Global Intellect

YouTube videos and blogs let savvy Writers Guild of America members tell their side of the story. Perhaps predictably, Hollywood studios just don’t grok the power of the web.
Original post by Hugh Hart

Witnesses paint an unflattering portrait of Linux developer Hans Reiser, who is charged with killing his wife. Reiser says she fled back to Russia, abandoning their children. No corpse has been found.
Original post by David Kravets

Along with the updates to the MacBook line, Apple also began November by adding a build-to-order option to its MacBook Pro laptops. We end the month by testing the 2.6GHz MacBook Pro to see how it improves upon the 2.4GHz model’s performance.
Original post by Underwire

To celebrate my redesigned Watchismo.com website and year anniversary contributing to CH, I thought I’d force my Lips on you all!
Actually, I’m giving away a $300 French LIP watch, your pick from six styles, each one evolved from the original 1970s Mach 2000 (below left and right) and other seventies designer series. LIP is […]

A ’70s icon for his death-defying motorcycle stunts, Evel Knievel revelled in the limelight. His star power faded over the years, but he remains entrenched in the public consciousness.
Original post by Associated Press