Emily Blunt plays a princess in the new comedy ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ based on the classic children’s novel. (Dec. 29)
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Denmark’s intelligence service says men planned to shoot as many people as possible in newsroom of paper that published cartoons of Muslim prophet
Continue reading …From Greg Mitchell who’s been blogging on the WikiLeaks release at The Nation for the last month, CNN’s Jessica Yellin responds to Glenn Greenwald — inadequately : Jessica Yellin responds to Glenn Greenwald critique (see below) at CNN blog — but completely ignores his main point about her questions betraying a double standard on (or lack of awareness about) journalists routinely publishing top secret information thanks to leaks vs. WikiLeaks making such evidence available. Watch the video again — claiming she was just asking provocative questions doesn’t cut it. Here’s John’s post from yesterday on the interview in case you missed it — It’s a sad day when journalists collaborate with the government, again!
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Why Bother Chewing? Pepsi Out to ‘Snackify’ Beverages and ‘Drinkify’ Snacks
December 29, 2010 No Comment
Image: Popsop.com Pepsi is rolling out a new product next month: Tropolis , a drinkable snack. It’s marketing its Tropolis “smooth blend of real squeezable fruit” to moms and kids, apparently to replace the role of actual fruit. Why is this not the greatest idea ever?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The writers over at Busy Mommy Media have run the Nissan Leaf through a special battery of ‘family’ tests to produce the kind of review of the EV that we don’t see every day around here. Still, the family perspective is an especially interesting one for the electric vehicle, since widespread adoption will largely depend on how it fares in just such lifestyles. So how did the Leaf fare? Exceedingly well, it turns out, getting high marks for performance, cargo space, and interior space. The only problem raised was the fact that the reviewer could not fit all three of her required car seats into the back seat, but was able to change them out for slimmer models which did, in fact, fit. Check out the video after the break for the full mommy (and daddy) treatment. Continue reading Nissan Leaf gets the ‘family’ review treatment, earns high marks Nissan Leaf gets the ‘family’ review treatment, earns high marks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image credit Nina Schymczyk When writing LifeEdited: What We Can Learn From Camping Equipment , I asked “Why do camping equipment designers make pots and pans that all stack together and take up the space of only the largest pots, while a regular pot and pan set takes up an entire drawer?” Mocoloco shows the work of Hanover designer and photographer Nina Schymczyk , channels the thought with her … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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In detailed letter, army instructs reserve officers to take extra precautions in Israel and abroad following assassination of nuclear scientists in Tehran. Officers ordered to avoid travelling on same traffic routes, shopping for groceries at same place
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Uh oh. Since its debut, the iPad has been variously hailed as the final nail in the coffin of all physical media and the savior of the magazine and newspaper industries. A few magazines, such as Wired , had truly impressive digital launches, with over 100,000 downloads of its first issue in June. It doesn’t seem, however, that the stellar start was in any way sustainable. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which collects magazine circulation data from companies willing to furnish numbers, all iPad magazines have seen fall offs in downloads over the past few months. Wired was averaging 31,000 downloads from July through September, had 22,000 and 23,000 respectively in October and November. Other magazines have seen similar declines: Vanity Fair sold 8,700 downloads of its November issue, down from an average of about 10,500 from August through October; GQ sold 11,0000 copies, its worst showing yet. Now, not all magazines release their numbers, of course — including The New Yorker , People , and Esquire — but the numbers we do have seem to be indicating a trend of general decline after a short burst of excitement. iPad magazine sales numbers show steep decline over a few short months originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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