Valve's free-to-play, high-skill-ceiling MOBA Dota 2 has set a new record for most concurrent players on Steam, with an impressive 329,977 players at once. The last game to set the record was something called "Dota 2," with a less impressive 297,000. Show More Summary
Los Angeles Modern Auctions set multiple world records for works of art and design in its May 19, 2013 auction, selling major works by California artists to American, European, and Asian buyers. The auction broke world records for aShow More Summary
Freshly signed up to Aussie indie record label Dew Process, the British much about buzzed band has very recently released its three piece debut EP Metal & Dust in Australia.
If live/work units conjure up romantic images of artists and studio spaces (or at least of one less person commuting to the office), prepare to be disappointed. According to the LA Business Journal (sub. req.), there's trouble brewing at...
Hitting the streets of the Big Apple to try and sell some records, Demi Lovato tried to make a famous face a Lovatic this week. While being driven around NYC, the 20-year-old singer spotted Ben Stiller out and about and yelled, "BenShow More Summary
I am not a fan of the Patriot Act or the aggressive actions by President Obama to bust leakers and spy on the US population, and so forth. This extends to the recent "scandal" over the Department of Justice seizure of phone records of Associated Press reporters, the only one of the current three scandals that I think may merit this label. Show More Summary
You were determined to express yourself in your last months through music, writing and recording, the song "Clouds," in order to say goodbye to your family, your friends, your girlfriend and to inspire others to not fear death.
Joy Global is hoping to spread joy to its stockholders in the form of a dividend. The company has declared its latest quarterly disbursement, which is $0.175 per share, to be paid on June 18 to shareholders of record as of June 4. That amount matches the distribution the company has handed out in every quarter stretching back to September 2008. Show More Summary
You can have a lot of fun making music, but getting a good recording and arrangement of your song requires some work and knowledge. Last week we set up a home recording studio. This week we're going to start recording. Read more...
Such a Herculean task it is to dissect the Philadelphia Phillies nowadays. Nearly two months into the season, the Phillies continue to hug a sub-.500 record. Meanwhile, the front office continues to debate on whether or not their supposed plan is being implemented appropriately. Show More Summary
They show that up to 50% of all heart attack cases are missed using just one data source. These findings may be relevant to other common conditions, such as stroke, and support the wider use of linked multiple record sources by clinicians,...Show More Summary
Tony Romo’s first coach with the Cowboys, Bill Parcells, liked to say that you are what your record says you are. But Romo doesn’t exactly see it that way. Romo told reporters today that despite the Cowboys’.500 record, he doesn’t view himself as average, or his team as average. “We were 8-8 the last…
Allstate is insuring that its stockholders continue to receive payouts from the company. The firm has declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.25 per share. This will be distributed on July 1 to shareholders of record as of May 31. Show More Summary
Tessera Reminds Stockholders of the Top Reasons to Vote on Its GOLD Card Company Sets the Record Straight on its GOLD Write-in Card SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tessera Technologies, Inc. ( NAS: TSRA ) ("Tessera" or the "Company")...Show More Summary
Apparently, it's not just the AP. The New Yorker reports: The Obama Justice Department has seized the phone records of numbers that are associated with White House staffers and, apparently, with Fox News reporters, according to a document filed in the case of Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, on October 13, 2011. Show More Summary
There is no doubt that the opportunity to re-elect America's first black president contributed to record black turnout last year. But, no matter who is on the ballot in 2014 and 2016, we must continue to exercise our voice. We must continue to exercise our vote.
Eighteen-year-old viral video inspiration Zach Sobiech's long goodbye came to a solemn halt on Monday morning when he died from the rare bone cancer osteosarcoma. He had been battling the disease for the last four years of his life.
Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker: The Obama Justice Department has seized the phone records of numbers that are associated with White House staffers and, apparently, with Fox News reporters, according to a document filed on October 13, 2011,...Show More Summary
It would stand to reason that public meetings are legal to record, under the logic that since anyone is free to attend them, anyone should also be free to view them. Such was apparently not the case at the 67th Precinct Community Council meeting on May 16th, during a which an attendee was told by a Community Affairs Officer that he could not record the proceedings. [ more › ]
With "Iron Man 3" breaking box-office records, Robert Downey Jr. is emerging as the go-to blockbuster man. But is he big enough to beat world box-office champ Johnny Depp?