Fantastic Four: Fluff to Forget
...to say that Fantastic Four sometimes feels like one. The dialogue scenes are more wooden and clumsy than a soap opera audition. The effects seem like digital updates of a '50s B horror film. And the narrative consists of a string of somewhat amusing side trips.
Mike Judge, the creator of Beavis and ......more...Cell Phones Put to Novel Use
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Such times could be just around the corner in the United States, where cell phones are become increasingly used for relaying data, including video, digital photos and music.
U.S. publisher Random House recently bought a stake in Vocel, a San Diego-based company that provides such mobile-phone prod......more... Copyright Crusaders Hit Schools
...y contest in which students competed to write the most creative plan to convince their peers not to download content illegally from the Internet. The digital-citizenship program is still available to teachers through local JA offices for another year, but no contest or prizes will be issued this yea......more... The Fox Guarding the Henhouse?
...e (AAPL) expanding beyond its enclosed world of Macintosh owners. Last month, Apple signed a deal allowing Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) to bundle its iTunes digital jukebox software with HP's Windows-based PCs.
Apple users can already do instant messaging with AOL (TWX) users, but using only text. The new ......more... Art Explores Cartoon as Commodity
...figure that could be adapted to any storyline but had no chance of surviving beyond a couple of frames.
So when a pair of French artists acquired the digital files and copyright for Annlee three years ago, they removed her from the commercial cycle, freeing her from an industry that would have event......more... Tales of Oz, Wonderland Go Online
Tales of Oz, Wonderland Go Online
A digital library of international children's literature puts best-loved classics and new stories from around the world at kids' beck and call. By Kendra Mayfield.
By Kendra Mayfield
2:00 a.m. Nov. 19, 2002 PDT
Most avid readers recall a story about a certain imagin...more... Comeback of a Crusty Comic Cop
...rologue to Crossroads of Twilight, the 10th book in Jordan's series, is released on July 22 as an e-book, it will cost $3.50 and contain an exclusive digital handwritten message and signature from the author not found in the November hardcover.
It will also contain answers to questions submitted by ......more... Moxie, or $10 Worth of Chutzpah?
...c ones.
As part of her seminar series, Stand Up for Your Life, Richardson will be promoting her e-book, which is published by Free Press through Palm Digital Media.
Richardson's work has been covered widely in the media. She is a team leader for the Lifestyle Makeover Series on the Oprah Winfrey Sho......more... See You in the Funny Web Pages
...and Americans were buying.
But comics may prove to be indestructible, thanks in part to a secret weapon -- the Web. With advances being made in their digital creation and delivery, comics remain alive, if not completely well.
For years, the bad news had been very bad, said Scott McCloud, a cartoonis......more... |