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In its simplest terms, European prehistory can be divided into three parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. But there's a mysterious 300 year gap in prehistoric Britain, created by one of humanity's first economic bubbles. More »
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Need a book to get you through another year of unemployment, glacier melts or maybe even another oil crisis? World Made By Hand could do the trick. More »
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Oh yes, that is Mad Men's Jon Hamm asking our government for a billion bucks because his previous "trying to kill Superman" project hasn't gone as well as he'd hoped. More »
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When the economy tanks, people demand feel-good musicals and comedies. But Hollywood has already green-lit a slate of dystopian downers, in the wake of The Dark Knight. Are these bummer-fests doomed at the box-office? More »
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Yet another financial casualty: Citigroup just became the latest institution to come crawling to the feds for a bailout. Where will it all end? As industry experts become desperate for any kind of divining rod, some observers pointed out that the failure of unregulated banking has already played out — in Second Life. The rise and fall of one of the virtual world’s unregulated banks has some financial researchers taking a closer look at the predictive benefit of virtual environments. More »
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The effects of the ongoing financial wormhole are more sweeping than you'd realized — not only is the Wall Street SNAFU destroying my 401(k), it's also bringing us more Knight Rider. According to the trades, the networks are keeping lesser-performing shows like Rider and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles on the air because there's no money to launch new shows. More »
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Zombies flooded Manhattan this weekend. Pulling their golden parachutes and crumbling portfolios, decaying bankers roamed the streets looking for brains and bailouts. This years NYC's annual Zombie Con brought all the decomposing masses out, to paint the town red with the blood of my 401K, while anointing the Wall Street bull statue with their zombie guts. Exclusive undead video recap. More »
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A new method for evaluating which species are at risk of becoming endangered has put a target on the heads of one group you may be somewhat familiar with: mammals. Rapid-fire estimates have created volatility in the mammal futures market. What groups should you start withdrawing your natural selection dollars from? More »
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Ronald D. Moore and David Eick sat down and went over the different types and social systems and moralities they've created for the new Battlestar Galactica, including the need to the government (and not just the military) to bring down the heavy hand of torture from time to time, and how the legal system works in the BSG-verse. These audio interviews are the kind of geekery you usually only get when fans debate these facets of the show in a forum somewhere, but they wax poetic for over 30 minutes, and that's not even including their thoughts on the politics, economy, and the fight for Cylon rights in their show. Hit the above links for the audio files, and keep staring at the clock until new episodes air. [Concurring Opinions] More »
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