The Warped Shelf: Steve Jobs & The Social Network
“From Fincher to Boyle, we’re talking about the overlooked Steve Jobs and how it compares to Aaron Sorkin’s previously penned biopic, The Social Network.”
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Film Review: Disconnect (2012) – “Crash” for the Facebook Generation
There is no denying that we live in an age where more than ever we are actively pulled out of our real lives and into an alternate one, a digital life. We increasingly live lives where we barely interact with people in person for days yet have an active social life in the ever-increasing digital playground available to us through […]
Read moreDr. Geek: iPope, or When Religions Meet the Internet
Where were you when you heard the news? That the white smoke had been sighted over the Sistine Chapel. That the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out, to be joined by other chapel bells around Rome. When Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, of the Jesuit order, greeted the gathered masses and begin his life as Pope […]
Read moreDr. Geek: Facebook Gets Punched in the Face
With over 900 million users, it’s hard to simply call Facebook a social network. As a virtual community, it has the third largest population in the world, and could surpass India to become second only to China. As Facebookistan, it generates revenue and investments that rival many other national economies. People live and die, meet and separate, laugh and cry, […]
Read moreiTuesday Review: Jetpack Joyride for iPhone and iPad
Jetpack Joyride is a side-scroller where the object is to make it as far as possible while avoiding zappers, lasers and missiles and collecting as many coins as possible. The controls are simple, you touch the screen anywhere to make the jet pack move up, and release your finger from the screen to lower your jet pack. If you’re hit […]
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