Monday, May 23, 2016

Fruit Ninja is being turned into a live-action movie


Hot on the heels of The Angry Birds Movie,  another app is going to be made into a movie: Fruit Ninja


 

By: Matt Burgess,

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Alternative thinking on “leftist progress,” Clinton's cash, and the community chest

“I believe there will be a culling of hedge funds like we've never seen before. I'd estimate the number of funds gets cut in half over the next couple of years.”


I'll take the other side of this prediction in a heart beat.

If you know K.C. Nelson, get this column to him.

I'll bet him a steak at Delmonico's with all the trimmings. We'll agree on whose data we will use, and we will start with June 1, 2016.

We'll end on January 1, 2020.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Alternative Thinking on Lending Club's Crash, Mickelson's Slice and Hedge Fund Lobbying

“The SEC said that Walters called and then sent text messages to Mickelson, who ultimately bought a $2.4 million position in three accounts he controlled.”

First, it was Martha Stewart. Now, it's looking like Phil Mickelson is in hot water for alleged insider trading. Whose next? Frank Stallone? No, don't take Frank Stallone away from me.

Gaza Strip iOS game isn't a game, says Apple


Apple has rejected a game influenced by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the App Store, saying its political themes mean it is not a game.

By: Matt Kamen,

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Star Wars: Battlefront didn't have single-player because of Force Awakens


When Star Wars Battlefront launched at the end of 2015, one of the biggest criticisms it faced was the absence of a single player campaign. Now, we know why - it's all The Force Awakens' fault.

By: Matt Kamen,

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

War, politics and the Space Pope: inside EVE Online's fan culture

Space Pope

Thirteen years after it launched, EVE Online is still played by tens of thousands of people. But what keeps them coming back?

By: Matt Kamen,

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Magic mushrooms could help treat severe depression


Psilocybin, the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms, has been found in a small-scale trial to improve symptoms of severe depression.


The trial, which was conducted on 12 people and has been published in The Lancet, found that the compound even worked on so called "treatment-resistant" depression. 


 

By: Emily Reynolds,

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