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Brüno's Sacha Baron Cohen: More Than a Comedian (Movies)

It's safe to say that after more than a decade honing his characters on television and in films, Sacha Baron Cohen is more than a comedian. He's the world's most famous performance artist

The Boy Who Rocked (Music)

A new generation of bands is taking Harry Potter places J.K. Rowling never did

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The Skimmer

Book Review: Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson

Black Boxes

It can withstand temperatures up to 2,000°F and impact forces of 100 Gs. It reveals secrets of airplane crashes, including what went wrong and why. And it's not black at all — it's actually orange