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Beyond Gun Control: Regulating Virtual Violence and Video Games

Sanjay Sanghoee | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics
Read More: First Amendment, Assault Weapons, Dianne Feinstein, Gun Control, Violent Video Games, Joe Biden, Nra, Barack Obama, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Politics News, National Rifle Association, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Gun Industry, Video Games, Politics News
Sanjay Sanghoee

Worthwhile as gun control is, America also needs to address violence from the other side -- the side of our culture.

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WATCH: New 'Grand Theft Auto V' Trailer Released

The Huffington Post | Britney Fitzgerald | Posted 11.14.2012 | Technology
Read More: Video, Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Trailer, Grand Theft Auto 5, New Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto v Trailer, Grand Theft Auto 5 Trailer, Poll, New Grand Theft Auto Trailer, Gta v Trailer, Technology News

Gamers, rev those engines. At 11 a.m. ET on Nov. 14, Rockstar's second "Grand Theft Auto V" trailer hit the web, offering excited fans another gli...

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The Story of Light: A Conversation With Steve Vai, Plus The Flobots' "Circle In The Square" Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.09.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Frank Zappa, Bend Sinister, Crossroads, Shawn Cole, Aimee Mann, g3, Dweezil Zappa, Steve Lukather, David Coverdale, Kruu-Fm, Ry Cooder, The Ohio Express, Steve Vai, Whitesnake, Jack Butler, Nile ROgers, Rock Band, Grand Theft Auto, Guitar Player Magazine, David Lee Roth, Guitar Hero, Ibanez, Walter Hill, Halo, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Flobots drop a new video exclusive, "Circle In The Square," that is probably their biggest statement song yet. "The 'Circle In The Square' is a reference to many things," says Jonny 5 of Flobots.

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What Nintendo Should Have Shown at E3

Lawrence Bonk | Posted 08.14.2012 | Technology
Read More: Wii U, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Batman Arkham City, Wii U Gamepad, Super Smash Brothers, Zelda, Monster Hunter, Ninja Gaiden 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Grand Theft Auto, Assassin's Creed, Angry Birds, Pokemon, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo, Super Mario Brothers, Gamepad, BioShock Infinite, Technology News
Lawrence Bonk

It's almost as if Nintendo was hellbent on not announcing anything exciting for the system. Heck, most of the "announcements" were already talked up at last year's E3. So what can the company do? They need some buzz and they need it pronto.

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Guess Who Just Bought Truman Capote's Brooklyn Heights Home

Posted 03.21.2012 | New York
Read More: NY Around Town, Truman Capote, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Real Estate, NY Real Estate, Slidepollajax, Grand Theft Auto, Dan Houser, New York News

The Brooklyn Heights home where Truman Capote penned the classic novel "Breakfast At Tiffany's" is officially the new residence of Dan Houser, the cr...

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WATCH: Sumptuous Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Hits The Internet

Posted 01.02.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto V, Gta V, Video, Grand Theft Auto 5, Gta, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Gta Five, Entertainment News

Gamers from Vice City to San Andreas are rejoicing. On Tuesday afternoon, Rockstar Games released a trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, giving video ga...

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Excitement Brewing Over Next 'Grand Theft Auto'

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto 5, Grand Theft Auto v Trailer Release, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto Trailer Nov 2, Grand Theft Auto v Trailer, Grand Theft Auto Rockstar Games, Technology News

OK, so it's not the release date for the game, but November 2 is still an exciting day for fans of the Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar games has ann...

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Chatting With Joe Jackson And Earl Klugh, Plus Mick Harvey's "The Ballad Of Jay Givens" Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.30.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Ted Danson, Mary Tyler Moore, Ian Dury, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Christian McBride, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, Hubert Laws, Rosie Westbrook, Johnny Mandel, PJ Harvey, Mick Harvey, Chick Corea, Blue Note, Burt Bacharach, Regina Carter, John Cassavetes, Suzanne Vega, Marvin & Tige, George Benson, Lenny Waronker, Roberta Flack, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Michael Franks, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Passman, Mo Ostin, Just Between Friends, William Shatner, Milestone, Tupac Shakur, Paul Simon, Larry Rosen, Jamie Foxx, Chuck Mangione, Dave Grusin, How to Beat the High Cost of Living, Downbeat, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The Merv Griffin Show, Joe Jackson, Grand Theft Auto, David Bowie, Chet Atkins, Billy Dee Williams, Questlove, Motown, J.P. Shilo, George Shearing, Simon & Garfunkel, Dave Houghton, A Cure for Gravity, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Patrick Williams, Steve Vai, Bill Evans, Anthrax, Nelson Rangell, Ludacris, Ben Folds, Earl Klugh, Graham Maby, Roland Kirk, Wes Montgomery, Cti, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

According to Joe Jackson, performing is the best part of the "madness" that he's involved in. It's better than being in the studio or anything else.

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Time Travel Now Possible

Jeff Polman | Posted 08.28.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: La Noire Video Games, Rockrar Video Games Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto, La-Noire-Video-Game, La Noire, Video Game Rockstar, Video Games, Rockstar Video Games, Entertainment News
Jeff Polman

People play video games for all sorts of reasons. Some like the stories, others the carnage and mayhem, some just want to come home after a tough day and catch a 40-yard floater in the end zone from digital Tom Brady.

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WATCH: Grand Theft Issa

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Darrell-Issa-Investigation, Viper Car Alarm, Satire, Gta, Grand Theft Auto, Darrell Issa, Parody, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Arson, Fire, Criminal Past, Comedy, Car Thief, Comedy News
Matthew Filipowicz

We all know Congressman Darrell Issa has a shady past. Well, the makers of the Grand Theft Auto video game series decided to make Issa the star of their newest game: Grand Theft Issa.

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Four Year Old Plays Grand Theft Auto

bitmob.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Grand Theft Auto, Violent Video Games, 4 Year Old Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto Video Game, Technology News

At the very impressionable age of four, my son loved Grand Theft Auto. More specifically, the version he played was the Hot Coffee moddable, San Andre...

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Schools Use Violent Video Game To Shock Children About Violence

The Guardian | Rachel Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Grand Theft Auto, Video Games Schools, Grand Theft Auto School, Video Game School, Video Game Violence, Technology News

Primary school children are being shown images from the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto in a project designed to prevent them from becoming ...

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The Impact of Cell Phones on Psychology, Community, Culture, Arts and Economics

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Mhealth, Cell Phones, Sms, Gps, Noah Samara, Psychology, XM Radio, Pakistan, Berlin, University of Southern California, Eric Schmidt, Arts, App, Kosta Grammatis, China, Iran, Jim Luce, Grand Theft Auto, Russia, Refugee Programs, Millennial Generation, Barcelona, Florie Brizel, Google, IsraelSun.Com., Fortune 500, Germany, World Space, Africa, Economics, GSM Association, Jerusalem, Laurent Hoffmann, Peace Building, Mobile Telephony, Community, Skype, Apurv Mishra, Cellular Towers, Brazil, Haiti, Mobile World Congress, Culture, TED Fellow, American Idol, Deutsche Telekom, Big Brother, Mobilology, Mbanking, Meducation, palomar5, Business News
Jim Luce

To harness power, one must first acknowledge power. To some people, the ubiquitous cell phone is still 'just' a phone. To others, it is so much m...

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Michigan Man Robs Bank With To-Do List

Scott Janssen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Grand Theft Auto, Kalamazoo, Bank Robbery, Battle Creek, Michigan, Detroit-Michigan, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Recession, Comedy News
Scott Janssen

79-year-old Donald Evans robbed a Battle Creek bank because he needed money for "women, gambling and alcohol."

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Grand Theft Auto- Part 1

Greg Selkoe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Manhattan, La, Nyc, Green Jobs, New York, California, Boston, Green, Cars, Growth, Madison Avenue, Enviornment, Green Energy, Pollution, Barack Obama, Transportation, Automakers, Mad Men, Highways, Trolley, Green Technology, Grand Theft Auto, Cabs, Trains, Economic Recovery, Air Pollution, Mad Men Season Three, Auto Industry, Madison Square Garden, Light Rail, Home News
Greg Selkoe

What is the most overlooked key issue of our time? A nuclear Iran, America's failing education system, the need for better dental hygiene? The answ...

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Popular Culture: We Are What We Consume

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brangelina, Ipod, Dr. Lawrence Rubin, Grand Theft Auto, People Magazine, The Biggest Loser, Jay-Z, Popular Culture, Facebook, American Idol, Knocked Up, Desperate Housewives, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jim Taylor

I believe in truth in advertising, so we should stop calling popular culture popular culture because, well, it no longer is a reflection of popular sentiment. I think a more accurate phrase is "synth culture."

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Sex In The Sky: Most Scandalous Billboards In NY (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Photos, David Beckham Emporio Armani, Grand Theft Auto Billboard, American Apparel, New York Advertisements, Slidepoll, New York Scandalous Billboards, American Apparel Billboard, Sexy Billboards, American Apparel Ads, Victoria Beckham Billboard, American Apparel Advertisements, New York Billboards, Eva Mendes Calvin Klein Ad, New York, Calvin Klein, Banned Calvin Klein Ad, Victoria Beckham, Scandalous Billboards, New York Sexy Billboards, Kimora Lee Simons, Calvin Klein Threesome, Grand Theft Auto, Calvin Klein Billboard, David Beckham, Baby Phat, Calvin Klein Ad, Baby Phat Billboard, Calvin Klein Threesome Billboard, Victoria Beckham Emporio Armani, New York News

With Times Square, two major highways and many tall buildings, New York is home to the nation's most valuable ad space. It should be no surprise then...

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Thank God It's Thursday: Book Expo '09 & The 27s plus The Singular Thomas Dolby

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Nikola Tesla, Italian, Brian Jones, Catholicism, Josh Hunter, New Wave, Eric Segalstad, Dolby's Cube, Who, The Magic Show, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Stevie Wonder, Lene Lovich, Dynasty, Margaret Thatcher, Burt Bacharach, Albert Einstein, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Dan Hicks, Peter Ham, The Kushans, Albert Schatz, Jesus, Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Mario Puzo, Depeche Mode, Poughkeepsie, Rose Bowl, Prefab Sprout, Thompson Twins, Roger Waters, Foreigner, Entertainment News, Carol De Gierer, Doug Henning, Pink Floyd, Enchanted, Joni Mitchell, Chris Bell, India, Unplugged, Promises in the Dark, Thomas Dolby, Poughkeepsie Journal, Live Aid, Jim Morrison, The Wall, Ronald Reagan, Mephisto on Wing, Latin, Broadway, Neil Young, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Issa, The 27 Club, Janis Joplin, Grand Theft Auto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Antoinette Pannard, David Bowie, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, Amazon, Kathleen Beller, Bill Clinton, Angels & Demons, Pocahontas, Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Cobain, George Clinton, Bookexpo, Robert Johnson, Grammy Awards, Best Buy, Lois Drake, Pop Music, The Godfather, Jazz, Indiana Jones, Howard Jones, The Betsy, New Age, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix, Robyn Hitchcock, Dan Brown, Pippin, Godspell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.

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Glenn Beck and The Consequences of Crazy Talk

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Michele Bachmann, Paddy Chayefsky, Sean Hannity, Grand Theft Auto, Richard Poplawski Pittsburgh, Glenn Beck, Video Games, Fox News Channel, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Broadcasters like Beck ought to take responsibility for some of their more incendiary remarks -- remarks which appear to be ginning up the darker, uglier, fanatical tendencies in an already militaristic, jingoistic, reactionary audience.

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Constitution: 1, Nanny State: 0

Justin Callaway | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Second Amendment, First Amendment, Nanny State, Ninja State, Training, Grand Theft Auto, Military, Video Games, Thought Police, Street Scalpel, PEO STRI, Army, Nintendo Wii, Entertainment News
Justin Callaway

Forget all of the violent video game psycho-babble and nanny state talk, let's just teach the kids how to become scalpel-wielding, precision self-defenders.

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Twilight, Britney Spears and Grand Theft Auto: The Key to Obama's Foreign Policy?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Twilight, Britney Spears, Public Diplomacy, Obama Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Grand Theft Auto, Foreign Policy, Media Export, War on Terror, Obama Foreign Relations, Richard Holbrooke, Entertainment Export, President Obama, Obama Administration, Democratization, Foreign Consumption of US Entertainment, Obama Foreign Relations Committee, International Media Outreach, Bush Administration, Bush Democratization, American Image, Bush Foreign Policy, US World Image, US Entertainment, President Elect Obama, World News
Hoyt Hilsman

Instead of showcasing the creativity, diversity and openness of American society, we have been arrogantly lecturing the rest of humanity about freedom and democracy.

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CTA Bringing Back 'Grand Theft Auto' Ads

Chicago Tribune | Steve Schmadeke | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: CTA Grand Theft Auto Ads, Cta, Noelle Gaffney, Take Two Interactive Software Inc., Grand Theft Auto, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago News

About six months after the Chicago Transit Authority pulled advertisements for the violent and popular gangland video game "Grand Theft Auto IV," ads ...

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Electronic Arts: Another Ho-Hum Takeover "Attempt"

DealBook | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Electronic Arts, EA Take Two, Grand Theft Auto, Hostile Takeover, Takeovers, EA Hostile Takeover, Take-Two Interactive, Ea, Business News

What is it with these hostile tech deals? First there was Microsoft, and now Electronic Arts. On Monday morning, Electronic Arts announced that it wo...

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Grand Theft Auto Game Company Fighting Antitrust Investigation

The Deal | Cecile Kohrs Lindell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Take-Two Ftc Investigation, Take-Two Software, EA Bid for Take-Two, Electronic Arts and Take-Two, Grand Theft Auto, Take-Two Interactive, Take-Two Antitrust, Take-Two Games, Business News

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. is not only fighting a hostile bid from Electronic Arts Inc., but it is also fending off an antitrust investigation...

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Grand Theft Auto: D-Cup Edition

Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Billboard, Comic, Cartoon, Grand Theft Auto, Sexy, Naughty, Entertainment News
Leslie Goldman

Somewhere between Qbert and Legend of Zelda, video games became candy-colored, illustrated versions of Playboy.

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