In the wake of one economic disaster after the other, it makes sense that some might seek out an alternative way to buy and sell goods, one unaffected by inflation or the whims of Ben Bernanke. In the latest issue of Technology Review, James Surowiecki explores one such option, the Bitcoin, that is
Have another helping of instant mainstream videogame news! –The Haunted: Hell’s Reach has been picked up by THQ. -Gearbox’s next Duke Nukem game to be better, if it happens. -Former THQ employees have leaked footage and art from a cancelled Avengers game. –Tim Schafer and Cookie Monster return fo
New York City has been called many things: The City That Never Sleeps, the Big Apple, Gotham. Jesse Eisemann thought it reminded him of another place altogether: The Mushroom Kingdom. Eisemann, writer and illustrator for CollegeHumor.com, has created an interactive map of the five boroughs in the in
One of the reason tennis is so great is how it functions as a game: it’s like chess, but even more nuanced, and you have to be in really, really good shape to do well at it. However, tennis can be hard to follow because to the untrained eye it can just look like two dudes smacking a ball back and fo
An old standby is getting a 21st century makeover: First comes love, next comes programming a computer to preside over your wedding. Then comes marriage. Having met on Sweet on Geeks, a dating site for the more intellectually enthused, Miguel Hanson and Diana Wesley decided on a virtual minister to
