Archive for August, 2007

Halo 3 Live Action Combat: Part I

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Here’s the latest Halo 3 live action short from director Neill Blomkamp. It’s part 1 of two and follows a teaser released online a little while ago. I love the style. I’ve seen some of his older works and they feel just as visceral. But can he craft story as well as he can craft action? I haven’t seen any real attempt at storytelling from him, so I don’t know. But coupling his direction and vision with a dynamite script would blow us all away.

A mother’s exasperation sold on eBay for $142.51

Friday, August 31st, 2007
A woman from Illinois sells the pack of pokemon cards that one of her six kids slipped into her shopping cart. Her long product description reveals her motherly frustration. She got a lot of encouragement through eBay's q/a system.

Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
These are great links. I've heard of a handful of them, but most of them are new to me.

Perfect pitch boiles down to one gene?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
That's what one scientist from the University of California, San Francisco believes.

China is drowning in its own pollution

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
We all knew it was happening, but this article from the NYTimes spells it out: Industrial pollution in the People's Republic of China has reached deadly proportions. Cancer is now the #1 cause of death in China. The communist party can't control the indus

WSJ reporter Dennis Berman comments on Dow Jones buyout

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007