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Education
Brainy and Famous! Celebrities With Graduate Degrees
Sure, Harvard grad Natalie Portman is super smart, but here are 13 other actors, musicians and even a model—all with advanced degrees!
News
Does Avatar's Political Agenda Matter?
When the buzz about Avatar first got rolling, it was all about whether James Cameron had somehow "reinvented" filmmaking. Now that everyone's seen...
Culture
The 3-D Porno That's Beating Avatar in Hong Kong (Totally SFW)
A centuries-old romance novel turned film is a breakaway hit in Hong Kong's 3-D theaters. Check out the trailer.
The Community Board
Coreservation: One Hypothetical Step Towards a Peaceful Ancient-Modern Way
A few days after watching Avatar, I scribbled the following, "I can only describe it as that I caught a strong flash or two into howwe (a...
The Community Board
How Avatar Got the Mining Bit Wrong
The Oil Drum offers a wonderful explanation, with great visuals, as to how mining today really works, and how Avatar got it wrong.Original Source:...
Environment
Avatar's Green Fascism
No one can agree on what Avatar really means, but what if its message is more dangerous than it appears on the surface. In a matter of hours,...
Technology
Ray Kurzweil Is Predictably Unimpressed by Avatar
Avatar has already been variously criticized for being racist, anti-military, eco-fascist, and neo-colonial. Is there any pernicious ideology the...
