Upcoming Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies That Aren’t Remakes, Sequels or Prequels

Charlie Jane Anders

They're rebooting Spider-Man. They're remaking Total Recall. Sometimes, when you're in the middle of summer movie craziness, it can seem like every movie is based on an already-existing movie. But that's not really true — there are actually tons of genre movies in development that are new concepts, at least as far as the movies go. Some of them have already finished filming, while others will never get made. Moar

Movies

The Body Politic - NYT Critics' Pick
‘Magic Mike,’ by Steven Soderbergh, With Channing Tatum

The Lady or the Teddy?
‘Ted,’ by Seth MacFarlane, With Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis

A Bounty of Asian Movies
New York Asian Film Festival at Walter Reade Theater

Sometimes Attraction Becomes a Slow Dance Around the Subject NYT Critics' Pick
‘Take This Waltz,’ Directed by Sarah Polley

She’s the Man of This Swamp - NYT Critics' Pick
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ Directed by Benh Zeitlin

Two Couples Collide, With a Roman Beauty as Muse and Catalyst
Philippe Garrel’s ‘Burning Hot Summer,’ With Monica Bellucci

Old Man of Rock Takes a Road Trip - NYT Critics' Pick
Jonathan Demme’s ‘Neil Young Journeys’

Spying on a Half-Sister Right Under Her Nose
‘People Like Us,’ With Chris Pine

With Venice as Backdrop, Players Glide Among Their Relationships
André Téchiné’s ‘Unforgivable,’ With André Dussollier

Creating a ‘Hamlet,’ of Sorts, in Eastern Slovakia
Gypsy

An Ode to Palawan
‘Busong’ by Auraeus Solito

Fighting With Homeland Security
‘Top Priority’ Focuses on Julia Davis

The Nordic Model and the European Crisis

By Daniel Sachs | Thursday, June 21, 2012

The crisis in eurozone has affected all countries in Europe. It reflects the lack of budgetary discipline and belief in the solvency of certain European states. But, as the Nordic countries show, the crisis is decidedly not due to what many critics outside Europe claim — strong unions, high tax levels and strong regulation. Moar

Tiny Camera to Rival the Pros -- Sony RX100

By DAVID POGUE
Published: June 27, 2012 97 Comments
This is a review of the best pocket camera ever made.

Filling a Room With Wireless Sound

About a year ago, I wrote about the best way to set up wireless audio — how to get the music that lives on your computer onto speakers scattered throughout your home.

My conclusion back then — that a combination of iTunes, Apple AirPort Expresses and some low- to medium-price powered speakers was the best solution — remains a pretty good one. But in the intervening months new products have arrived (indeed, Google announced on Wednesday the Nexus Q, its own home-entertainment module), and my position has, as the politicians say, evolved.

Not to make matters complicated, but there are now three ways to accomplish the same wireless audio goal. Hopefully, the one that is right for you will be readily apparent. Here’s how they break down. Moar

The Legend of Korra, Season 1

When I watched the Nickolodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender a few years ago, it was, despite the recommendations of a few rabid fans whose blogs I follow, with no small amount of doubt and trepidation. When I finished the series, having become a rabid fan myself, and tried to pass on that rabid fannishness to some friends, it occurred to me what a tough sell Avatar is. Moar

Shamelessly Stolen from andrewducker

It's all Fargo's Fault!

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The tomato is the vegetable (or fruit, if you must) that we love to hate. We know how good it can be and how bad it usually is. And everybody just wants to know: How did it get that way?

Today, scientists revealed a small but intriguing chapter in that story: a genetic mutation that seemed like a real improvement in the tomato's quality, but which actually undermined its taste.

Before we get to the mutation, though, let's start with the old tomatoes — the varieties that people grew a century or more ago.

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