New track by M.I.A.

http://youtu.be/Se9kiTUqdFo

Nicely done satire on fan films and empty IP’s.

The PlayStation Company: why Sony should ditch almost everything else | The Verge Sony moved out of the flagging Windows PC market last year, and yesterday Hirai said that he would not “rule out” doing the same with its TV and mobile divisions. That would be shocking to many, but it’s encouraging to see Hirai […]

Quake 2 on Xbox 360: the first console HD remaster • Eurogamer.net Of course, by the time the Xbox 360 launched, Quake 2 was already eight years old and not exactly an impressive technical showcase, so the undoubted quality of the console port may not seem like a huge achievement. However, as we’ve seen time […]

Ghost gets called out by this guy with his middlefinger.  And he manages to handle it in the most childish way possible. Inciting violence as the answer. Even the security is letting this one escalate. Thank god there was no fire with people like this.

A Wit for All Seasons – NYTimes.com Rush Limbaugh and some other conservatives bristled at news that Colbert was moving to the more mainstream network platform; they know he can be brilliantly effective about the absurdity and doublespeak of politics. “CBS has just declared war on the heartland of America,” Limbaugh said. Colbert said in […]

The Real Story Behind the 1914 Christmas Truce in World War I The Christmas Truce of 1914 can also be seen as the last gasp of the romantic 19th Century, the final gesture of an era that featured “gentlemanly” soldiering and gallant heroes who could confront their adversaries face-to-face. Professional soldiers in WWI were replaced by recruits […]

Apocalypse Now Study Guide: Chapter 9: Entertaining the Boys – Chapter 12 : Do Lung Bridge Summary and Analysis | GradeSaver Peter Cowie shares the results of a Pentagon study, which estimated that “nearly 30% of American soldiers in Vietnam had taken either opium or heroin” (147). These psychedelic extracurricular activities ended up extending beyond […]