Archive for July 31st, 2008
Scrabulous gets a facelift, name change
The makers of Scrabulous (RIP) are hoping that by changing the name and the shape of their tiles they can a escape copyright infringement lawsuit on the part of Scrabble’s creators, Hasbro. The unfortunately named Wordscraper has many of the same hallmarks as its previous incarnation, namely, the itty-bitty, teeny-tiny message box. It’s also got [...]
Dating white guys and my beef with CNN’s Black in America
Our columnist Ryan Barrett dishes on dating white guys and disses CNN’s “Black in America.”
Breakfast bites: morning news roundup
And now…make-up sex: After 140 years of sleeping on the couch in Black America, the House of Representatives has issued a formal apology for “the institution of slavery, and the subsequent Jim Crow laws that for years discriminated against blacks as second-class citizens in American society,” NPR reports. As the Washington Post points out, though, [...]
Want to go to space? Sir Richard Branson has your ticket
Want to go to space? Sir Richard Branson has your ticket on Virgin Galctic for a paltry $200K.
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