Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC's 2012 Olympics operation, said the BBC was looking at using new technology to cover the sporting event.

'We could, and I believe should, capture some of the games in 3D,' he told the IBC technology conference in Amsterdam. picked by kakana 2 months ago

Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the films "Tootsie" and "Oh, God!" and television's "M-A-S-H," is dead. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Corridors are fascinating things. Think about
it - every sci-fi film you've ever seen has
some sort of action-packed chase through
corridors. They are the future! picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Over-sharers:
Why do some people seemingly fail to realise
that their web-based musings are actually being
read by others? picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A Mom Grows In Brooklyn...A Time-Traveling Singer...Tim Burton's Dark New Universe picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Prior to the initial wave of American Beatlemania back in the early 1960s, the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein signed the band to a three-picture contract with United Artists. A Hard Day’s Night and Help! quickly fulfilled two-thirds of their obligation. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Two hundred six songs. Thirteen original albums plus two CDs worth of miscellany. Seven years in the making - the complete recorded works of the Beatles. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

That bird sitting very still in the garden - is
it alive or a cunningly-fashioned example of
the taxidermist' s art? Think fast, then have a
bash at busy phil's quiz. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Now consider the past. Ask the big question: “What was the past all about?”That ought to be easy, right? It already happened, so we don’t have to make anything up. The complexities are deep and they ramble on endlessly. The guys living “the Hundred Years War” had no idea they were in one. Four generations of “war” isn’t a “war,” it’... read full post picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

In a 1769 letter to the naturalist John Bartram, Benjamin Franklin observed that while lots of people like accounts of old buildings and monuments, “I confess that if I could find in any Italian travels a receipt for making Parmesan cheese, it would give me more satisfaction than a transcript of any inscription from any old stone whatsoever.” picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

John Lennon did many brilliant things in his life, but arguably one of his most inspired acts was his deliberate destruction of the Beatles in 1969, just 40 years ago this month. It didn't seem that way then, but if Lennon hadn't done that, I doubt that you'd be reading this today. Lennon froze them for ever at their peak. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Read it again ^ picked by suebe 3 months ago

Red Eye intern Ernest Wilkins is planning to recreate all the action of the 80s classic in one day. picked by chelcho 3 months ago

Back on May 27, 1911 Coney Island was doing worse off than it is today, with Dreamland Park in flames for a full 18 hours, burning to the ground and never again being rebuilt as it was. But a piece of the glory days was just found underwater; local divers are bringing up a piece of the past: a massive 500-lb bell that sunk to the ocean floor with the rest of the pier. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Three Staten Island men were busted after calling 911 to report a break-in at their home -- where cops found a huge marijuana plant in the living room and 15 other pot plants on the back deck. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Conceived, produced and starring Méliès and inspired by the words of Jules Verne, the black-and-white silent film tells the fanciful story of a group of dandy astronomers who journey to our crater-faced neighbor, propelled by cannon shot. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

Clippy Finally Messes With the Wrong Word Doc picked by gammerus 3 months ago

The Smurfs are loved by children the world over as wholesome, la-la-la, friendly little blue creatures who live in a magical land. But there's a not-so-Smurfy side of Smurf Village, where the typical defining traits of the Smurf denizens represent the shadier side of human nature. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

GAH... She's back! picked by shep182 3 months ago

This ... is gonna suck... picked by shep182 3 months ago

With Sons of Anarchy starting Season 2 in just 8 days, I was wondering when my other favorite shows start.

Here's a list. (US Shows only...sorry you non-US type people) picked by icepigs 3 months ago

Rob Zombie, who’s directed two films in the Halloween franchise, will direct a remake of the 1958 science fiction film The Blob. Zombie plans to change the look of the Blob, according to the report, noting that “people would laugh now” at the “gigantic Jello-looking thing” that appeared in the original. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

My name is Alan Wieder, and I have the smallest penis in the world. Actually, that's not true, but for a year I sure thought I did. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Myth, Militarism + Man Boy Love -- say what? The "Asians Art Museum" takes on the museum that bears the same name but without the surreptitious "s." Why did they do this? picked by suebe 3 months ago

As an experiment in the trust of human nature, Paul Bellis Jones has succeeded with flying colours. picked by topofall 3 months ago