Dragon Skull Installed On British Beach To Promote ‘Game Of Thrones’ (PHOTO)

A giant dragon skull has appeared on Charmouth beach in Dorset, England.

Time to rethink natural history? Nah, but it might be a good time to applaud Blinkbox’s unique promotion of “Game of Thrones.”

The streaming service had three sculptors work more than two months building the beast. The finished product was then installed overnight this week to trumpet Blinkbox’s showing of the HBO fantasy’s third season.

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Indie Game: The Movie Special Edition coming July 24, brings fans over 300 minutes of new material

Indie Game The Movie Special Edition coming July 24, brings fans over 300 minutes of new material

Count yourself among the numerous fans of Indie Game: The Movie? Good news for you, as the film’s creators are set to release Indie Game: The Movie Special Edition next week. This special edition brings over 300 minutes of new content that tells the tale of what’s happened in the time after the first movie and includes a series of new short films and additional commentary from the IGTM’s directors. The new content will be available as Steam DLC on July 24, or a download can be pre-ordered straight from the IGTM website now for $14.99.

Should physical media be your preference, limited edition DVD and Blu-ray box sets (3,000 of each) signed by the directors can be pre-ordered for $59.99 and $69.99, respectively. For your cash, you get three discs that hold a full theatrical cut of the original film and the 300 minutes of new material that include extended interviews and Q&A sessions with the directors, cast and crew. Plus, you get an IGTM notebook, laptop sticker and a double-sided poster — with the IGTM theatrical poster on one side and limited edition artwork by Edmund McMillen on the other. Box sets start shipping in early August and will also come with a code for a digital special edition. Once shipping starts, the pre-order price goes up to $69.99 for the DVD set and $89.99 for Blu-ray. So, head on past the break for a special edition trailer and check the source to get in line while the getting’s good.

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George Zimmerman Poll Finds Divide Over Not Guilty Verdict

Americans are divided over whether they’d have found George Zimmerman guilty of a crime in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. But the survey reveals a stark divide between black and white Americans over the outcome of the case.

Forty-one percent of respondents to the new poll said that they would have voted to find Zimmerman not guilty if they were on the jury, while a combined 38 percent said they’d have found him guilty of one of two crimes, including 15 percent who said they’d have voted to find him guilty of murder and 23 percent guilty of manslaughter. Twenty-one percent said they weren’t sure.

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HTC One Mini specifications revealed in label process [UPDATE: Sneak Peek!]

All the way over in China today we’re seeing the HTC One Mini make its final trip through certification processes before it’s revealed in kind to the public. While HTC hasn’t yet confirmed the existence of this machine – so to speak – rumors and tips thus far appear to match up quite well with this final breath of behind-the-scenes action. Here comes HTC One’s little brother, looking like a clone.

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What you’ve got with this device is a 4.3-inch display with 720p resolution and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor. If you see the word “Xiaolong” attached anywhere, don’t fret, that’s just a different translation of the same mythical beast. Also paired with this processor is 1GB of RAM.

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What we’re seeing here courtesy of China’s Tenaa (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Ministry of Telecommunications Authority) and microblogging hub Digital Tail are a series of photos of this machine, front and back. What we’re to understand is that this will be a much more palm-fitting push for HTC’s software in a light silver or dark black metal casing.

UPDATE: HTC UK has teased the phone as well: “We have a ‘little’ bit of news tomorrow.” – there it is, peeking! Looks like we may see this machine as early as tomorrow!

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Around the edges you’ll find a plastic ring a bit more robust than the original HTC One’s similar surround, while it would appear that all of the original machine’s trappings remain in-tact. This device will likely appear soon with HTC Sense, the company’s own unique vision for Android, atop Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, complete with Google Now. For the full official announcement you’ll just have to wait and see!


HTC One Mini specifications revealed in label process [UPDATE: Sneak Peek!] is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Crazy-fast mobility scooter takes on a Nissan Skyline

The ultimate sleeper.

(Credit: Garage Insanity)

The phrase “world’s fastest mobility scooter” will most certainly raise eyebrows and inspire chuckles, but what does it even mean? A stone-cold racing machine that packs more punch than an older Nissan Skyline. Don’t believe me? There’s a video to prove it.

Built by a team of tinkerers at Garage Insanity on the Isle of Man, the superpowered mobility scooter contains a Suzuki GSX-600F motorcycle engine and can do 0-60 in about three seconds and hit speeds topping about 156 miles per hour. Yes, you read that correctly: a scooter that does 0-60 faster than most cars on the road.

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Brad Pitt Really, Really Loves His Monochromatic Outfits (PHOTOS)

Okay, Brad Pitt, we get it: You really, really love your monochromatic outfits.

The “World War Z” actor left for France today wearing pretty much his uniform for the past few months: one-color outfits. Below, a sampling of the 49-year-old star’s garb on different days, which ranges from solid military green to solid black back to … solid military green. Topping it all off? Pitt’s luscious “Legends of the Fall” locks.

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NYU Faculty Demand Martin Lipton’s Resignation As Board Of Trustees Chairman

A group of New York University faculty are demanding in an open letter released Tuesday that Martin Lipton, chairman of the institution’s board of trustees, resign from the position he’s held for 14 years.

NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan, a group of more than 400 faculty members, has vocally opposed the university’s expansion effort, and on Tuesday issued a lengthy letter laying out their grievances with Lipton and NYU president John Sexton, touching on a slew of controversies from the past few years.

“This is not a step that we take lightly,” the group wrote. “We are well aware of your long dedication to NYU’s betterment, and your many services on its behalf. It is because, as faculty, we share your dedication to the university that we feel obliged to take this step — and to explain, precisely, why we are now taking it.”

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Why ‘Kill George Zimmerman’ Facebook Pages Still Exist

Facebook insists that safety is its “top priority,” and that it removes content that threatens individuals. But multiple Facebook pages urging people to kill or otherwise harm George Zimmerman have been allowed to stay up on the site, while others have been taken down, causing confusion about what exactly members are allowed to post about the high-profile case.

After Zimmerman was found not guilty of the March 2012 murder of Trayvon Martin on Saturday, some angry supporters of the deceased 17-year-old made Facebook pages attacking the accused murderer. As far as we can see, these pages do not explicitly discuss how to kill Zimmerman or suggest any real plans to do so. But they do bear charged titles like “Kill George Zimmerman” and “George Zimmerman must DIE.”

When asked about these pages, a Facebook representative directed The Huffington Post to Facebook’s community standards page.

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Autoheart’s ‘Moscow’ Video Features Russian Soldiers Sharing Steamy Gay Kiss

British indie-pop band Autoheart send an artistic message on Russia’s infamous “gay propaganda” laws in the new music video for their single “Moscow.”

The retro-styled clip for the song concludes with a steamy kiss between two Russian soldiers in uniform, intercut with performance shots of the band.

Calling “Moscow” a “song about the daft optimism of being in love,” members of the band note on their YouTube page, “We are lucky in Britain to have laws that mean whether we are gay, straight, bisexual or anything in between, our relationships are recognized and our rights protected by law. But in Russia there is an anti-gay crisis happening right now: their government does not want to afford their people those same rights and are trying to criminalize even the discussion of gay equality.”

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Amber Alert In NYC About Baby Kidnapping Scares New Yorkers, Sparks Backlash At 4AM

NEW YORK — Authorities say a 4 a.m. Amber Alert that startled many New Yorkers is part of a new national wireless emergency alert system.

The alert went out early Wednesday morning for a baby boy who was taken from a Manhattan child welfare facility without permission by his mother. She’s been taken into custody.

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