Will a Spider Fly On the Great White Way?

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 9:46 a.m.
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Spider-Man will finally swing onto the Broadway stage thisholiday season in the much-anticipated (and much postponed) musical Spider-Man: TurnOff the Dark, with previews starting on November 14 at the Foxwoods Theater in New York ... After a series of delays, major stars dropping out to newproducers and cash flow problems, the show, which features ascore by U2 luminaries Bono and The Edge, begins presale tickets this weekend. The show wasoriginally scheduled to open in March of this year.

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Rumor: Apple TV Refreshed Into "iTV," With iPhone OS and Games in Mind

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 9:42 a.m.
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Apple's "Apple TV" is due a refresh--you know it, I know it, and Steve Jobs knows that the time is ripe to move his experimental project from a slightly popular curio into the million-selling mainstream. The rumor mill is grinding up to top speed, for starters. And then with set-top boxes becoming more and more popular, it's a perfect moment for Apple to swoop in and redefine the nascent genre (as it's done so many times before) ... The recent batch of rumors have flown from Engadget's own rumor

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Stephanie Winston Wolkoff Brings Fashion to New York's Lincoln Center

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 9:05 a.m.
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Photograph by Peter Hapak ... Director of Fashion, Lincoln Center ... Photograph by Hulton Archive/Getty Images ... Big Idea: Create a fashion hub at New York's Lincoln Center, which Stephanie Winston Wolkoff calls a "blank white canvas that hadn't been filled." "We need to incorporate fashion into every element and institution," she says, "whether it be through designer-lecture series, photography exhibitions, or collaborative efforts between artists and designers." Wolkoff is starting with

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Arad Metering Technologies Conserves Water via Battery-Operated Drones

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 6:45 p.m.
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Illustration by Chris Philpot ... An Israeli firm saves H20 by taking to the skies ... The word drone may conjure thoughts of sci-fi flicks, or images of attacks carried out remotely on hostile lands, or even your high-school biology teacher's voice. You certainly don't expect a drone to help save water, but that's what Arad Metering Technologies intends to do. The Israeli company's battery-operated drone is one of the novel tools it's deploying to help consumers and companies conserve H2O --

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iFive: Facebook vs Google, Saudis and RIM Agree, Spain Cold on EVs, Smartphone Security Highlighted, Oracle Boss on Hurd Affair

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 7:08 a.m.
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While you were sleeping (fitfully as the storm raged outside), innovation was wondering if the word "sky" within another word (example: Skype) was subject to copyright, and if so, would anyone called Skylar find that they were, as a human being, illegal? ... 1. This is it, chaps, this is war. Or something. Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has stuck an illuminated sign with the word "Lockdown" outside his office. It means, according to Valleywag's Ryan Tate, that for the next 60 days,

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Netflix and GameFly Beware: Blockbuster Adds Games to By-Mail Service

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 12:50 a.m.
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In the world of subscription-based services, Netflix and GameFly (the Netflix of video games) reign king. But for how much longer? ... Announced today, Blockbuster is adding games to its by-mail subscription service for no additional cost. Customers now have access to more than 3,000 titles on the Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2/PS3, and Nintendo Wii, in addition to the store's movie and television offerings. Games will be treated like any other movie or TV show DVD placed in your queue--there is no limit

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Work Smart 2: Get a Personal Skype Consultation with Gina Trapani and Friends

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 5:29 p.m.
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Have you got a nagging question about technology and productivity? If my experience is any guide, you do. That's why my next batch of Work Smart videos is going be a Q&A series based on your questions ... Here's how it works: Email me at worksmart@fastcompany.com with your productivity questions. I'll sort through the submissions, and then set up a personal video chat consultation with you--and I'll call in some of my best tech-savvy friends to offer their advice too. The clip will appear

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Investors to Oil Companies: Prove That You're Prepared for Disaster

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 5:27 p.m.
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The oil industry has gone through the full grieving process for the Gulf oil disaster--from denial (this is something that could only happen to BP) to acceptance (creation of an industry-wide deepwater rapid response plan). But shareholders are still concerned for the overall safety of the sector, which is why 58 investors representing $2.5 trillion in assets banded together recently to demand improved disclosure of oil disaster response plans ... The investors, led by Ceres and the Investor

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5 Futuristic Metals That Are More Metal Than Apple's Fancy Metal

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 5:17 p.m.
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Apple grabbed the exclusive rights this week for amorphous, non-crystalline metal alloys owned by Liquidmetal Technologies as part of what is presumably a plan to make even stronger, lighter electronic devices. The alloys are impressive--harder than titanium or aluminum alloys, scratch and corrosion-resistant, and ultra-light, according to AppleInsider. But Apple hardly owns the futuristic metal market. Below, some of our favorite innovative metal objects and alloys ...   ...   ... Inflatable

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Is Your Doctor Drunk on Facebook?

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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Medical students may need to study Facebook Privacy 101 ... Facebook privacy concerns just hit a whole new level with the result of a recent study and a hospital horror story that suggests far too much information is made public on the Facebook pages of those to whom you entrust your life and health ... First came the story of William Wells, who arrived at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California on April 9 severely wounded. He died, but not before nurses could post pics of him on

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