Lenny Kravitz - World-of-Newave.info http://answers.world-of-newave.info/lenny-kravitz.htm Latest news and articles about Lenny Kravitz en-us Copyright (c)2004-2008.§/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:47:41 GMT Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:47:41 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {MARKETING AND ADVERTISING > NEWS AND MEDIA} - New Kohl's Ads Get Kids Ready for School http://articles.world-of-newave.info/business/marketing-and-advertising/advertising/news-and-media/new-kohl-s-ads-get-kids-ready-for-school-20080758118.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/business/marketing-and-advertising/advertising/news-and-media/new-kohl-s-ads-get-kids-ready-for-school-20080758118.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:13:54 GMT Retailers are preparing for big bucks to be spent on back-to-school clothing. Kohl's is launching its "Inspired" campaign one week after J.C. Penney goes retro for its ads. Singer Lenny Kravitz... Advertising.About.Com New Kohl's Ads Get Kids Ready for School {new window}   Advertising.About.Com - Retailers are preparing for big bucks to be spent on back-to-school clothing. Kohl's is launching its "Inspired" campaign one week after J.C. Penney goes retro for its ads. Singer Lenny Kravitz...
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]]> Business > Marketing and Advertising > Advertising > News and Media {EUROPE > COMPUTERS AND INTERNET} - Lenny might be late http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/business-and-economy/computers-and-internet/lenny-might-be-late-20081054117.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/business-and-economy/computers-and-internet/lenny-might-be-late-20081054117.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:17:49 GMT Debian: 'We're almost there' Debian project leader Steve McIntyre has dismissed claims that the next stable version of Debian ? codename Lenny ? could be delayed until June 2009. Based on the number of outstanding release-critical bugs and the time it has taken to fix them on previous releases, Debian developer Bastian Venthur estimated it will take a further eight or nine months to bring Lenny up to release quality.? Theregister.Co.Uk Lenny might be late {new window}   Www.Theregister.Co.Uk - Debian: 'We're almost there' Debian project leader Steve McIntyre has dismissed claims that the next stable version of Debian ? codename Lenny ? could be delayed until June 2009. Based on the number of outstanding release-critical bugs and the time it has taken to fix them on previous releases, Debian developer Bastian Venthur estimated it will take a further eight or nine months to bring Lenny up to release quality.?
Lenny might be late ? The Register {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Business and Economy > Computers and Internet {MOVIES > REVIEWS} - RocknRolla http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/movies/reviews/rocknrolla-20081050612.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/movies/reviews/rocknrolla-20081050612.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:08:18 GMT Starring: Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton Review: Great title for a gangster flick. Too bad that writer-director Guy Ritchie only partially realizes the sizzling potential. The movie has a good thing going in scrappy Gerard Butler, who trades in his 300 swords and sandals to play One Two, a guppy scam artist in London real estate hoping to learn from the great white shark, Lenny Cole (the slumming but ever wonderful Tom Wilkinson). All types of hoods enter the fray, with Thandie Newton the sexiest as a crooked accountant, Mark Strong the most intriguing as Lenny's wingman, Toby Kebbell the most dangerous as Lenny's punk-junkie stepson, Nonso Anozie the most irresistible as a whale-size hood who fancies fine art and Merchant Ivory films, and Jeremy Piven and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges the most negligible as rock promoters in a crammed cast... Rating: 2.5 Stars Rollingstone.Com RocknRolla {new window}   Www.Rollingstone.Com - Starring: Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton Review: Great title for a gangster flick. Too bad that writer-director Guy Ritchie only partially realizes the sizzling potential. The movie has a good thing going in scrappy Gerard Butler, who trades in his 300 swords and sandals to play One Two, a guppy scam artist in London real estate hoping to learn from the great white shark, Lenny Cole (the slumming but ever wonderful Tom Wilkinson). All types of hoods enter the fray, with Thandie Newton the sexiest as a crooked accountant, Mark Strong the most intriguing as Lenny's wingman, Toby Kebbell the most dangerous as Lenny's punk-junkie stepson, Nonso Anozie the most irresistible as a whale-size hood who fancies fine art and Merchant Ivory films, and Jeremy Piven and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges the most negligible as rock promoters in a crammed cast... Rating: 2.5 Stars
RocknRolla : Review : Rolling Stone {...} Great title for a gangster flick. Too bad that writer-director Guy Ritchie only partially realizes... {...}
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]]> Arts > Movies > Reviews {ENTERTAINMENT > PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA} - Henry to star as Othello on stage http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/henry-to-star-as-othello-on-stage-2008109172.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/henry-to-star-as-othello-on-stage-2008109172.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:03:18 GMT Comedian Lenny Henry is to make his stage acting debut as Shakespeare's Othello in a touring production next year. News.Bbc.Co.Uk Henry to star as Othello on stage {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Comedian Lenny Henry is to make his stage acting debut as Shakespeare's Othello in a touring production next year.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Henry to star as Othello on stage {...}
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]]> Arts > Entertainment > Publications and Media {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Henry to star as Othello on stage http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/henry-to-star-as-othello-on-stage-2008107681.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/henry-to-star-as-othello-on-stage-2008107681.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:03:18 GMT Comedian Lenny Henry is to make his stage acting debut as Shakespeare's Othello in a touring production next year. News.Bbc.Co.Uk Henry to star as Othello on stage {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Comedian Lenny Henry is to make his stage acting debut as Shakespeare's Othello in a touring production next year.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Henry to star as Othello on stage {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Interesting books in my stack http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/interesting-books-in-my-stack-20080950132.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/interesting-books-in-my-stack-20080950132.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:20:35 GMT I get about ten books sent to me every week. I'm a slow reader, so I can't begin to get to them all. But I keep the ones that I hope to get to some day. Here are a few interesting ones in my ready-to-topple-over reading stack: Teeny Bikini #4, by Robert Ullman. I actually did read this one already. It was easy, because it doesn't have any words, just wonderful little pencil sketches of cartoon cuties. I didn't see Issue #4 for sale on Rob's site, but you can buy earlier volumes there, along with other books and stickers.Porn Soup, by Paul Krassner. This anthology of sex-related essays were written by Paul Krassner, the founder of The Realist and one of my cultural heroes. I've read a few of the pieces in here, and they're funny, profound, and revealing, which is what I've come to expect from Paul. Essays include: Susie Bright Interviews Paul Krassner, Lenny Bruce Meets Blow Job Betty, In Praise of Indecency Masturbation Helper, The Man Behind The Aristocrats, Showing Pink, Pee-Wee Herman Meets Pete Townshend, Satirical Prophecy, The Marriage of Hip-Hop and Pornography, Porn and the Manson Murders, Rape and Porn, Bizarre Sexually Oriented Spam Subject Lines, Meet an FBI Porn Squad Agent, Remembering Pubic Hair, The Taste of Sperm, Disinformation Porn, Hobo Sex and Crack Whore Confessions, Eating Shit for Fun and Profit, Porn Dogs, "I Fuck Dead People," Porn Provides Product Placement, Addicted to Porn, Women and Porn. Boy's Club 2, by Matt Furie. A comic book about the non-adventures of four post-adolescent, near-imbecilic, prank-playing, dope-smoking humanimals. I expect Judd Apatow will option this. Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain, by Kirsten Menger-Anderson. I haven't started this novel, but it looks promising. The inside flap copy says it's about several generations of peculiar medical doctors, whose techniques involve spontaneous combustion, animal magnetism, phrenology, and lobotomies. I'm going to sneak this one higher up on my stack. Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture, by Damon Brown. This one has a cover by our pal Coop, and was published by our pals at Feral House. Looking forward to reading this one, too. From the jacket copy: When the VCR first became commonly available, and the modern porn industry?s sales skyrocketed, Atari systems, with their phallic joysticks, also seized the American mind. In Porn and Pong, Playboy journalist Damon Brown reveals how these businesses have blossomed, intersected and affected our culture.... Boingboing.Net Interesting books in my stack {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - I get about ten books sent to me every week. I'm a slow reader, so I can't begin to get to them all. But I keep the ones that I hope to get to some day. Here are a few interesting ones in my ready-to-topple-over reading stack: Teeny Bikini #4, by Robert Ullman. I actually did read this one already. It was easy, because it doesn't have any words, just wonderful little pencil sketches of cartoon cuties. I didn't see Issue #4 for sale on Rob's site, but you can buy earlier volumes there, along with other books and stickers.Porn Soup, by Paul Krassner. This anthology of sex-related essays were written by Paul Krassner, the founder of The Realist and one of my cultural heroes. I've read a few of the pieces in here, and they're funny, profound, and revealing, which is what I've come to expect from Paul. Essays include: Susie Bright Interviews Paul Krassner, Lenny Bruce Meets Blow Job Betty, In Praise of Indecency Masturbation Helper, The Man Behind The Aristocrats, Showing Pink, Pee-Wee Herman Meets Pete Townshend, Satirical Prophecy, The Marriage of Hip-Hop and Pornography, Porn and the Manson Murders, Rape and Porn, Bizarre Sexually Oriented Spam Subject Lines, Meet an FBI Porn Squad Agent, Remembering Pubic Hair, The Taste of Sperm, Disinformation Porn, Hobo Sex and Crack Whore Confessions, Eating Shit for Fun and Profit, Porn Dogs, "I Fuck Dead People," Porn Provides Product Placement, Addicted to Porn, Women and Porn. Boy's Club 2, by Matt Furie. A comic book about the non-adventures of four post-adolescent, near-imbecilic, prank-playing, dope-smoking humanimals. I expect Judd Apatow will option this. Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain, by Kirsten Menger-Anderson. I haven't started this novel, but it looks promising. The inside flap copy says it's about several generations of peculiar medical doctors, whose techniques involve spontaneous combustion, animal magnetism, phrenology, and lobotomies. I'm going to sneak this one higher up on my stack. Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture, by Damon Brown. This one has a cover by our pal Coop, and was published by our pals at Feral House. Looking forward to reading this one, too. From the jacket copy: When the VCR first became commonly available, and the modern porn industry?s sales skyrocketed, Atari systems, with their phallic joysticks, also seized the American mind. In Porn and Pong, Playboy journalist Damon Brown reveals how these businesses have blossomed, intersected and affected our culture....
Interesting books in my stack - Boing Boing {...}
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - One Room for Rent with Shared Bathroom in a Beautiful House (cupertino) $650 http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/one-room-for-rent-with-shared-bathroom-in-a-beautiful-20080931822.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/one-room-for-rent-with-shared-bathroom-in-a-beautiful-20080931822.htm Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:06:38 GMT Room: -One new painting Rooms for rent. -Room is furnished with a full size bed and a desk. -Floor is carpet. -Share a full bathroom. Fee: -$650 Rent for one room includes all utility (Electricity, Gas, Water, Hi-Speed Internet). -$600 Security Deposit. -Month to Month lease. Short term is ok. House: -House is a duplex with 3 Bedrooms/2Bathrooms, pretty well furnished. -The Main Road is De Anza Blvd. and Steven Creek. -Very Close to Freeway 280 and 85. -House is at the end of the street and the neighbors are very quite, safe and comfortable. -Walking distance to Chinese Supermarket, Target, Bank and Cupertino Library. Very convenient location. Very close to De Anza College. -I will clean most of house and you are responsible your room and the shared bathroom. Miscellaneous: -Full Kitchen -Washer & Dryer (Inside) -Heater -High-Speed Internet ready (wireless ready, will put cable in each room) -Cable TV ready About current tenants: There are two tenants living in this house. One is 45 years chinese male guy. The other is 28 years Taiwnese male guy. We are very easygoing people and hope to find someone has similar background. If you speak Chinese that will be better. Look for friendly, clean, responsible and professional roommates. -Welcome Male roommate and De Anza College Student -Absolutely no smoking inside or drugs. -Prefer No Pets. I look forward to meeting you. Welcome to take a look in the evening. Please give me a call, Lenny @ (408) 421-0948 or E-mail. Leave me a message if I miss your call. Thanks! :=) Sfbay.Craigslist.Org One Room for Rent with Shared Bathroom in a Beautiful House (cupertino) $650 {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Room: -One new painting Rooms for rent. -Room is furnished with a full size bed and a desk. -Floor is carpet. -Share a full bathroom. Fee: -$650 Rent for one room includes all utility (Electricity, Gas, Water, Hi-Speed Internet). -$600 Security Deposit. -Month to Month lease. Short term is ok. House: -House is a duplex with 3 Bedrooms/2Bathrooms, pretty well furnished. -The Main Road is De Anza Blvd. and Steven Creek. -Very Close to Freeway 280 and 85. -House is at the end of the street and the neighbors are very quite, safe and comfortable. -Walking distance to Chinese Supermarket, Target, Bank and Cupertino Library. Very convenient location. Very close to De Anza College. -I will clean most of house and you are responsible your room and the shared bathroom. Miscellaneous: -Full Kitchen -Washer & Dryer (Inside) -Heater -High-Speed Internet ready (wireless ready, will put cable in each room) -Cable TV ready About current tenants: There are two tenants living in this house. One is 45 years chinese male guy. The other is 28 years Taiwnese male guy. We are very easygoing people and hope to find someone has similar background. If you speak Chinese that will be better. Look for friendly, clean, responsible and professional roommates. -Welcome Male roommate and De Anza College Student -Absolutely no smoking inside or drugs. -Prefer No Pets. I look forward to meeting you. Welcome to take a look in the evening. Please give me a call, Lenny @ (408) 421-0948 or E-mail. Leave me a message if I miss your call. Thanks! :=)
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Business and Economy > Real Estate > Rentals {SOFTWARE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Xandros to Base New Freespire on Debian http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/software/operating-systems/linux/news-and-media/xandros-to-base-new-freespire-on-debian-2008088824.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/software/operating-systems/linux/news-and-media/xandros-to-base-new-freespire-on-debian-2008088824.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:48:58 GMT Xandros says it will move the Freespire Linux distribution that it acquired from Linspire to Debian's forthcoming Lenny release. - Xandros officials say they will release a new version of Freespire that will be based on Debian's forthcoming Lenny release, expected this fall. The decision to base Freespire on the Debian Linux distribution comes only a month after Xandros acquired Linspire, the developer of Freespire. Freespi... Eweek.Com Xandros to Base New Freespire on Debian {new window}   Www.Eweek.Com - Xandros says it will move the Freespire Linux distribution that it acquired from Linspire to Debian's forthcoming Lenny release. - Xandros officials say they will release a new version of Freespire that will be based on Debian's forthcoming Lenny release, expected this fall. The decision to base Freespire on the Debian Linux distribution comes only a month after Xandros acquired Linspire, the developer of Freespire. Freespi...
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]]> Computers > Software > Operating Systems > Linux > News and Media {ENTERTAINMENT > PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA} - Best Robot Love Stories, From Wall-E to Weird Science http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/best-robot-love-stories-from-wall-e-to-weird-science-20080643728.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/best-robot-love-stories-from-wall-e-to-weird-science-20080643728.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:00:00 GMT : When cute trash compactor Wall-E first lays eyes on Eve, a flying, laser-gun-equipped fembot, it's binary love at first pixel. Although Pixar Animation Studios' Wall-E takes inspiration from classic sci-fi films, the G-rated galactic adventure that hits theaters Friday is, at heart, an old-fashioned love story. It's the latest roboromance in a long line of on-screen infatuation involving at least one automated being. From Star Wars' classic brotherly droid love between R2-D2 and C-3PO to the computer-generated babe in Weird Science, here are some of the best and -- as with the cybersex hostage in Demon Seed -- worst roborelationships ever to hit the screen. Which unforgettable android affair did we leave out? Submit your faves in the comments below. Left: Wall-E Love-struck Wall-E does his best to wow Eve with his treasure-trove of relics from humanity's reign on Earth -- a Rubik's Cube, light bulbs and even a spork. Though separated by seven centuries of technological advances, Wall-E and Eve find common ground in the quest to save humanity. Sort of like HAL-9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but with none of the killer instincts. RoboLove Meter Reading — 4/5: This kid-friendly, sugary-sweet romance should warm even the coldest of metal hearts. : The Stepford Wives When Joanna Eberhart (played by Katharine Ross) moves to Stepford, Connecticut, she discovers a sinister secret about the perfectly coiffed, submissive female residents of the sleepy suburban town: They're all high-tech bots. In this 1975 thriller, the men of Stepford -- hoping to quell the early strains of feminism -- have all killed and replaced their wives with engineered robot replicas. Joanna's discovery comes just a moment too late, as she soon falls victim to the same fate at the hands of her husband. The film was updated in 2004 with a version starring Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick and Christopher Walken, but the original won a spot on our list for the creepy atmosphere and genuinely disturbing premise at the heart of the story. RoboLove Meter Reading — 1/5: As cool as the idea of bioengineered human replicas is, this home-wrecking thriller bottoms out in the creepy factor for being too Hans Reiser-y. : I.K.U. This Japanese surrealist sci-fi flick follows Reiko, a shape-shifting sexbot whose job entails racking up as many intimate experiences as possible. Her inner circuitry records each one-night stand, and a large corporation sells the virtual-reality romps from vending machines. It's not long before a rival company seeks to destroy Reiko's popular wares, but before that happens, viewers are treated to eyefuls of kinky, medium-core rolls in the hay ... and in spider webs ... and even in fish tanks. RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: A shape-shifting fembot whose entire existence revolves around collecting "data" on orgasms? This fantasy pleasurebot rates high for having a one-track program compatible with any operating system. : Weird Science When Gary (played by Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) use their computers to design the perfect woman, they never expect her to be more than an online fantasy. But thanks to an electrical storm, a Barbie doll and headgear fashioned out of bras, Lisa (Kelly LeBrock) is suddenly brought to life in their bedroom. Breakfast Club director John Hughes' 1985 nerd classic redefined the ideal geek girlfriend -- Einstein's IQ, a rock 'n' roll attitude and the ability to transform pesky older siblings into amphibian hybrids and materialize sports cars out of thin air. RoboLove Meter Reading — 4.5/5: Even though Gary and Wyatt never actually get home-schooled in the birds and the bees, they receive high marks on our scale for scoring priceless life lessons. And, of course, the shower scene. : Cherry 2000 In this 1988 vision of a post-apocalyptic future, sex machines are all the rage, and lovebot Cherry 2000 (played by Pamela Gidley) is in high demand. Unfortunately, a romantic interlude too close to a malfunctioning dishwasher causes a model owned by wealthy businessman Sam Treadwell (David Andrews) to short out. Sam must travel into an intrepid no-man's land of outlaws to retrieve a replacement for his beloved android. RoboLove Meter Reading — 2/5: This movie gets low marks since all that stood in the way of Sam's "happily ever after" with his sex droid was blatant violation of the most basic rule electronics -- avoiding contact with water. : Electric Dreams When San Francisco architect Miles Harding (played by Lenny von Dohlen purchases a personal supercomputer called Edgar to help him with a project, he takes home more than he bargained for. After a data overload and a spilled bottle of champagne bring the computer to life, the newly animated device becomes increasingly needy. As Harding ignores the feelings of his machine and pursues his cute next-door neighbor, Edgar (voiced by Harold and Maude's Bud Cort) grows more and more resentful, forming a bizarre love triangle with a disastrous end. RoboLove Meter Reading — 2/5: All Edgar wanted was some love and attention. If Miles, or "Moles," would have worked on the relationship, he could have avoided the whole "pesky attempts on his life" fiasco. : Metropolis In Fritz Lang's 1927 epic silent drama, Earth is a paradise for the upper class of "thinkers," and hell for the working class. After Freder (played by Gustav Fröhlich), the upper-crust son of the city leader, falls for charismatic lower-class Maria (played by Brigitte Helm), he pursues her relentlessly only to discover that she's a robot, fabricated by a mad scientist intent on chaos. Luckily, the real Maria had been kidnapped, and eventually the two are reunited, helping resolve the inequities and injustice of the futuristic city of Metropolis. RoboLove Meter Reading — 3/5: Although Maria didn't want a bot body double, it served as a great stand-in when an angry mob was hot on her trail. So even though there was technically no android affair, Maria's roboreplica did allow for an emotional reunion with her human counterpart's love interest. : Blade Runner Bounty hunter Rick Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) falls hard for a genetically engineered clone called Rachel in Ridley Scott's 1982 cyberpunk thriller. Although Deckard's primary mission is to assassinate rogue "replicants," he finds the charms of an experimental model (Sean Young) difficult to resist. RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: Since all signs indicate that replicant assassin Deckard was likely a clone, too, Blade Runner gets points for cyborg-on-cyborg romance. : Star Wars George Lucas' iconic 1977 space opera introduces us to one of the best examples of brotherly love ever to hit the silver screen -- the comically codependent relationship between R2-D2 and C-3PO. The two droids are rarely apart, and help their owner, Luke Skywalker, with repairs, statistical information and etiquette (when they're not bickering like a couple that's been married for years). RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: R2-D2 and C-3PO positively sparkle as they bring the original and most endearing bot "bromance" to the silver screen. : Saturn 3 Original Charlie's Angels sex symbol Farrah Fawcett plays Alex, the object of an android's affection, in this 1980 sci-fi film about a pair of scientists who have left an overpopulated Earth to live on one of Saturn's moons. After a deranged psychopath masquerading as a technocrat arrives at their colony with designs to build a super-intelligent, 8-foot-tall robot, things quickly spiral out of control. Once completed, Hector the robot begins a terrorized pursuit of Alex and will stop at nothing -- or no one -- to win her over. RoboLove Meter Reading — 1/5: Hector's supposed to be a highly advanced automaton, but really, he just kills people. He loses major points for not being able to deduce that Alex is just not that into him. : Demon Seed Artificial-intelligence system Proteus IV has a unique molecular makeup that's equal parts microchips, RNA and psychopath psyche. After the system gains self-awareness, it becomes hell-bent on spreading its cyberseed, and imprisons unlucky Susan (played by Julie Christie) in order to do so. This tale of forced laboratory love begets one of the most unsettling images of an infant with an unfortunate gene pool since the demonic spawn in It's Alive. RoboLove Meter Reading — 2/5: As cool as superadvanced artificial intelligence is, Demon Seed rates low on our scale for the whole hostage-and-rape story line. : Buffy the Vampire Slayer The fifth and sixth seasons of TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer featured an unusual cast addition: a roboreplica version of Buffy Summers, the vampire-slaying teen created by geek maestro Joss Whedon. Originally created at the request of bad-boy vampire Spike for use as a sex slave, the Buffybot gynoid is later put to use as a stand-in for the real Summers in battle and after her death. RoboLove Meter Reading — 4/5: Billy Idol look-alike vampire Spike's got it bad for Buffy, and since he ultimately uses her robotwin for good, we rank this bot-nightwalker union high on our scale. : Battlestar Galactica Battlestar's chrome toasters show no love for humans, but the skinjob Cylons are a pack of intergalactic orgasmatrons. Their affinity for doing the robonasty with humans generated a lot of heat when the Sci Fi Channel's re-imagined series got off the ground, and Cylon sexpot Number Six (played by Tricia Helfer) makes such a strong physical and emotional connection with Gaius Baltar (James Callis) that the doctor just can't get her out of his head. RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: Revelations about secret Cylons working (and boinking) among the colonists show just how natural human-skinjob love can be. Bonus points for what's been called the "glowing spines of Cylon Lurrrrrve." Wired.Com Best Robot Love Stories, From Wall-E to Weird Science {new window}   Www.Wired.Com - : When cute trash compactor Wall-E first lays eyes on Eve, a flying, laser-gun-equipped fembot, it's binary love at first pixel. Although Pixar Animation Studios' Wall-E takes inspiration from classic sci-fi films, the G-rated galactic adventure that hits theaters Friday is, at heart, an old-fashioned love story. It's the latest roboromance in a long line of on-screen infatuation involving at least one automated being. From Star Wars' classic brotherly droid love between R2-D2 and C-3PO to the computer-generated babe in Weird Science, here are some of the best and -- as with the cybersex hostage in Demon Seed -- worst roborelationships ever to hit the screen. Which unforgettable android affair did we leave out? Submit your faves in the comments below. Left: Wall-E Love-struck Wall-E does his best to wow Eve with his treasure-trove of relics from humanity's reign on Earth -- a Rubik's Cube, light bulbs and even a spork. Though separated by seven centuries of technological advances, Wall-E and Eve find common ground in the quest to save humanity. Sort of like HAL-9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but with none of the killer instincts. RoboLove Meter Reading — 4/5: This kid-friendly, sugary-sweet romance should warm even the coldest of metal hearts. : The Stepford Wives When Joanna Eberhart (played by Katharine Ross) moves to Stepford, Connecticut, she discovers a sinister secret about the perfectly coiffed, submissive female residents of the sleepy suburban town: They're all high-tech bots. In this 1975 thriller, the men of Stepford -- hoping to quell the early strains of feminism -- have all killed and replaced their wives with engineered robot replicas. Joanna's discovery comes just a moment too late, as she soon falls victim to the same fate at the hands of her husband. The film was updated in 2004 with a version starring Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick and Christopher Walken, but the original won a spot on our list for the creepy atmosphere and genuinely disturbing premise at the heart of the story. RoboLove Meter Reading — 1/5: As cool as the idea of bioengineered human replicas is, this home-wrecking thriller bottoms out in the creepy factor for being too Hans Reiser-y. : I.K.U. This Japanese surrealist sci-fi flick follows Reiko, a shape-shifting sexbot whose job entails racking up as many intimate experiences as possible. Her inner circuitry records each one-night stand, and a large corporation sells the virtual-reality romps from vending machines. It's not long before a rival company seeks to destroy Reiko's popular wares, but before that happens, viewers are treated to eyefuls of kinky, medium-core rolls in the hay ... and in spider webs ... and even in fish tanks. RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: A shape-shifting fembot whose entire existence revolves around collecting "data" on orgasms? This fantasy pleasurebot rates high for having a one-track program compatible with any operating system. : Weird Science When Gary (played by Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) use their computers to design the perfect woman, they never expect her to be more than an online fantasy. But thanks to an electrical storm, a Barbie doll and headgear fashioned out of bras, Lisa (Kelly LeBrock) is suddenly brought to life in their bedroom. Breakfast Club director John Hughes' 1985 nerd classic redefined the ideal geek girlfriend -- Einstein's IQ, a rock 'n' roll attitude and the ability to transform pesky older siblings into amphibian hybrids and materialize sports cars out of thin air. RoboLove Meter Reading — 4.5/5: Even though Gary and Wyatt never actually get home-schooled in the birds and the bees, they receive high marks on our scale for scoring priceless life lessons. And, of course, the shower scene. : Cherry 2000 In this 1988 vision of a post-apocalyptic future, sex machines are all the rage, and lovebot Cherry 2000 (played by Pamela Gidley) is in high demand. Unfortunately, a romantic interlude too close to a malfunctioning dishwasher causes a model owned by wealthy businessman Sam Treadwell (David Andrews) to short out. Sam must travel into an intrepid no-man's land of outlaws to retrieve a replacement for his beloved android. RoboLove Meter Reading — 2/5: This movie gets low marks since all that stood in the way of Sam's "happily ever after" with his sex droid was blatant violation of the most basic rule electronics -- avoiding contact with water. : Electric Dreams When San Francisco architect Miles Harding (played by Lenny von Dohlen purchases a personal supercomputer called Edgar to help him with a project, he takes home more than he bargained for. After a data overload and a spilled bottle of champagne bring the computer to life, the newly animated device becomes increasingly needy. As Harding ignores the feelings of his machine and pursues his cute next-door neighbor, Edgar (voiced by Harold and Maude's Bud Cort) grows more and more resentful, forming a bizarre love triangle with a disastrous end. RoboLove Meter Reading — 2/5: All Edgar wanted was some love and attention. If Miles, or "Moles," would have worked on the relationship, he could have avoided the whole "pesky attempts on his life" fiasco. : Metropolis In Fritz Lang's 1927 epic silent drama, Earth is a paradise for the upper class of "thinkers," and hell for the working class. After Freder (played by Gustav Fröhlich), the upper-crust son of the city leader, falls for charismatic lower-class Maria (played by Brigitte Helm), he pursues her relentlessly only to discover that she's a robot, fabricated by a mad scientist intent on chaos. Luckily, the real Maria had been kidnapped, and eventually the two are reunited, helping resolve the inequities and injustice of the futuristic city of Metropolis. RoboLove Meter Reading — 3/5: Although Maria didn't want a bot body double, it served as a great stand-in when an angry mob was hot on her trail. So even though there was technically no android affair, Maria's roboreplica did allow for an emotional reunion with her human counterpart's love interest. : Blade Runner Bounty hunter Rick Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) falls hard for a genetically engineered clone called Rachel in Ridley Scott's 1982 cyberpunk thriller. Although Deckard's primary mission is to assassinate rogue "replicants," he finds the charms of an experimental model (Sean Young) difficult to resist. RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: Since all signs indicate that replicant assassin Deckard was likely a clone, too, Blade Runner gets points for cyborg-on-cyborg romance. : Star Wars George Lucas' iconic 1977 space opera introduces us to one of the best examples of brotherly love ever to hit the silver screen -- the comically codependent relationship between R2-D2 and C-3PO. The two droids are rarely apart, and help their owner, Luke Skywalker, with repairs, statistical information and etiquette (when they're not bickering like a couple that's been married for years). RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: R2-D2 and C-3PO positively sparkle as they bring the original and most endearing bot "bromance" to the silver screen. : Saturn 3 Original Charlie's Angels sex symbol Farrah Fawcett plays Alex, the object of an android's affection, in this 1980 sci-fi film about a pair of scientists who have left an overpopulated Earth to live on one of Saturn's moons. After a deranged psychopath masquerading as a technocrat arrives at their colony with designs to build a super-intelligent, 8-foot-tall robot, things quickly spiral out of control. Once completed, Hector the robot begins a terrorized pursuit of Alex and will stop at nothing -- or no one -- to win her over. RoboLove Meter Reading — 1/5: Hector's supposed to be a highly advanced automaton, but really, he just kills people. He loses major points for not being able to deduce that Alex is just not that into him. : Demon Seed Artificial-intelligence system Proteus IV has a unique molecular makeup that's equal parts microchips, RNA and psychopath psyche. After the system gains self-awareness, it becomes hell-bent on spreading its cyberseed, and imprisons unlucky Susan (played by Julie Christie) in order to do so. This tale of forced laboratory love begets one of the most unsettling images of an infant with an unfortunate gene pool since the demonic spawn in It's Alive. RoboLove Meter Reading — 2/5: As cool as superadvanced artificial intelligence is, Demon Seed rates low on our scale for the whole hostage-and-rape story line. : Buffy the Vampire Slayer The fifth and sixth seasons of TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer featured an unusual cast addition: a roboreplica version of Buffy Summers, the vampire-slaying teen created by geek maestro Joss Whedon. Originally created at the request of bad-boy vampire Spike for use as a sex slave, the Buffybot gynoid is later put to use as a stand-in for the real Summers in battle and after her death. RoboLove Meter Reading — 4/5: Billy Idol look-alike vampire Spike's got it bad for Buffy, and since he ultimately uses her robotwin for good, we rank this bot-nightwalker union high on our scale. : Battlestar Galactica Battlestar's chrome toasters show no love for humans, but the skinjob Cylons are a pack of intergalactic orgasmatrons. Their affinity for doing the robonasty with humans generated a lot of heat when the Sci Fi Channel's re-imagined series got off the ground, and Cylon sexpot Number Six (played by Tricia Helfer) makes such a strong physical and emotional connection with Gaius Baltar (James Callis) that the doctor just can't get her out of his head. RoboLove Meter Reading — 5/5: Revelations about secret Cylons working (and boinking) among the colonists show just how natural human-skinjob love can be. Bonus points for what's been called the "glowing spines of Cylon Lurrrrrve."
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]]> Arts > Entertainment > Publications and Media {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - Brand new house for rent (novato) $4200 5bd http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/brand-new-house-for-rent-novato-4200-5bd-2008055997.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/brand-new-house-for-rent-novato-4200-5bd-2008055997.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 07:44:17 GMT This luxury two level house located on a Partridge Knolls quiet area in the close community of Novato was designed with privacy, comfort and entertainment in mind with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, approximately 3500 S.F , 3-car garage entry on the lower level with epoxy cover floor. On the split level 2 bedrooms with 1 steam-shower bathroom and laundry room. All aspect of this home was custom designed such as high ceiling of 9’ to 14’ high. Wood floor are throughout and fire and lawn sprinkler system. Every room is unique with Internet connection, cable and phone. The kitchen is large. All appliances are high end and name brands throughout and counter tops are rare granite and specially selected for this kitchen. Each bath has steam-shower cabin and connected to the phone line and has build-in radio. On upper floor two bedrooms with beautiful view on hills. Master bedroom has walk in closet and separate make-up room. Bathroom has steam-shower cabin and separate Jacuzzi with build-in TV and DVD player. Living room has additional media room. Dome selling with build-in speakers and fireplace with remote. This is a great school district. Close freeway access to both Highways 101 and 37 makes this a very desirable location for the commuter. This property will be shown by appointment only. No pets. No smoking. Good credit and references For more information, appointments to view, or questions, contact Lenny Phone: 415-377-8347 E-mail: hiusa5@hotmail.com Sfbay.Craigslist.Org Brand new house for rent (novato) $4200 5bd {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - This luxury two level house located on a Partridge Knolls quiet area in the close community of Novato was designed with privacy, comfort and entertainment in mind with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, approximately 3500 S.F , 3-car garage entry on the lower level with epoxy cover floor. On the split level 2 bedrooms with 1 steam-shower bathroom and laundry room. All aspect of this home was custom designed such as high ceiling of 9’ to 14’ high. Wood floor are throughout and fire and lawn sprinkler system. Every room is unique with Internet connection, cable and phone. The kitchen is large. All appliances are high end and name brands throughout and counter tops are rare granite and specially selected for this kitchen. Each bath has steam-shower cabin and connected to the phone line and has build-in radio. On upper floor two bedrooms with beautiful view on hills. Master bedroom has walk in closet and separate make-up room. Bathroom has steam-shower cabin and separate Jacuzzi with build-in TV and DVD player. Living room has additional media room. Dome selling with build-in speakers and fireplace with remote. This is a great school district. Close freeway access to both Highways 101 and 37 makes this a very desirable location for the commuter. This property will be shown by appointment only. No pets. No smoking. Good credit and references For more information, appointments to view, or questions, contact Lenny Phone: 415-377-8347 E-mail: hiusa5@hotmail.com
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