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LINK: Read the full article on the documentary "Room 237" (which is about decoding "The Shining") on the New York Times website.

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Filmmaker Casey Neistat had this to say about his mission for his short film:

"I wanted to make a movie about this issue for years, and got started after a discussion with my friend Benny Safdie on the proper, courteous way to text while walking. By mastering the etiquette of texting, I hope we can gain more control over our increasingly electronic lives. Let’s stop acting like hollowed-out zombies, with BlackBerrys and iPhones replacing eye contact, handshakes and face-to-face conversations. It’s time to live once again in the present and simply be where we are."

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The proper technique, by the way? Getting out of the flow of traffic and standing against the wall to complete your text.

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Taken from Alex Prager's wonderful gallery, “Touch of Evil: Cinematic Villainy From the Year’s Best Performers” for The New York Times, here’s a still of Pitt as David Lynch's breakthrough madman.

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Stick it to the Old Gray Lady!

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Yesterday we were left wondering what was next for The New York Times . Today, the Times announced that it's developing a personalized, social news service called News.me. It looks like print media just became one step closer to extinction.

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Grab your E-readers. It appears as though the print version of The New York Times may soon be a thing of the past, states Times chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. Seriously, who could have seen this coming?

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The New York Post's (unofficial) Response to a New York Times Weekender Commercial. Sadly, this is exactly how NY Post commenters sound in my head when I read it online.

1. Wall Street Journal

   "If people see the iPad mainly as an extra device to carry around, it will likely have limited appeal. If, however, they see it as a way to replace heavier, bulkier computers much of the time—for Web surfing, email, social-networking, video- and photo-viewing, gaming, music and even some light content creation—it could be a game changer the way Apple's iPhone has been."

2. USA Today

   "Apple has pretty much nailed it with this first iPad, though there's certainly room for improvement. Nearly three years after making a splash with the iPhone, Apple has delivered another impressive product that largely lives up to the hype."

3. New York Times

   

   "The iPad is so fast and light, the multitouch screen so bright and responsive, the software so easy to navigate, that it really does qualify as a new category of gadget. Some have suggested that it might make a good goof-proof computer for technophobes, the aged and the young; they’re absolutely right. And the techies are right about another thing: the iPad is not a laptop. It’s not nearly as good for creating stuff. On the other hand, it’s infinitely more convenient for consuming it — books, music, video, photos, Web, e-mail and so on. For most people, manipulating these digital materials directly by touching them is a completely new experience — and a deeply satisfying one."

4. PC Magazine

   "Aside from Apple enthusiasts, many of us wondered who would drop hundreds of dollars for this not-quite-computer. But having used the iPad for some time, I can tell you that the device just makes sense. When you combine basic-but-essential work tools with iWork, an improved browser, e-mail, iPod, and photo applications, a well-executed e-Book platform with iBooks, and throw in thousands of downloadable apps and games, and package it all in a gorgeous, slim slate with a beautiful 9.7-inch touch screen, you have yourself a winner."

5. Time Magazine

   Stephen Fry: "I am finally left alone with an iPad. Finally I get some finger time. I peep under the slip holder, and there it is. When I switch it on, a little sigh escapes me as the screen lights up. Ten minutes later I am rolling on the floor, snarling and biting, trying to wrestle it from the hands of an Apple press representative."

More than you ever thought you wanted to know about the history and evolution of Olympic pictograms.

The Yes Men, the same guys behind the fake New York Times prank , have done it again, this time distributing a fake New York Post filled with factual information that detail the threats posed by climate change.