J Gadgets (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Double the sides of a Rubik's Cube, double the challenge for your brainYou've conquered the Rubik's Cube. In fact, you can do it in under 10 seconds while blindfolded, under water, and with one hand on your Xbox controller. We bow down to your skills and challenge you to defeat this bad boy. $59.99
First Read (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The Wall Street Journal writes how Joe Lieberman says he’s opposed to ANY kind of public option -- whether it’s opt in, opt out, or a trigger. “Probe for a catch or caveat in that opposition, and none is visible. Can he support a public option if states could opt out of the plan, as the current bill provides? ‘The answer is no,’ he says in an interview from his Senate...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Andrea Mitchell asked a Villager health-care panel on her show today to discuss how Harry Reid can get to 60 votes with the public option since the "Gang of Four" refuses to budge and threatens to kill health-care reform entirely. Mitchell: And Ruth Marcus, what do they do, how do they water down the public option to make it acceptable to some of the moderates but placate some of the more...
365 tomorrows (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Author : James Marshall Captain Will Kano of the Aries was sitting on an air-chair watching baseball with the sound muted. The latest round of memos from mission control, or the office as they called it, lay spread out on the floor beside him, along with a Rubik’s Cube and an empty Juice-Sack. He sighed. “I’ve got [...]
Terence Eden's Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
I get irrationally annoyed by things. Take a look at this festive stocking filler: While this would be a diverting little puzzle, it isn’t properly a Sudoku. Getting each face to have 1-9 may be more challenging than a traditional Rubik’s Cube, it doesn’t have that beautiful arrangement that Sudoku has. Indeed, it’s [...]
ThinkGeek :: What's New (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Also available in a babydoll. After many, many frustrating hours twisting and turning until we got ONE side completed, we have a love/hate relationship with the Rubik's Cube. Since the cube has spent over 20 years melting our minds, we figured it was time for payback. $19.99
ThinkGeek :: What's New (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
There is no "gleaming" involved here. Promise. After many, many frustrating hours twisting and turning until we got ONE side completed, we have a love/hate relationship with the Rubik's Cube. Since the cube has spent over 20 years melting our minds, we figured it was time for payback. $19.99 - $21.99
Walyou (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Here is a cool way to see and play with the Rubik’s Cube, which has been built using red dice, making it a little less colorful but still as challenging... This is a post from Walyou , who bring you the best New Gadgets gadgets , Cool Gadgets and Hi Tech News. Magnetic Dice Rubik’s Cube for a Cool Alternative
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The long-range fashion forecast is in for next summer. Marks & Spencer and Topshop both presented next year's collections to the press yesterday, giving the first clear indication of which trends from the recent catwalk shows will make the all-important leap from designer sketchbooks to commercial success. Brace yourself for cycling shorts, denim biker jackets, big knickers and lace blazers. Although...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Determining the origins of the huge chip on Joystiq's shoulder has proven difficult these last few years, but it's easy to suggest that it didn't come from a tall, cardboard tube. That's why we're not averse to posting unhinged Pringles commercials, least of all those that feature plenty of overt video game references. Head past the break and see if you can figure out where the various HUD elements...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
As the European Union struggles to solve the Rubik's Cube problem of selecting its highest-level leaders, the rest of the world watches with bewilderment, impatience and fascination
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Brussels - As complex as a Rubik's Cube and as secretive as a papal conclave, the selection process for European Union president and foreign policy chief comes to a head on Thursday at a...
Miami New Times | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The '80s brought Reaganomics, Rubik's Cube, New Coke, Madonna, the end of the Cold War, high-tops, Swatches, and teased hair. They're all awesome, so it's no wonder that local indie record store Sweat Records holds an annual ode to the decade with its '80s Prom . Already in...
Fresh Apps for the iPhone (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Love puzzles? Get Movex, it never get’s boring! Just can’t stop moving pieces! Movex is like 2D Rubik’s cube. More precisely, it is something between Rubik’s cube and Jigsaw puzzle. Slide shuffled pieces of the image with you fingers to recreate the picture. You can move pieces horisontaly and verticaly. Same as Rubik’s cube each sliding moves all [...]
City Room (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
The Rubik's Cube is being used in New York City classrooms and after-school programs to teach children lessons in math and problem-solving.
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