Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Growing Pains': A Look Back at the 'J. Edgar' Star's Breakout Role

Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Growing Pains': A Look Back at the 'J. Edgar' Star's Breakout Role

Bill Higgins
Though the ABC series wasn't the his first credit, it was the actor's portrayal of Luke Brower that put him on the map.

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10 Best "Sasha Grey Reads To Kids" Twitter Jokes

10 Best "Sasha Grey Reads To Kids" Twitter Jokes

Porn star Sasha Grey recently participated in the Read Across America program, for which the performer read a story to a classroom full of children. Then we made immature jokes about it on the Internets. [ more › ]

Parenting: He’ll Make an Excellent Liberal Arts Student in the Future

Parenting: He’ll Make an Excellent Liberal Arts Student in the Future:

Apple Patent Suggests Clever New iPod Features

Apple Patent Suggests Clever New iPod Features

A newly published Apple patent describes how Apple could add a teeny speaker dome to the clip on the iPod shuffle or iPod nano. It's a sneaky way to add some extra functionality to Apple's smallest media players -- all without adding any extra bulk.

10 Controversial Gay Gaffes That Shook Hollywood

10 Controversial Gay Gaffes That Shook Hollywood



Andy Lewis
Brett Ratner's recent use of a homophobic slur led to the producer stepping down from this year's Oscars telecast. From Bob Hope to Tracy Morgan, THR takes a look back in history at some other offenders who got into hot water.

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Casino Night

Casino Night:

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Main Street Food Trucks Face New Restrictions

Main Street Food Trucks Face New Restrictions

Viacom, Nielsen Investigating 'Inexplicable' Nickelodeon Ratings Drop

Viacom, Nielsen Investigating 'Inexplicable' Nickelodeon Ratings Drop



Georg Szalai
Following an unusual double-digit decline in viewership at the kids network in mid-September, CEO Philippe Dauman says the two firms are "investigating this aberration" to "understand and rectify" the situation.

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Nov. 10, 1983: Gates Opens Windows a Bit Early

Nov. 10, 1983: Gates Opens Windows a Bit Early

Microsoft chief Bill Gates unveils the Windows operating system for PCs. Don't hold your breath.

Permission To Pollute

Permission To Pollute

Jeff Galemore pointed to house after house as he steered his white pickup through a tree-lined neighborhood in Chanute, Kan., a town of 9,000 on the state's southeastern prairie. "This person right here has cancer," the 53-year-old oil-field worker said with alarm. "His granddaughter has cancer. … This gal has cancer. The one across the street from where I live has cancer. Two houses south of me has cancer. But they repeatedly tell us there's not a problem."

Pint-Sized Chihuahua Chases Bear Up a Tree

Pint-Sized Chihuahua Chases Bear Up a Tree

If you plan on committing a crime (or, uh, foraging for trash) in Altadena, I suggest you watch out for their fierce Chihuahua population. This summer Paco the Chihuahua chased off robbers at a smoke shop in Altadena and last night another Altadenan Chihuahua managed to chase a bear up a tree. [ more › ]

Alaska Airlines Begins Burning Biofuel on Regular Flights

Alaska Airlines Begins Burning Biofuel on Regular Flights

SOMEWHERE OVER MONTANA -- I'm sitting aboard a Boeing 737-800 burning a biofuel blend, en route to Washington, D.C. It's the first of what Alaska Airlines says will be 75 flights made with biofuel during the next month.

Perhaps the most exciting part of the flight is that it isn't that exciting. The 20 percent ...

Autocowrecks: Lions Are a Type of Cat

Lions Are a Type of Cat

His cat probably didn't even care, like Rafiki here

Study Says Bicycling Can Save Cities Billions of Dollars

Study Says Bicycling Can Save Cities Billions of Dollars

Environmental Health Perspectives published findings from a study by scientists at the University of Wisconsin that reveal shocking relief for wallets from simply switching to two wheels. Focusing on eleven metropolitan cities in the upper Midwest, the study surveyed the economic and health benefits of swapping a car for a bicycle for trips less than five miles in length. [ more › ]

How Humans Became Social

How Humans Became Social

Look around and it's impossible to miss the importance of social interactions to human society. They form the basis of our families, our governments, and even our global economy. But how did we become social in the first place? Researchers have long believed that it was a gradual process, evolving from couples to clans to larger communities. A new analysis, however, indicates that primate societies expanded in a burst, most likely because there was safety in numbers.

WIN: He Was Perry Convincing…

WIN: He Was Perry Convincing…

Does Music Change The Taste Of Wine?

Does Music Change The Taste Of Wine?

The tongue is very suggestible according to new research that tested the effect of background music on how people perceive and describe the taste of wine.

Brian K. Vaughan to adapt Stephen King's Under The Dome for Showtime

TV: Newswire: Brian K. Vaughan to adapt Stephen King's Under The Dome for Showtime

DreamWorks and executive producer Steven Spielberg have chosen comics writer Brian K. Vaughan to carve Stephen King’s mammoth Under The Dome into little episodic pieces for its upcoming Showtime adaptation, making for Vaughan’s first television gig since he severed ties with Lost right before its final season. As the writer behind titles like Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride Of Baghdad, Vaughan is obviously well-versed in stories of people struggling to survive in extraordinary circumstances, turning on each other in the process, and political allegories, so he seems like an ideal choice to tackle King ...

Why Second Life Failed

Why Second Life Failed

Below is an excerpt from The Myth of the Garage and Other Minor Surprises, a new book by Dan and Chip Heath that launches today. You can get the book free on Amazon or B&N.

The End of Pantyhose?

The End of Pantyhose?:

Whither pantyhose? For the last 15 years, sales have been going down, down, down, the victim of leg tanner, open-toed shoes, more casual dress codes, and the general fickleness of fashion. But in recent months, pantyhose makers have sighted just the faintest glimmer of hope. If hosiery sales were previously “hemorrhaging,” in the blunt words of independent retail analyst Marshal Cohen, now they have “kind of stabilized.” Buoyed by the news, the hosiery giant L’eggs has launched its first TV ad in nearly 15 years. The new ad first ran in the spring and is now back as part of an even bigger campaign for autumn, traditionally an important season for hosiery.

Review: Urbanized Dissects the Modern Metropolis

Review: Urbanized Dissects the Modern Metropolis

The latest documentary by Gary Hustwit, the man who directed Objectified and Helvetica, turns urban planning into a lively topic.

Andy Samberg, NBC Sued Over 'Saturday Night Live' Sketch Featuring Rihanna (Video)

Andy Samberg, NBC Sued Over 'Saturday Night Live' Sketch Featuring Rihanna (Video): Eriq Gardner
A St. Louis production duo are claiming "SNL" stole material for two sketches, including the Emmy Award-nominated short, "Shy Ronnie," featuring Andy Samberg and Rihanna.

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Hello Again!!/Sneak Peek

Hello Again!!/Sneak Peek: Hello Internets!


It's been a busy summer and fall this year! I've been working on a wide range of projects, some of which will be released to an unsuspecting public in the very near future. Unfortunately my busy work schedule has kept me from posting regularly.


Well have no fear! The drought is over! Our national nightmare is finally at and end!


;-)


Here is a link to a blog post from the Getty Museum detailing one of the super secret projects I worked on this summer. It is a short art film project from world renowned artist/photographer Thomas Demand.


The blog post describes the project without offiering any visual clues. We'll have to wait the the premiere of the work for that. However it provides a brief but insightful glance into Demand's work and process.


Take a look!


http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-visit-to-thomas-demands-studio/


I was one of the "team of highly skilled animators and technicians," and got to work with several old friends as well as some current and former students on the project. (More on this crack team of specialists in a later post.)


It was one of the most challenging and unique projects I've ever worked on! Long hot days and physically demanding work. But what an interesting project! When the finished piece is premiered I have no doubt all the hard work will have been worth it! I am proud of the work of the whole team and it was an honor to work with such a well known and respected artist.


Check back soon for more posts!

Big Asteroid to Cross Earth-Moon Orbit Tuesday

Big Asteroid to Cross Earth-Moon Orbit Tuesday

An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier is to soar past the Earth this week and, while NASA is certain that the space rock will not hit us, it will be our closest encounter with such a large chunk of rock in three decades.

R.I.P. James Van Doren, the Man Who Created Vans

R.I.P. James Van Doren, the Man Who Created Vans

James Van Doren, the man who accidentally started a skater phenomenon when he created Vans shoes, died at his home in Fullerton after a long fight with cancer. The soles were meant for mariners but West Coast skaters figured out that the soles had the right grip for perfecting an ollie. [ more › ]