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Yesterday, 56 newspapers in 45 countries published the same editorial. Although appearing in 20 different languages, the sentiments of the piece remained the same from India to China to Dubai to Canada’s Toronto Star. The papers aimed to urge the 192 countries represented at the United Nations’ climate treaty talks in Copenhagen to come to an agreement on the… Continue reading It’s time for candles and Kumbaya

No one wants to hear about Tiger Woods anymore, but I have to bring him up. Taiwan’s Apple Daily published a video animation of what happened the night of Woods’s car accident. It was based on information found on the web and from other news sources (part of a new world Noam Cohen of The New York Times calls “Maybe Journalism“).… Continue reading Simulations should be used after careful research

December 1 has passed and employees of Montreal’s La Presse can finally relax. Last Thursday, the 125-year-old daily finally reached an agreement with its 700 workers, who are represented by several different unions. The bulk of employees (93 percent) approved the five-year concession-laden package, valued at $13 million. They agreed to boost their current 32-hour, four-day week… Continue reading Montreal paper presses on

What do you get when you take one of the most beloved Christmas characters and mix it with Barney from How I Met Your Mother? Frosty with a porn collection, apparently. In a promo for the holiday classic airing on December 18, CBS has mashed up scenes from Frosty the Snowman and dubbed over them with lewd soundbites by Barney Stinson,… Continue reading Friday Funny: Frosty the inappropriate snowman

Time Inc. has released information on its new tablet software in some videos demonstrating its use with Sports Illustrated. The program is being developed in tandem with Wonderfactory, and works in Adobe AIR—suggesting cross-platform compatibility. That means readers will probably be able to use this on any tablet computer, like a Thinkpad X Series, an HP Touchsmart desktop computer… Continue reading Sports Illustrated—coming to a tablet near you