Author: Vinod Rawat

George Clooney Gathers Daniel Craig, Bill Murray And More For ‘Monuments Men’

George Clooney has assembled an impressive cast for his fifth directorial effort, “The Monuments Men.” Like the previous films he’s directed, Clooney will star in the upcoming World War II drama. But Deadline is reporting that the movie will also star Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett, Hugh Bonneville and Bob Balaban.

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Facebook sued over social-gaming currency

Kickflip has sued Facebook, claiming the social-networking giant broke antitrust laws in the social gaming currency market, according to a report. The company, operating as virtual currency and payment-processing provider Gambit, said Facebook’s decision in 2009 to offer its own similar services to developers killed a “vibrant and competitive market,” according to federal court papers examined by Bloomberg

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NASA satellite gets a 3D view of Sandy’s eye

The satellite image shows Sandy’s eyewall and rain bands, as well as the sourthernmost tip (upper left) of the weather system expected to merge with it. (Credit: NASA) Just in case your visual cortex hasn’t been flooded with hurricane graphics yet, NASA has this interesting view of Sandy’s interior. The image was generated based on data gathered by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, part of a mission jointly run with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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Our Favorite "Sandy"s From Movies And TV

With Hurricane Sandy currently barreling down on the eastern seaboard, there are plenty of folks hunkering down and riding out the storm with the help of their favorite movies and TV shows. So in honor of those storm weatherers, we’ve decided to take a positive spin on the hurricane. These are some of our favorite characters named “Sandy” from movies and TV

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Hurricane Sandy photos inundating Instagram

Hurricane Sandy is poised to become the superstorm of the century as it looks to go for a stroll across the Atlantic seaboard and right into the middle of America’s largest metropolis. In the process, and certainly a bit perversely, this unholy marriage of a tropical storm and a Nor’easter is shaping up to be a feather in the cap of Instagram. The photo-sharing app that Facebook snapped up earlier this year is reporting that users have already uploaded and tagged hundreds of thousands of photos related to Hurricane Sandy: The Instagram community has been sharing photos from the storm-at a rate of nearly 10 each second-with the hashtags #hurricanesandy, #sandy and #frankenstorm

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