Listen to a Laser-Cut Record Made of Wood

Software engineer and tech editor Amanda Ghassaei created a laser-cut record from wood.  read more

2012 is Highest-Grossing Box Office Year Ever

This year set box-office records thanks to superheroes (The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises), dystopian futures (The Hunger Games), spies (Skyfall) and vampires (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2). While inflation, 3-D and IMAX are somewhat accountable for the first increase in ticket sales in three years ($10.8 billion compared to 2009’s $10.6), attendance as a whole is up 5 percent this year, as 1.3 billion people visited the multiplex. “Unless [Les Misérables and Django Unchained] do vastly different business than we’re expecting, 2012 is going to end strongly,” Hollywood.com’s box-office chief Paul Dergarabedian told USA Today. “This has...  read more

Walking Dead Return Sets Basic Cable Records

Deadline is reporting that last night’s season three premiere of AMC’s popular series The Walking Dead broke several basic cable records as a result of their overall 10.9 million draw. The premiere now ranks as the most watched drama telecast in basic cable history....  read more

The Dark Knight breaks records, voted #1 movie ever

Quick, what’s the best movie of all time? Is it The Godfather? The Shawshank Redemption? Pulp Fiction? Troll 2?According to Internet Movie Database (IMDb) users, the answer is none other than The Dark Knight, which has claimed the top spot on the site’s list of the top 250 movies of all time after just one weekend in theaters. ...  read more