain Designs | Sexiest curtains
From a Sexy Pole Dancer, to a Machine Gun shooting girl, here you will find eleven most sexy designs made for bathroom curtains.
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Grand Challenges Explorations: Round 7 Winners Highlights
On November 7, 2011, more than 100 researchers from around the world were awarded Grand Challenges Explorations grants.
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Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet
Fast Company wants you to have a banner year in 2012. As our gift to you, we present our very best advice and tips on how to work smarter, manage your career, and lead a more meaningful life. Click through below for more.
Work Smarter
Do sweat the small stuff. The combination of an insane attention to details and neurotic focus on customer experience is what sets the great companies apart from the good, Box CEO Aaron Levie reminds us. Organizations that adopt this level of intensity will always have superior offerings, an instant differentiator from the indistinguishable competition.
Embrace gratitude as a business strategy. Almost everyone suffers from Gratitude Deficit Disorder. We want to know that we matter, that our efforts make the world a better place. And so do your customers, vendors, coworkers, employees, friends, and family. So make an action plan to communicate your appreciation in 2012.
Figure out your social media strategy already. Twitter still give you hives? Not sure how to connect with your customers on Facebook? Accept it: Social media is not a fad. Syncapse CEO Michael Scissons answers the most commonly asked questions about developing a social media strategy.
Brand early, not often. Branding, done right, is a rigorous process, and shortcuts almost always end up costing more in the end, says Emily Heyward, owner and partner of Red Antler. An early investment in branding is no different than taking the time and money to set up a proper operating agreement or purchase efficient machinery that won’t break down.
Don't botch your pitches. We all have something to pitch--your startup to VCs, yourself for a new job, or your product to customers. In any situation, one rule applies: The better the pitch, the better the results. Here are five rookie mistakes that will sink even the best ideas.
Make LinkedIn work for you. If you're not a digital networking ninja, you're missing out on the b...
[Source: Fast Company]
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World
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Unleash your inner primate for Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
EXPERTS are urging us to get back in touch with our evolutionary roots and use our bodies as nature intended.
They claim modern society is putting us at higher risk of stress and disease by keeping us indoors and making us too inactive.
Research coinciding with the Blu-ray and DVD release of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (which hit stores on Monday, December 12) found that the average British adult walks only half the amount they did 10 years ago and spends between seven and nine waking hours a day sedentary.
With this behaviour being directly linked to increased risk of disease and high blood pressure, we are being encouraged to embrace our biological ancestors.
And to help us do just that, a dedicated ape playground - based on the primate sanctuary featured in Rise of the Planet of the Apes - was set up in in Potters Fields Park, London, to give the British public the chance to 'go ape.'
Footage and pictures from the event are included here.
"There is an ape inside all of us," says Barry Bogin, Professor of Biological Anthropology of Loughborough University. "We have similar biological bodies as apes but we're not using them in the way we should. We are built to swing, move around and be physically active outdoors like apes, but the modern world works against us. People are stressed by over-busy lives; we may be living longer but are less healthy than in the past. We need to recognise and accept our evolutionary roots."
Many of us are taking fewer than 5,000 steps per day, half of what we were 10 years ago, and walking is being replaced by an increased reliance on door to door motorised transport, for journeys we previously walked or cycled. Combined with the further consequence of reduced contact with natural light, the risk of disease and increased blood pressure are significantly increasing, not to mention rising obesity levels.
Bogin adds: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes demonstrates our strong connection with primate...
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At IGN, Employees Use A "Viral Pay" System To Determine Each Others' Bonuses
Ever feel like you know better than the executives who the star performers in your organization are? IGN Entertainment's "viral pay" program puts the power over rewards in employees' hands.
Most companies hand out bonuses at the end of the year, and many of them do so as a form of profit sharing. But IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corp. that creates content and communities for gamers, has developed an innovative system where it's the employees themselves who help decide how much of those profits should go to each worker.
It's called "viral pay," and here's how it works: Twice a year, in January and July, IGN creates a basket of tokens (called "Tokens of Appreciation") based on how much profit there is to share. It distributes the tokens among employees and has them give their tokens--which are worth $1 each--to whatever other employees they want, as recognition for a job well done.
So, for example, if there's someone in ad sales who went above and beyond to help you on particular campaign, you might toss some tokens their way. Of if there's a developer who you think always comes up with great ideas about how to solve particular engineering problems, you might send them a little token love as well. Employees can give all their tokens to the same person, but they usually divide them up among several people.
There are only three rules to the program, Greg Silva, IGN's vice president of "People and Places" (HR and facilities), tells Fast Company: You can't award any tokens to yourself, all tokens have to be given away, and IGN's president (the organization's chief executive) isn't eligible.
"The purpose is to reward super-performers with super-pay," Silva says.
The program was started two years ago because employees wanted a role in helping to identify and reward star performers. "Our employees were saying 'It's great that the managers know who's super-effective and contributing the most, but, quite frankly, we know better, so let us reward and recognize our peers.'"
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[Source: Fast Company]
The Artist dances to front of 2012 Golden Globe Awards nominations
STEVEN SPIELBERG'S epic and already Oscar-tipped War Horse is among the nominations for best drama at the 2012 Golden Globes.
Leading the way is The Artist, a tribute to the era of silent movies. It has garnered six nods at the awards, which are seen as a pointer for possible Oscars success.
The contenders were unveiled earlier today. Tied for second place in the number of nominations are The Help and The Descendants. Both are up for best drama, with George put forward for best dramatic actor for his portrayal of a dad trying to reconnect with his daughters in The Descendants, and The Help earning acting nominations for Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain.
For the acting prize, George will compete against Ryan, who is nominated for The Ides of March, in which Clooney also starred.
Gosling has a second nomination for best musical or comedy actor for the romance Crazy, Stupid, Love while Clooney is up for awards for directing and co-writing The Ides of March.
Glenn Close also is a dual contender - as best dramatic actress for Irish drama Albert Nobbs and for best song for penning lyrics to its theme tune, Lay Your Head Down.
The awards, organised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, will be held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on January 15 and will again be hosted by Ricky Gervais.
Tilda Swinton is nominated for best actress for We Need To Talk About Kevin, while Meryl Streep gets a nod for playing former prime minister Lady Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
Kenneth Branagh is nominated for the supporting actor award for his role as Sir Laurence Olivier in My Week With Marilyn.
Branagh said: "I am thrilled. It was an honour to be asked to play such an iconic actor and an even greater honour to receive this kind of support for my performance."
Here are the nominations in full:
BEST DRAMA
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse
BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL
50/50
The Artist
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Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill to leave Doctor Who
DOCTOR WHO stars Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are to leave the hit sci-fi show during the next series, it has been announced tonight.
Karen, who plays Amy Pond, and Arthur, who plays screen husband Rory Williams, will be written out in a "heartbreaking" storyline, show boss Steven Moffat revealed.
A new companion for The Doctor is being lined up, but producers have so far given no clues about their identity.
He added: "That story is going to be a heartbreaking one."
Scottish actress Karen, who will soon be seen in a BBC drama as model Jean Shrimpton, has had a starring role for two series and has become hugely popular.
Moffatt said tonight: "The final days of the Ponds are coming. It's during the next series. I'm not telling you when and I'm not telling you how."
He said The Doctor would be "taking a new friend", adding: "I'm not going to tell you anything about he, she or it."
Matt Smith said he would miss his co-star, who joined the programme at the same time as he did: "We took over the show and we really had to hold hands and help each other through it. It's very disappointing."
But he conceded: "This show is about change and regeneration."
In June last year Gillan hit back at criticism over Amy's sexy demeanour - saying feminism was not the issue any more.
The 24-year-old flame-haired Scot claimed her character's miniskirts are typical of what young women like to wear.
The series came under fire from some viewers for a scene in which Amy tried to seduce the Doctor, but Gillan said they were unlikely to get together romantically as he sees Amy more like an annoying younger sister.
It is understood that the decision for Gillan to leave the show was mutual.
Moffat was speaking at a screening of the Christmas edition of the show which will be broadcast on December 25.
The programme, which is an homage to The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, features guest roles for Claire Skinner and Alexander Armstrong.
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Sydney: Making the most of Australia's 'harbor city'
Sydney is known around the world for its spectacular beauty and relaxed cosmopolitan lifestyle. The Australian city's waterways are its premier attraction with stunning beaches and a magnificent harbor. 
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Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Killer gets a mythic 1st trailer
Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Killer gets a mythic 1st trailer
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Zynga's $1 Billion IPO, RIM Execs Take $1 Paycheck, Skype Cofounder Backs Free Wireless Venture
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.
UMG And Megaupload In Video Copyright Tiff. With news expected about the SOPA bill ruling, Universal Music Group and Hong Kong based Megaupload are entwined in a pitched battle over the rights to a video on YouTube. UMG took down a video featuring several pop stars, causing Megaupload to sue the company and file a restraining order. That would stop UMG from blocking videos it didn't own. In a fresh twist to the story, ArsTechnica reports, UMG has issued a somewhat dubious response: They've said they claim that right under an agreement they have with YouTube. --NS
Rovio Plans For IPO In 2013. Executives at the Finnish company behind the Angry Birds franchise are dreaming big. Rovio's told a Finnish magazine they hope to follow Disney's path to success--not on the back of its games, but by lucrative toy sales. Also, they won't be going public next year, as rumors have suggested--they're planning for a listing in the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2013. --NS
--Updated 7:45 a.m.
Zynga Gets $1 Billion Initial Public Offering. With the IPO sale of 100 million shares at $10 each, Zynga has become the biggest U.S. Internet IPO since Google's 2004 debut, AllThingsD reports. Shares of the Facebook games maker will begin trading in public this morning. The response to the offering in the coming days will determine how fairly the price was set. --NS
RIM Execs Take $1 Paycheck. In a grim earnings call on Thursday, RIM announced the delay of its new QNX OS to late next year as well as steadily declining shipping numbers for the Christmas season. Also, the struggling company's share prices have fallen by 7%. Seemingly to ally investor tribulation, RIM co-chief executives (and shareholders) Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie are taking a pay cut to $1. --NS
Skype Cofounder Backs Free Wireless Venture. After building a voice calling system that broke the costs of calling on comput...
[Source: Fast Company]
A CEO’s Guide To Social Media In 2012
Fast Company wants you to have your best year yet in 2012; click for more advice and tips on how to work smarter, manage your career, and lead a more meaningful life.
As I jogged down Wall Street in New York in October through the barricades, police horses, and thousands of activists, something became clear. The masses had self-organized and social media had added yet another social movement to its résumé. At the same time, something else became clear to me. Much higher than street level, in the boardrooms of America’s largest companies, social media expertise was far from entering the résumés of most C-suites.
Why is there confusion inside these glass fortresses around the world? Senior executives are struggling to get a grasp of what to do about the social opportunity for their kingdom. But hey, it’s new, right? The kids only started signing up eight years ago. For lots of people, the biggest concern with technology is figuring out how to operate their BlackBerry in the post-trackwheel era.
But with 2012 and the New Year upon us, countless strategy and planning sessions are likely on the calendar. I’d like to take the liberty of answering the most recurring questions I hear from executives of the world’s leading brands and share my predictions, with the hope that doing so will reduce the need to answer these questions by 25% in 2012.
“Every department is telling me they own social media so it feels like it has 12 owners. How do I think about it?”
Thinking of social media as a separate effort will lead to failure and you’ll lose a year. Social media is simply an overlay that must be applied to existing business functions including marketing, customer care, e-commerce, search, HR, internal systems, legal, etc. CEOs should understand this and ask to see specific plans to achieve business results through collaboration and smart planning. Being “good at social media” shouldn’t be your goal. Weaving social media into the fabric of your company and m...
[Source: Fast Company]
Breaking: Moonstone is still around
As the comics market has gotten a lot dicier In This Economy, a few smaller companies have become a bit harder to spot in the forest. Companies like Moonstone, the long-running pulp-themed publisher of such things as KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER, BUCKAROO BANZAI, and so on. In recent year they have been best known for putting out a bunch of pulp heroes now published by Dynamite, such as The Spider and so on. Things have been pretty quiet on the Moonstone front of late -- publishing small indie comics periodicals seems like a supersonic journey to insolvency and industry scuttlebutt around Moonstone hasn't been exactly robust. But Moonstone is still around -- here are their April releases, both collections and both Buckaroo Banzai-themed. Guess that cult film has found its afterlife in the comics, with the participation of auteur W.D. Richter a big bonus.
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Buddha in Suburbia
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Answers to Nothing - Clip
Dane Cook leads a stellar cast, including Elizabeth Mitchell ("Lost"), Julie Benz ("Dexter"), Zach Gilford ("Friday Night Lights"), and Barbara Hershey (Black Swan), as a man struggling with his own infidelity in Answers to Nothing. Set against the backdrop of a missing girl case, the film tells interweaving stories of several Los Angelenos trying to do the right thing. Directed by Matthew Leutwyler (Dead and Breakfast), who co-wrote the script with Gillian Vigman, Answers to Nothing was produced by Amanda Marshall and Sim Sarna.
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14 great sci-fi and fantasy detectives who out-Sherlock'd Holmes
14 great sci-fi and fantasy detectives who out-Sherlock'd Holmes
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Gone - Trailer
In the new suspense thriller GONE, Jill Parrish (Amanda Seyfried) comes home from working the night shift to discover that her sister Molly has suddenly disappeared. Convinced that Molly has been abducted by the same serial killer from whom she escaped just a year before, and that by sundown Molly will be dead, Jill embarks on a break-neck ride to rescue her. Racing the sinking sun in a heart-pounding chase, Jill has only 12 hours to find the killer and save her sister.
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3 Ways To Put Your Customer First
You must give to receive. It’s the ancient law of karma and the most important lesson of every Christmas movie. And--as I’ve discovered working with my branding and design consultancy’s startup clients--a key factor in launching a successful business. The brand that puts its users first, whose sole purpose is to serve them, will surely win. But it’s one thing to know this, another to put it in action. So this holiday season, I give to you three simple ways to grow your business by practicing generosity.
1. GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED
When we start working with a new company, in the very first meeting I ask the founders what problem their product is solving. Of course everyone has an answer to this question; any solid entrepreneur knows that a real-world problem is a key building block in any pitch, not to mention the justification for why we go to work every day (and night, and weekend).
But often the problem we think we’re solving is actually self-serving. As in, “The problem I’m solving is that my product doesn’t exist,” versus considering what our target user is truly feeling/missing/wanting/needing. The temptation is to imagine that our audience is sitting around wishing there were a product exactly like the one we’re launching. When I worked in advertising, we used to joke about creative briefs that contained a consumer insight along the lines of “I wish there were a cereal that contained crunchy bran flakes and plump raisins, that was healthy and also delicious.”
Or let’s take another example we’re all familiar with, such as Foursquare. Before Foursquare, consumers were not bemoaning to themselves, “I wish I could use my phone to publicly mark all the places that I go,” or “Help! I am missing out on location-based deals that reward me for my loyalty!” Consumers were not wishing for Foursquare, because it didn’t exist yet. The real problem that Foursquare so successfully addressed? So much of who we are is defined by where we go, but our movement through the wor...
[Source: Fast Company]
Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
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The Legend Ends: Poster and prologue for The Dark Knight Rises show terror of Bane
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and his producer wife Emma Thomas have given us a few more clues about the epic finale to their Batman saga, The Dark Knight Rises.
The pair spoke as a dramatic new poster was released, showing Tom Hardy's menacing Bane walking away from a broken Batman mask and proclaiming ominously: The Legend Ends.
Could this be the final, fateful confrontation for the caped crusader? Check out both versions of the new poster below.
The new comments from Nolan and Thomas follow those of Gary Oldman, who plays Commissioner Gordon. Last week, he told Moviefone of his character: "When we meet him, things are calmer in Gotham. It's reminiscent of the Gordon that we met in the first one. There's a world-weariness to him, and even though things on the surface are now calmer, he's cleaned up Gotham with the Harvey Dent Act, it's seething underneath.
"You've got to have some hell break loose - it's The Dark Knight Rises. I think the story's really good. The story really delivers, it's a terrific conclusion to the trilogy. Nolan rounds it off: he brings in a bit of the first one, from Batman Begins, and he does some really surprising things with it."
He elaborated: "I thought his choice of villain was very interesting, to use Bane instead of Riddler or Penguin. He's not gone with the most obvious choice. The challenge for Chris was always really the story and I think he didn't want to make a third one for the sake of it.
"I think there was pressure on him, obviously, because the second was so successful. So there's always going to be some pressure to keep it going. But he's too smart and classy, really to just make a third just for the sake of making it, because others are demanding or want it from him and I think he felt that, 'Let me get the story right.' So the fans won't be disappointed."
Nolan confirms the part about the Harvey Dent Act in a new interview with IGN, saying: "There is a piece of legislation, and we are dealing with a G...
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
Thursday, December 15, 2011
10 Awesome Cakes You Won’t See Everyday
From Ozzy Osbourne Cake to Mythbusters Cake 10 Awesome Cakes You Won't See Everyday
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Watch: International trailer for animated comedy ParaNorman
FOLLOWING its Oscar-nominated children's fantasy film Coraline, released in 2009, the American animation studio LAIKA is bringing us ParaNorman.
The comedy thriller is only the second stop-motion animated feature after Coraline to be made in 3D. A new trailer has been released and is embedded below along with plot, cast and crew details.
When a small town comes under siege by zombies, a misunderstood local boy called Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who is able to speak with the dead is the only one who can help.
But his paranormal powers may be pushed to their limits when, in addition to the zombies, he has to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
ParaNorman is directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler from a screenplay by Butler. Fell was director of The Tale of Despereaux and Flushed Away while Butler was storyboard supervisor on Coraline and storyboard artist on Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.
Kodi Smit-McPhee was previously seen in The Road and Let Me In. The voice cast also includes Academy Award nominee Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), Tucker Albrizzi (Good Luck Charlie), Tempestt Bledsoe (The Cosby Show), Alex Borstein (Family Guy), Jodelle Ferland (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), Jeff Garlin (Toy Story 3), John Goodman (Monsters, Inc.), Bernard Hill (Titanic), Academy Award nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air), Leslie Mann (Rio), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (How to Train Your Dragon), and Tony and Emmy Award winner Elaine Stritch (30 Rock).
Arianne Sutner, animation producer on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and LAIKA President and CEO Travis Knight are producing ParaNorman. Academy Award winner Brian Van't Hul (King Kong, Coraline) is the movie's visual effects supervisor; Emmy Award winner Nelson Lowry (Fantastic Mr Fox, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is its production designer; and Tristan Oliver (Fantastic Mr Fox, the A...
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
Young Adult - Clip 2
Academy Award(R) winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn't quite gotten over high school, either
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Cracking the Colour Code
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