Digital Life
What Makes Games Like 'Angry Birds' So Addictive?
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Games & Humor
Angelina Jolie recently surprised fiancee Brad Pitt with what extravagant gift?
Sunday Puzzle
You Two, Move To The Back Of The Line()
May 13, 2012 The word "mother" has a surprising property. If you move the first two letters to the end, you get "thermo," the prefix for "heat." Every answer today is another six-letter word that, when you move the first two letters to the end, you get another word or phrase.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait Plays Not My Job()
May 12, 2012 Some people have sick and twisted ideas and end up in jail. Some people have sick and twisted ideas and end up making great, funny, twisted movies. Comedian, writer and director Bobcat Goldthwait is thankfully one of the latter. His latest movie is God Bless America.
Sunday Puzzle
Brave Sir Robin Ran Away, But The Puzzle Is Still OK()
May 6, 2012 You'll be given a series of categories. For each one, name something in the category beginning with each of the letters of the word "robin." For example, given the category "two-syllable boys' names," the answers could be "Roger," "Omar," "Barry," "Isaac" and "Neville."
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Former Talk Show Host Dick Cavett Plays Not My Job()
May 5, 2012 Cavett was born and raised in Nebraska where he was encouraged to pursue the trade that had brought his family to the prairie years before: interviewing celebrities. We ask this legitimate name-dropper about three real people whose names are remarkably descriptive of who they are.
The Man Who Knew Too Much. Way Too Much.()
May 4, 2012 So you think you're a TV buff. But how well do you know shows by their episode titles? Contestants are put to some pop culture challenges, like deciphering breakfast cereal haikus and a remixed nursery rhyme. Plus, our Mystery Guest this week is a certain brainiac who shares a few of his favorite apocalyptic prophesies.
Ask Me Another
Mystery Guest: How Much Does The Know-It-All Know? ()
May 4, 2012 Our Mystery Guest is a renaissance man—he's been a cheesemonger, literary agent, traffic counter and more. A self-proclaimed expert in eschatology, the study of endings and destiny, he's a perfect candidate for our quiz on apocalyptic predictions.
Monkey See
Implausibles, Assemble!: Other Hollywood Character Pile-Ups We'd Like To See()
May 3, 2012 With The Avengers arriving in theaters, we think about what other motley collections of movie characters we could put together for superfilms.
Monkey See
It's Kentucky Derby Weekend: Name Your Hypothetical Horse()
May 3, 2012 We encourage you to get into the spirit of the Kentucky Derby by imagining you own a horse and giving it a name.
Blasts From The Past: The Art Of Video Games()
April 29, 2012 Hopper, Hockney, Lichtenstein. Among these great artists featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., you'll now find Lara Croft and Earthworm Jim.
Sunday Puzzle
To Cross This Puzzle Safely, Look Left And Right()
April 29, 2012 Every answer today is a familiar three-word phrase in which the second word is "and" and the first word starts with the letter "L." You'll be given the last word of the phrase, and you must identify the first word, starting with "L." For example, given "master," the answer would be "lord," as in "lord and master."
