| 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Passes $1 Billion Worldwide | | Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" has joined a very special club: it is now among the 15 movies in history that have earned more than one billion dollars worldwide. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie has earned $301,134,992 domestically and $700,000,000 in foreign movie theaters, for a total of $1,001,134,992.
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| Felines Wage Epic Battle in Super Smash Kittens 'Video Game' | | Designed in the style of Nintendo's popular Super Smash Brothers video game, a YouTube video called "Super Smash Kittens" shows three furry felines as they compete in a no-holds-barred battle for supremacy. Ron, Abby and Archie all make a valiant effort to bash and thrash each other, but only one kitty emerges victorious.
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| See Your Favorite Food Combos as Artistic Instagram Paint Chips | | By now, Instagram is a well-known purveyor of food porn, subjecting social-network users to endless streams of filtered fare. But one artist is taking a unique approach to foodstagram by pairing your favorite food combinations in the same way a home decorator would match paint chips. There's milk and cookies, peanut butter and jelly, and bread and butter, among other duos.
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| Hulu's Uncertain Future | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:55 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| What's going to happen to Hulu? Since founding chief executive officer, Jason Kilar, and chief technology officer, Tom Rich, announced in early January their plans to step down in the first quarter of this year, neither Hulu's current leadership nor its owners (Comcast, News Corp and Disney) have discussed publicly their plans for the video-streaming service.
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| Internet Anonymity Versus Reality TV | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 10:58 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| 'Dancing With the Stars' announced the new cast members for its upcoming season last week, but maybe Wynona Judd, D.L. Hughly and Andy Dick would be better off boosting their celebrity online.
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| Toddler 'Functionally Cured' of HIV, Doctors Say | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 10:02 PM | Anita Li |
| For the first time, a child born with HIV has been "functionally cured" of the infection. The two-year-old toddler, who was treated with antiretroviral drugs early in his life, no longer has "detectable levels" of HIV, even though he has not taken medication to treat the virus for 10 months.
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| Second Oreo Separator Machine Surfaces, Sprays Hot Creme in Your Face | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 8:55 PM | Geekosystem |
| There is now a second YouTube video of an Oreo separator on the Internet. This is apparently a thing now, and you know what? That's fine. These videos are surprisingly cool for a thinly veiled marketing campaign. It might be because they combine a lot of things I love: science, fine video production, facial hair, and junk food.
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| This Week's Biggest Moments in 18 Photos | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 7:59 PM | Nina Frazier |
| 1. Women Attend Marine Boot Camp at Parris Island, S.C. Male and female Marine recruits haul backpacks while swimming in their uniforms as they are tested on their swimming skills during boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, S.C. on Feb. 25. (Image via Scott Olson/Getty Images) 2.
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| Kids Code the Darndest Things: 10 Amazing Youth Innovators | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 6:59 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Kids deserve more credit than they get. They're observant, incredibly intuitive and can sometimes figure out what the world needs faster than adults can. With rapid advancements in technology...
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| Top 5 Kids Apps of the Week | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 5:56 PM | Chris Crowell |
| Get your adventure caps on -- it's exploring time. This week's app collection for kids is all about taking the road less traveled.
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| Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 5:30 PM | Eric Larson |
| More than 34 million -- with an 'M' -- photos were shared across Twitter this past week. Check out our gallery of the top 10.
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| High School Hooper Sinks Outrageous Game-Winning Shot | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 4:59 PM | Fran Berkman |
| Ladies and gentlemen, Khalil Edney has arrived. With everything on the line, the high-school basketball player from New Rochelle made one of the most unlikely and dramatic game-winning shots of all time on Sunday. Just a few seconds remained in the New York Section 1 Class AA Boys Basketball Championship, ninth-seeded New Rochelle trailed third-seeded Mount Vernon by two points.
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| Ultimate Petition: One Billion for Climate Action | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 4:40 PM | Discovery News |
| There are lots of petitions flying around the Internet these days, but none quite so ambitious as that of Ranga B. Myneni. His petition has a single sentence that he hopes will be endorsed by a billion humans by the time Earth Day rolls around in 2014. Yeah, that's no typo: One Billion people.
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| Viral Video Recap: Must-Watch Memes of the Week | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 4:03 PM | Fran Berkman |
| Here are the nominees for best viral video of the week: Jack Nicholson pulling a "here's Johnny" on a Jennifer Lawrence post-Oscars interview, a deer pulling a "here's Johnny" on an unsuspecting biker, and a woman flying over the cuckoo's nest after her boyfriend pushes her off a cliff.
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| Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 3:33 PM | Emily Price |
| Several excellent new apps launched this week. Disney launched a new Toy Story game featuring Buzz Lightyear, and YouTube updated its iOS app, enabling you to play videos on your television using your iPhone. A new to-do list app named Carrot launched for iOS, and the Twitter app for Windows Phone saw a significant update, adding support for Live Tiles among other new features.
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| Is Shyness Holding You Back at Work? | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 2:47 PM | The Daily Muse |
| "Shyness is nice and shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you'd like to." — The Smiths This song (penned by a lovely Englishman named Morrissey) appeared on many a mix tape in my high school days — and no music was sweeter to my little ol' adolescent ears.
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| SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ship Docks at Space Station | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 12:45 PM | Space.com |
| The unmanned SpaceX Dragon commercial space capsule packed with precious cargo successfully linked up with the International Space Station early Sunday (March 3), arriving one day late due to a temporary thruster glitch. The Dragon cargo capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX, docked with the space station at 8:56 a.m. EST (1356) as the two spacecraft soared 253 miles (407 kilometers) over the Arabian Sea.
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| Inside the Fight to Legalize Cellphone Unlocking | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 12:18 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Last month, you lost your legal right to unlock your cellphone without your wireless carrier's permission. Sina Khanifar and Derek Khanna, two up-and-coming technology policy advocates from vastly different backgrounds, have come together to demand that cellphone unlocking right be returned.
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| 'SNL' Parodies Sequester, Budget Cuts | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 12:08 PM | Eric Larson |
| What's a trillion dollar budget cut deal without a few laughs? Check out last night's 'SNL' parody of the sequester.
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| Facing a Superheroic Letdown | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:35 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| Superman's powers of flight and super-speed can't impress everyone.
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| 10 Top Cases for Your Nook HD | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:15 AM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Are you a proud owner of a Nook HD? Then you'll want to protect — and personalize it — with a cool case. We have found 10 awesome options for owners of the 7-inch tablet. SEE ALSO: Ebooks or Printed Books: Which Are Better for You? Take a look through our cases and covers in the gallery above. Let us know in the comments below which designs you like. Image courtesy of Barnes & Noble.
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| How Successful Companies Hire | | Sunday, March 03, 2013 10:21 AM | Lauren Smith |
| Lauren Smith is co-founder & VP Marketing of Ascendify , a social talent acquisition platform helping connect employers with the right talent. Connect with her and Ascendify on Facebook and Twitter. Every company, no matter the size, wants to hire great people while spending less time and money. This isn’t a controversial statement, since most companies would agree their hiring process could use a diet and a makeover.
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