Piracy Paranoia

Yesterday, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) released results of what it called a "worldwide" study on movie piracy through downloading. This self-serving release is obviously crafted to paint a scary picture, and the methodology isn't well explained. (By world, for instance, the MPAA means eight countries.)

Senate report strikes heart of Iraq war

After hundreds of American soldiers have died and billions of U.S. dollars have been spent, a Senate panel is saying...

Mozilla browser said to have hacker risk

A popular browser for Windows is subject to a security hole for hackers, British researchers say, but this time it's not Internet Explorer.

Moore’s contribution to the debate

"Fahrenheit 9/11" makes no claim to objectivity, fairness or balance. Moore is an advocate, even a propagandist, not a journalist. He picks and chooses facts and images to make his case. There are cheap shots in the film, to be sure. But for all the howls from the defenders of the Bush Administration, it's hard to find an outright falsehood.

Broken Bike

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“Key Assertions Leading to War Were Wrong”

The Central Intelligence Agency greatly overestimated the danger presented by deadly unconventional weapons in Iraq because of runaway assumptions that...

MPAA’s shock horror study

Nearly a quarter of Net users have illegally downloaded a film at one time or another, says the MPAA (Motion...

Diaz angry over leather fetish film

Hollywood’s biggest earning actress, Cameron Diaz, is hot under the collar over a soft porn video that has been leaked...

Skater Mama!

Say "skateboarding," and most people think of underachieving, preadolescent boys personified by television's cartoon slacker Bart Simpson. Say "mum," and skateboarding is probably the last thing to come to most people's minds.

A comparison…

Don’t take my word on it, look for yourself. Mao=Regan, Ché=Kerry. Separated at birth, no?