Kanye West Video Is Pulled; Elsewhere, Tweets Start Furor

Feb. 24, 2011
A video for Kanye West's song "All of the Lights" has been pulled from YouTube after a British group said that the video's strobing light effects had caused seizures.Epilepsy Action complained about the video soon after its debut this past weekend.But as NPR's Zoe Chace reports, they may be other re

The Dark Side of Watson

Feb. 20, 2011
The TV game show Jeopardy!

Detroit May Need A Hero, But Is It Really Robocop?

Feb. 20, 2011

On 'Jeopardy!' It's man vs. this machine

Feb. 13, 2011
The greatest Jeopardy! champions of all time are returning to the TV screen, and this time they're not playing just for money — they're playing for all of humanity.That's because they'll be competing against Watson, a computer system built by IBM to prove that machines can master the kind o

Oscars' Short Films Take Small Spotlight

Feb. 13, 2011

China's 'Go-To' Typical American Guy

Feb. 13, 2011
It's a typical Chinese chop-socky kung-fu film, with a mustachioed baddy fighting a plucky heroine, kicking and whirling, all the while balancing atop red poles arranged in a yin-yang symbol.But there's just one big difference.Despite his fluent Mandarin, the mustachioed baddy flying through the

The End Of Trends: If It's Hot, It's Over

Feb. 9, 2011
Everywhere you turn, people are talking about trends. On a CNN news show, a chyron runs in the corner of the screen pointing out stories that are "trending now." The homepages of Yahoo and AOL also feature Trending Now sections.

MTV's 'Skins' Shows A Bit More Than Some Might Like

Feb. 6, 2011
The song "Kids," from the hit musical Bye Bye Birdie, was a famous rant about teenagers:Why can't they be like we were, perfect in every way? Oh what's the matter with kids today?!A lot of adults who have seen Skins, MTV's new drama about the intricacies of teen l

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