Oct 17
Nothing brings psychosis and ax murder to life like glorious 8-bit animation… nothing.
Check out CineFix’s newest edition to the 8-bit series, Stanley Kubrick’s version of Stephen King’s “The Shining,” above.
Oct 17
SYDNEY — SYDNEY (AP) — Nearly a hundred wildfires burned across Australia’s most populous state on Thursday, 18 of which were out of control, as unseasonably hot temperatures and strong winds fanned flames across the parched landscape, officials said.
Several homes were likely lost in the fires across New South Wales, though the exact number was not known as conditions were too intense for firefighters to reach the hardest-hit areas Thursday night, state Rural Fire Service spokesman Matt Sun said. There were no reports of injuries or deaths.
Oct 17
Plenty of companies have been noodling around with the idea of wearable tech, but Nokia’s always offered up some of the most eye-popping concepts. The latest application to reach the Patent and Trademark Office, however, is a little more practical: a modular watch that you can customize to your …
Oct 17
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — What many commuters choking on smog have long suspected has finally been scientifically validated: air pollution causes lung cancer.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer declared on Thursday that air pollution is a carcinogen, alongside known dangers such as asbestos, tobacco and ultraviolet radiation. The decision came after a consultation by an expert panel organized by IARC, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, which is based in Lyon, France.
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Oct 17
Timbaland’s Wife Files For Divorce
Posted in: Today's ChiliTimbaland’s wife has filed for divorce … TMZ has learned … and she’s not only demanding that he foot the bill for their kid, she wants him to pay for a kid he didn’t even father.
Oct 17
Brandi Glanville makes her acting debut in the new Lifetime movie, Missing at 17.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star has a supporting role in the flick, which is about a teen who goes off in search of her biological mother.
Oct 17
Microsoft had previously announced its upcoming next-generation console, the Xbox One, would launch with a feature that would allow Xbox Live users to identify each other by their real names instead of their Gamertags. If you were hoping to finally learn the real name of your pal BenDoverx, it looks like you won’t be doing so when the Xbox One launches as a Microsoft representative recently told Kotaku the company would be missing its deadline to provide the feature in time for the Xbox One launch. (more…)
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Oct 17
By Susan E. Matthews
Though traumatic life events are the biggest cause of depression or anxiety, a new study suggests that how people respond to these events can influence whether or not they’ll experience either mental health issue. The research, which considered survey responses from more than 32,000 participants, was published in PLOS One.
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Oct 17
Why Elizabeth Warren Is ‘NOT Celebrating’ The End Of The Government Shutdown
Posted in: Today's ChiliSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) emailed supporters late Wednesday to say how glad she is that the government shutdown ended and the U.S. didn’t default.
But she made it clear she isn’t celebrating.
“Yes, we prevented an economic catastrophe that would have put a huge hole in our fragile economic recovery. But the reason we were in this mess in the first place is that a reckless faction in Congress took the government and the economy hostage for no good purpose and to no productive end,” Warren wrote in her email.
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Oct 17
The Olsens’ ‘Full House’ Wardrobe Included Chanel And Marc Jacobs, Apparently (PHOTOS)
Posted in: Today's ChiliSince their debut on “Full House” as babies, the Olsens have become quite the fashion industry heavyweights. Some might say that they achieved this in spite of their adorably awkward costumes throughout the years.
But Mary-Kate and Ashley would beg to differ. In a new interview with Net-a-Porter’s The Edit, the twins revealed that their time on “Full House” was actually way more stylish than we realized:
“[On ‘Full House’] we’d be in six-hour fittings three times a week, because we had to wear 12 different outfits,” Ashley recalls. The majority of the wardrobe was made up of adult pieces, including Chanel and Marc Jacobs, cut to fit. “We were designing clothes for ourselves as we were so petite,” Mary-Kate adds. “So I think that is when we became obsessed with fit, and now the obsession has become a profession.”
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