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7 Screenshots of Sites Protesting SOPA And PIPA

adriancb — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:56:09 +0000

The internet is on strike! Today, more than 7000 sites are going dark in protest of anti-internet legislation. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, the Protect IP Act, could alter the way that the internet functions.

Sites like Reddit and Wikipedia have decided to blackout their sites today to protest SOPA and PIPA. The White House has even come out against the legislation, saying that it would hurt the “dynamic web.”

Here’s a look around the internet today…

5 visual communication myths

adriancb — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:34:14 +0000

Visual communication is a tricky endeavor, because it involves a language that is only partially understood as well as mysterious and complex brain processes. We have a lot of ideas about how visual communication works, but some are assumptions based on intuition, misinformation or lack of it. Here are a few.

12 Most Controversial Magazine Covers

adriancb — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:45:47 +0000

From Demi Moore’s pregnant naked picture to Obama in a Muslim attire, meet some of the most shocking magazine covers of all time.

8 Hilariously Awful PSAs (Videos)

adriancb — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:19:22 +0000

Public Service Announcements are a great way to get information to the masses by using over the top scenarios and examples to make a point. We’ve picked out a few that made our head turn sideways like a confused German Shepard.

Top 10 Cringe-Worthy Interviews

adriancb — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:47:36 +0000

Snooki’s turn on the Grammy’s red carpet reminded us of other entirely awkward celebrity interviews.

11 Facts About the End of the Great War

adriancb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:16:04 +0000

I have a special fascination with World War One, a fascination that intensified when my father told me that his dad served in the Marines in 1917-1918. (My other grandfather and my wife’s grandfathers served in World War II, but my dad’s dad was in the first war.) My grandpa had trained as a sniper, but was never sent to France and was discharged after the armistice. The following are 11 fascinating facts concerning the people and events of the finale of the most destructive and bloody war in human history (until World War II, of course), which ended at 11 a.m.

Top 10 Facts About Mail-Order Brides

adriancb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:14:12 +0000

Mail-order bride is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another – usually more financially developed – country.