Tag: entertainment

Snowboard Slopestyle Added to 2014 Olympics in Sochi; Wakeboard and Roller Sports Under Consideration for 2020

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International Olympic Committee continues its attempt to attract youth culture with recent additions of new sports that are more relevant to today’s audiences.

The Arcade Fire Releases Spike Jonze Directed Scenes from the Suburbs

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Highly-anticipated 28-minute short captures the trials and tribulations of youth culture coming of age in a suburban dystopia.

E3 Expo Highlights New Video Games, Enhanced Platforms, Into the Pixel Art Show, and History Museum

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Video Gaming’s largest Expo attracted scores of industry players and fans, packing the halls of the LA Convention Center to be first to demo latest releases.

Life in an iCloud -Technology Moving at the Speed of Real-Time

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage today at WWDC and announced a new cloud-based service that does a multiple of things, including changing the music industry.

Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards for 2011, Including Happy Happy, Like Crazy, and to.get.her for Best NEXT Audience Award

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For indie filmmakers, just making it into Sundance is an enormous success. As the festival came to a close last weekend and awards were announced, it also means cool movies are about to get distributed. Here’s the scoop.

Sundance Film Festival Launches 3-Year Plan with Kickstarter, Plus Top Films Connecting with Youth Culture, and Latest from X Dance

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Park City, UT is all abuzz with celebs and snow, but this year’s festival has a decidedly different vibe -greater emphasis on documentaries, funding for indie filmmakers, and outreach to connect non-attendees.

Quidditch Turns into Reality As Players Recreate Teams and Play the Game in Outdoor Parks Around the World

When art turns into reality, in this case the fictional sport from the Harry Potter series, all sorts of opportunities start to present themselves.