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3D Mario

Factpile - 3 hours 57 min ago
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After.Life

Xaotik Designs - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 10:14pm
Liam Neeson is just freaking awesome. I absolutely love Christina Ricci. I just can't get past Justin Long being a huge douche. I'll still see this one though, if only for the first two actors. Hit the jump for more...


TMNT Origins: Casey Jones

Xaotik Designs - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 6:32pm
Some people write crappy fanfiction, others make pieces of awesome like this. Hit the jump for more...


Master Chief Vs Walter C Dornez

Factpile - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 1:30pm
Suggested by Asger Making his debut on FactPile is Walter C Dornez from the Hellsing franchise. This would be a tough match for the Chief to win given the prowness that Dornez has at long range and close up. Who wins?
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Hilarious Bounty Music Video

Factpile - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 1:02pm
Yeah, it’s an ad, but still made me laugh.
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The future of the book (take 2)

My Brilliant Mistakes - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 11:06am

The much-anticipated but sadly postponed discussion on The Future of the Book has been rescheduled for April 1.

Sven Birkerts


Maud Newton


Essayist Sven Birkerts and Blogger Maud Newton to Discuss the Impact Of Technology on the Publishing Industry, April 1 at Pitt

PITTSBURGH- Imagining the possibilities that future technologies might have on the publishing industry will be the focus of a discussion with essayist Sven Birkerts and blogger Maud Newton. Titled “The Future of the Book,” this rescheduled event will be held at 8:30 p.m. April 1 in G-24 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. The event, part of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series 2009-10 season, was postponed because of inclement weather.

The event will be moderated by Pitt creative writing professor Cathy Day, author of the short story collection The Circus In Winter (Harcourt, 2004) and the memoir Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love (Free Press, 2008).

The event is free and open to the public.

If you’re not able to attend — or if you do plan to attend and want to participate in a bit of backchannel discussion as it happens — I’m planning to liveblog this event here on this site. The liveblogging tech (from CoverItLive) lets everyone write in comments and questions, follow selected posts on Twitter, and generally participate in a variety of ways from any location. Nifty.


AT-ST Vs Goliath

Factpile - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 8:18am
Suggested by Stormin Mormon Making their official debut on FactPile is the Goliath from the Starcraft franchise. Matched against an AT-ST, I think as long as no little teddy bears or trees are around, this fight might last for longer than 5 minutes. Both of these vehicles are what I would consider to be on the ‘light’ [...]
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Gods & Myth

Factpile - Fri, 03/19/2010 - 3:02am
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Ong Bak 3

Xaotik Designs - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 6:02pm
Tony Jaa is back, and he is still fucking shit up with elephants. Hit the jump for more...


The Sports Game Guy

Factpile - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:18pm
While I know we cover a lot of games here on FactPile, I think one genre that is missing are sports games. The dynamics for that vertical are constantly changing and running a site like that takes a great amount of effort. Enter The Sports Game Guy. They are the website to look to for sports [...]
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Big Sister

Factpile - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 11:11am
I’m sure you’ve seen this pic before, but it just really stands out…
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Heineken Football Fiesta

Factpile - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 9:26am
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War Machine Vs Miles Quaritch in AMP Vs 5 Predaliens

Factpile - Thu, 03/18/2010 - 8:35am
Suggested by Ares Location: Dome with multiple mazes and the rooms change every ten minutes. Story: Miles and War Machine are trying to find to kill each other but soon learn that new enemies have found them and are hunting them down. Who wins?
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etourneau: Regal in size, operatic in feeling, the ornate...

My Brilliant Mistakes - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 7:33pm


etourneau:

Regal in size, operatic in feeling, the ornate Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid draws in bookstore patrons as much for its setting in a 1920s theater as for its shelves of books.

National Geographic Traveler

In 1919 a young man named Max Glucksman decided to construct a theater house that would be both grand and splendid. Newly immigrated to Buenos Aires, Glucksman was a visionary who saw his dream realized and opened his new theater, appropriately named The Grand Splendid. For years the theater presented Argentines with performances of all kinds and local greats such as Gardel and Corsini graced the stage. In 1924 Glucksman began broadcasting Radio Splendid from the fourth floor of the building, and his recording company Odeon recorded some of the early Tango greats. In the late twenties the theater was converted into a movie house and in 1929 showed the first movies ever presented with sound.

In its final metamorphosis the Ateneo was converted into the bookstore that it is today, but despite the abundance of books, the building still feels very much like the glorious theater it once was. The ground floor is home to the main collection of works, everything from Borges and the classics to Asian cookbooks and Lonely Planet travel guides; the stock is vaguely reminiscent of a massive Barnes and Nobles, only in Spanish. There is a small selection of English books, but it is mostly standard airport fare with a few volumes of Shakespeare thrown in for good measure.

El Ateneo in Buenos Aires - A bookstore to end all bookstores

Boobs!

Xaotik Designs - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 3:03pm
Any guy will agree, boobs are great. Hit the jump for more... (NSFW)


Saint Patrick’s Day…

Factpile - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 11:15am
A light day at the ‘Pile. Just some images related to St Patty’s day…
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Leprechauns: 7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know

Factpile - Wed, 03/17/2010 - 12:57am
In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day (and yes I know for some of you, it’s just about over already), our friends over at Ranker.com compiled a list of some interesting tidbits aptly named Leprechauns: 7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know. I personally feel like I can relate to the Clurichaun on some days. I’d say there [...]
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