Memoirs of a Free Geisha - DVD pirates successfully plunder Academy Award screeners

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:48 PM EST (Slate)

"In 2004, two men were prosecuted for distributing pirated copies of academy screeners. The FBI said that for three years, actor and academy voter Carmine Caridi, 70, shipped dozens of screener DVDs to Russell Sprague of Illinois.

entertainment, pirates, dvd, hollywood, mpaa, p2p

Philadelphia Mayor Street fires up momentum for 'Ben Station'

Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:46 AM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

amtrak, mayor, philadelphia, philly, us-news, transportation, john-street, 30th-street-station

Optimus Keyboard Going On Sale, Feb 01, 2006

Seeded on Sat Jan 7, 2006 10:37 PM EST (artlebedev.com)

This designer keyboard makes excellent use of LED technology for dynamic key displays.

technology, art, design, computer, keyboard, hardware

BackWords: An Experiment in Internet Funding?

Sat Jan 7, 2006 10:54 AM EST

Can a business be funded by 100,000 random internet-browsing angel investors donating just a dollar or two each?

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business, books, literature, internet, donation, philadelphia, marketing, philly, experiment

Hip-Hop Charts: Eminem Trades Places with B.I.G., The Black Eyed Peas Continue To Rake It In

Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2006 9:12 PM EST (sohh.com)

I find it a little disheartening that Eminems' glorified 'greatest hits' album is doing more than double in total sales of rap legend Notorious B.I.G.'s "final bow," despite the former having a two week head start and the pre-holiday buzz.

entertainment, music, billboard, rap, hip-hop, charts, record-sales