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Blogs: RFP Review: Hancock (***1/2)

More times than not a trailer informs the general audience about whether a film is something they want to see. The trailers for HANCOCK (which I’ve always felt was a terrible title) seemed like a mildly amusing superhero spoof. In the trailer, one feels it’s a one-note story. Will Smith’s superhero lead is a jerk and learns to not be a jerk – the end. But I must give it to Columbia Pictures that they left many of the secrets for the audience to discover during the movie watching experience instead of give it to us in the press ahead of time. There’s an interesting twist that takes the story a nice new direction (even if it’s not handled perfectly) and, gasp, real characters that we care about.

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Six Apart Launches Blogs.com for Discovering Premium Content on the Web

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/18/08 -- Six Apart, the world's leading blogging software and services company, announced today the launch of Blogs.com, a destination website that connects readers with the best blogs on a wide array of topics. In order to ensure the highest quality content, Blogs.com relies on a team of passionate editors to choose blogs based on their quality, popularity and relevance. In addition, daily editorials and a weekly newsletter provide readers with a convenient round-up of the latest buzz in the blogosphere.

Six Apart Launches Blogs.com for Discovering Premium Content on the Web

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 18, 2008 -- Six Apart, the world's leading blogging software and services company, announced today the launch of Blogs.com, a destination website that connects readers with the best blogs on a wide array of topics. In order to ensure the highest quality content, Blogs.com relies on a team of passionate editors to choose blogs based on their quality, popularity and relevance. In addition, daily editorials and a weekly newsletter provide readers with a convenient round-up of the latest buzz in the blogosphere.

As Bloggers Take Office In Malaysia, Gov't Orders ISPs To Block Certain Blogs

Over the last couple of years, we've had a series of interesting stories about how the Malaysian gov't is dealing with "blogs." First, a gov't official slammed blogs and tried to pass a law requiring bloggers to register with the government. Outrage over such a plan resulted in it being scrapped, but the majority ruling party still struggled with blogs -- though tried to figure out ways to respond to them more feasibly than attacking them. It set up a gov't agency to respond to bloggers, and later required certain candidates for offices to set up their own blogs. Of course, it also tried to crack down on some bloggers it didn't like, including having a state owned paper file a libel suit over a blog.

Business Bloggers No Longer Rebels

Journalist Louise Story wrote an insightful article recently in the New York Times about the growth in the number of bloggers who accept advertising on their blogs. If you do much surfing of blogs you may have noticed the increasing prevalence of advertising in blogs. Certainly among the business blogs out there, most that I visit at least have some Google AdSense ads on their blogs.

Blogs: RFP Review: Tropic Thunder (**1/2)

This funny mess feels like a bunch of actor-centric comedy sketches strung together. Some of those sketches work much better than others. The weaker sketches often feel like stale leftovers from a 2001 episode of SNL. And like it happens on SNL from time to time, the guest hosts steal all the scenes from the regulars.

Blogs: RFP Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (***)

Going back to its serial roots, this new STAR WARS adventure feels like a chapter in a continuing story while standing on its own as an individual story. Unlike PHANTOM MENACE it stands on its own. Not only the animation moves this installment into a new direction. The light blue “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” is still present, but the signature text crawl has been replaced by a Gary Owen-ish announcer, filling us in on what has preceded this story. Big on action and pun-filled banter, this film reminded me of the fun I had with SKY CAPTAIN more than any of the STAR WARS prequels.

Blogs: RFP Review: Batman: Gotham Knight (***)

Warner Bros. Animation successfully moved into making more mature animated direct-to-videos with SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY. Their latest effort — an anime infused BATMAN production made up of six distinct, but interlocking, chapters — is another step in the right direction. Six different writers and six different directors handled each section, which was brought together as a whole by the guiding hands of exec producer Bruce Timm and story man Jordan Goldberg, a producer on THE DARK KNIGHT. The distinct visual styles keep the material interesting as we watch the unfolding episodes chronicling the early adventures for the Dark Knight.

Blogs: RFP Review: Presto (****)

Pixar’s latest short film, PRESTO, from director Doug Sweetland, is an ode to classic Warner Bros. and MGM shorts. And it’s as hilarious as some of their best. A cute white bunny is a prop in the act of master magician Presto. The white rabbit longs for a carrot that is just out of his reach. Rushing out on stage, Presto forgets to feed his pet. During his performance he uses two magical hats to pulled the rabbit from one and out the other. However, this time around the bunny has some surprises for Presto on the other side.

Blogs: RFP Review: WALL*E (****)

Director Andrew Stanton previously made us believe in the love between a father fish and his son in FINDING NEMO. Now he makes us fall in love yet again with a love story between two utterly charming robots. This daring Pixar production breaks the company’s mold in many ways — it features live-action, the first third is English-dialogue free, and there is a big message.

Olympic Photographer Blogs

While watching the Olympics, seated in front of the television with my laptop, I ended up with a pretty extensive set of bookmarked links to blogs from lots of great photographers covering the games. The closing ceremonies are a day away now, but I figure the blogs should be up for a while, and will still make for informative and entertaining reading. So here they are, all in one place. Click on the photographer's names, and please let me know if I've missed any (just blogs, not "Picture of the Day" sites or those that require registration).

Computer Weekly's search for the 'Best Blogs in IT' gets exciting

In May we asked you to nominate your favourite blogs to help us identify the best "IT blogs in the UK". Thanks to those who shared with us their must-reads, by June we had about 300 nominations for blogs that IT professionals are reading.

Show Business: The Portfolio Review Diaries

We asked a photographer, Doug Menuez, and a gallery director, Debra Klomp Ching of Klompching Gallery in Brooklyn, to keep notes of their experiences as reviewee and reviewer during Review Santa Fe, the portfolio review organized by the Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is one of the only portfolio events which uses a jury to screen applicants. This year, 95 photographers were selected to attend the review, which took place June 5 to 7.

MacJury looks at credibility, characteristics, accuracy of blogs

As the frenzy over the iPhone 3G starts, and with the U.S. political winds at full gale, the MacJury assembles to discuss the intelligent approach to reading and believing blogs. The differences between blogs and news sites (if there are any) are discussed, along with the motivations of their authors, and methods to ascertain the credibility of your favorite blogs. The group of experienced bloggers veers into political territory before providing wisdom on how to view the contents of the blogosphere.

Book Review of Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, Volume 59, 2008

Volume 59 of Annual Review of Physical Chemistry contains 30 chapters covering the latest research in this broad field, from biophysical investigations of collapse mechanisms of biological thin films to research in sonoluminescence and cavitation by ultrasound irradiation, to coverage of quasicrystal surfaces. The opening chapter “A Fortunate Life in Physical Chemistry” is an autobiographical account by Stuart Rice of his “evolution as a physical chemist.” A Cumulative Index of Contributing Authors, Volumes 55−59 and a Cumulative Index of Chapter Titles, Volumes 55−59 complete the book.

Sony KDL-40W4100

Although CNET did not review the 40-inch Sony KDL-40W4100, we did review the 46-inch Sony KDL-46W4100. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony LCD HDTVs are basically identical but for screen size, so we expect that the review of the 46-inch TV will give a good indication of how the 40-inch model will perform. For more information, refer to the full review of the Sony KDL-46W4100.

Sony KDL-52W4100

Although CNET did not review the 52-inch Sony KDL-52W4100 we did review the 46-inch Sony KDL-46W4100. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony LCD HDTVs are basically identical but for screen size, so we expect that the review of the 56-inch TV will give a good indication of how the 52-inch model will perform. For more information, refer to the full review of the Sony KDL-46W4100.

Sony KDL-40W4100

Although CNET did not review the 40-inch Sony KDL-40W4100, we did review the 46-inch Sony KDL-46W4100. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony LCD HDTVs are basically identical but for screen size, so we expect that the review of the 46-inch TV will give a good indication of how the 40-inch model will perform. For more information, refer to the full review of the Sony KDL-46W4100.

Sony KDL-40W4100

Although CNET did not review the 40-inch Sony KDL-40W4100, we did review the 46-inch Sony KDL-46W4100. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony LCD HDTVs are basically identical but for screen size, so we expect that the review of the 46-inch TV will give a good indication of how the 40-inch model will perform. For more information, refer to the full review of the Sony KDL-46W4100.

Sony KDL-52W4100

Although CNET did not review the 52-inch Sony KDL-52W4100 we did review the 46-inch Sony KDL-46W4100. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony LCD HDTVs are basically identical but for screen size, so we expect that the review of the 56-inch TV will give a good indication of how the 52-inch model will perform. For more information, refer to the full review of the Sony KDL-46W4100.

Sony KDL-40Z4100/B (black)

Although CNET did not review the 40-inch Sony KDL-40Z4100?b (black), we did review the 46-inch Sony KDL-46Z4100/B (black). Judging from their spec sheets, the two Sony front-panel LCDs are basically identical but for screen size, so we expect the review of the 46-inch model to give a good indication of how the 40-inch model will perform. For more information, refer to the full review of the Sony KDL-46Z4100/B (black).

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