Polymath's Guide to News and Ideas
Digg This, HuffPo: What's $200 Million Divided by 2009 Reality?
ADAGE.COM :What if the privately held Huffington Post is worth not $200 million -- a cracked-out number floated last year -- or even $100 million, but, say, $2 mil... READ MORE
The Cinematical Team's Picks for the Best of 2008
CINEMATICAL : This just in: Cinematical loves movies. So I thought it would be smart to poll the Cine staff, get a bunch of Top 10s, send all the data over to Goss for the math, and then publish the list here for everyone to see... READ MORE
Can fantasy epics survive the Credit Crunch Chronicles?
THE INDEPENDENT :America's half-empty shopping malls aren't the only place where big business is sucking its teeth and proclaiming "everything must go... READ MORE
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold
ROGER EBERT'S JOURNAL :It's all coming to pieces, isn't it -- the world we live in, the continuity we thought we could count on, the climate, the economy, the fragile peace... READ MORE
30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences
SMASHING MAGAZINE :We all know that first impressions are important, right? Well, the same goes for film. The opening title sequence of a film is that film’s opportunity to make a good first impression on you, the viewer... READ MORE
Bernie's funda-mental defense
NY DAILY NEWS :If you thought Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion investment scheme was audacious, get ready for his alibi. Lawyers for the accused scammer are exploring an insanity defense, we hear... READ MORE
Run for the Hills
NEW YORK MAGAZINE :MTV’s heightened reality spinoff, The City, is coming to New York, giving a new collection of young, beautiful people the chance to become the next collection of young, beautiful things... READ MORE
Disney jumps ship on next 'Narnia'
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER :"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" will have to sail without Disney... READ MORE
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of 2008
TORRENTFREAK : As 2008 moves toward its end, we have been taking a a look at the most pirated titles in various categories. Following our Top 10 games post where ‘Spore’ headlined... READ MORE
Music Industry to Abandon Mass Suits
WALL STREET JOURNAL : After years of suing thousands of people for allegedly stealing music via the Internet, the recording industry is set to drop its legal assault as it searches for more effective ways to combat online music piracy... READ MORE