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J.J. Abrams Regrets Not Directing ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’

The whole <i>Force Awakens</i> gang will return in 2017 for <i>Star Wars: Episode VIII</i>. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac! Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford (it’s true)! Everyone but director and co-screenwriter J.J. Abrams, who’s using his sci-fi clout to crowdfund another season of <i>Felicity</i>, I …

Hurricane Katrina, Then and Now

Watch David Letterman Deliver Donald Trump-Themed Top Ten List

Retired late night host makes surprise appearance at Martin Short and Steve Martin's San Antonio performance<p>David Letterman made a surprise visit to …

Boston bomber to face state charges in officer's killing – despite death sentence

District attorney says Massachusetts’ case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should continue, given that his federal convictions are pending appeal<p>The Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will still face state charges in the death of a Massachusetts of Institute of Technology police officer, even …

Invi’s SMS Replacement App For Android Exits Beta, Still Dreaming Big

Needs no ghost come from the grave to point out the messaging app space has multiple giants already, whether it’s Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Facebook’s in-house Messenger app, or the pioneering Asian messaging platforms that kicked off the messaging app craze, such as Korea’s Line and Chinese firm …

Taylor Swift’s Girl Squad Now Includes the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Heidi Klum, Lena Dunham, Lily Aldridge, and more appeared with the singer on stage.<p><b>Taylor Swift</b> added some new members to her girl squad last night when she invited the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team on stage with her.<p>The team was in New York City yesterday to celebrate their World Cup victory …

How to Answer the Top 10 Interview Questions

By: Jennifer Kumar<p><i>This was the 3rd most popular blog post of 2013. See the rest of the top 15 here.</i><p>We all know that <b>good preparation</b> is the key to …

The mystery of Mingering Mike: the soul legend who never existed

When a ‘crate-digger’ found a massive vinyl collection at a flea market, he couldn’t understand how a soul star who’d released over 100 records could just disappear. But the truth turned out to be even stranger. Jon Ronson goes in search of Mingering Mike<p>This story begins with a record collector …

The World's Most Intense Fitness Program

I was a multisport burnout, searching for a new challenge, when a Web trawl served up a fitness program I’d never heard of: Kokoro Camp, a civilian version of the infamous Hell Week that the Navy uses as a grueling test of the men who hope to serve as SEALs. Kokoro is run by coaches working for a …

Understanding Kim Jong Un, The World’s Most Enigmatic and Unpredictable Dictator

Everyone knows that North Korea’s leader is a bloodthirsty madman and buffoon—or is he really? Mark Bowden digs into the hard facts for an unusual portrait.<p>Does anyone make an easier target than Kim Jong Un? He’s Fatboy Kim the Third, the North Korean tyrant with a Fred Flintstone haircut—the …

YouTube is 10 years old: the evolution of online video

Ten years is a long time on the internet, especially when 300 hours of video are uploaded to your site every minute. On YouTube’s 10th birthday, we trace the growth and growing pains of online video<p>Allow me to make a bold statement: YouTube, at 10 years old, is the most interesting place on the …