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How to Fire Up the Innovation Engine
From medicine to energy, innovating is only getting harder. More big prizes and riskier projects could power up some very bright ideas.
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Alt Text: It's Makeover Time for DC Comics Superheroes
Batman, Superman and other costumed wonders will be transformed for the 21st century with this summer's looming reboot of the DC universe. But the venerable comics publisher should leave the heavy lifting to me when it comes to changes for Justice League No. 1 and beyond.
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10 Books That Will Fry Your Mind This Summer
Grant Morrison's Supergods, China Miéville's Embassytown and a handful of other beach-friendly tomes might rewire your brain cells long after the sunburns fade from view. A roundup of summer reading recommendations.
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Mr. Know-It-All: Star Wars-Averse Offspring, Earbud Etiquette
Don't let your progeny say meh to Star Wars. Mr. Know-It-All has at least a dozen ideas to get them to like it.
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Strange Adventures Reboots for Fresh Sci-Fi Weirdness
DC Comics' venerable speculative series is back from the beyond, with new stories by veteran writers as well as promising newcomers. Get a look inside Issue No. 1.
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The 'If' Moment: A Brief History of Alternate Histories
Kim Newman is the author of Anno Dracula, an alternate history novel in which the famed bloodsucker defeats vampire hunter Van Helsing. The 1992 best-seller gets an upgrade Tuesday with a new edition that packs in additional material, including annotations, articles, a new afterword from Newman -- and alternate endings to the original novel. In this essay for Wired.com, Newman expounds upon the alternate history genre's roots and modern incarnations.
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Twitter's New Comedy Genre: The 140-Character One-Liner
It's a laugh every 140 characters for these tweeters, from Patton Oswalt and Rainn Wilson to Steve Martin and Sarah Silverman.
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Schtick in a Box: The Secrets to Lonely Island's Success
The Lonely Island trio follows these make-it-look-easy steps to crank out viral hits. (They also happen to be funny as hell.)
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How to Take Spiffy Self-Portraits
If you really must take a picture of yourself, try turning the camera upside down or mug in front of a mirror.
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Why Griefing Is Good
A little online anarchy can be a positive thing: Griefing demands critical thinking from the griefer and urges technological improvements in everyone else.
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