The ruling elite of the world are aliens in disguise, their aim being to keep humans in a state of mindless consumerism. Billboards, store signs, magazine covers all bear subliminal messages to OBEY, to CONSUME, to have NO INDEPENDENT THOUGHT! picked by shredtone 2 years ago

This week we will recap the 28 music videos that make up Gwen Stefani's 15 year music career. They span from No Doubt to collaborations with Ever & Moby to her independent albums today. picked by gebsta 1 year ago

In the most comprehensive U.S. tests for an industrial chemical used to line cans of food, an independent laboratory found a compound linked to birth defects in more than half of the samples of canned fruit, vegetables, soda, and baby formula from supermarket shelves. picked by Neiako 1 year ago

This week the UK charts will start taking downloaded music sales into account. One independent band is poised to enter the top 40 and make history. picked by pedestrian 2 years ago

Hogzilla, a near-mythical monster hog that roamed south Georgia, is about to get a little bigger. An independent filmmaker is producing a horror movie about the super swine called "The Legend of Hogzilla," and has even enlisted the beast's killer on the set as an adviser. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Yahoo is set to allow outsiders to create new services using the world's most popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the Web has yet seen to enlist independent programmers to build a company's products for it. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives picked by sholom22 1 year ago

British teenagers will be taught "emotional intelligence" in school in an attempt to counter a growing lack of civility, say school officials. Classes to combat rudeness, violence and antisocial behavior are to be added to the national curriculum, the London-based Independent reported Sunday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Set in medieval Europe, this online multiplayer game sets you as a leader as you build your empire by attacking independent and enemy territories. You can chat with other players, and you don't have to wait for opponents to make their turn. Good game if you like strategy games. picked by Somebody 2 years ago

Young Earth Creationists believe everything was created in 1 week some 6,000 years ago. Thousands of pieces of independent evidence collected and analyzed via the scientific method tell us otherwise. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Okay, so. Last year we had SNAKES ON A PLANE. This year we have ZOMBIES ON A PLANE. Well, the official name for this film is FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, but we all know what they’re going for. This is an independent film, originally called PLANE DEAD, that has been picked up by New Line Cinema. Watch the trailer picked by sholom22 1 year ago