The Queue: February 8, 2007

LET'S START YOU OFF WITH SOME NEWS.COM HEADLINES! VIDEO GAMES GOOD FOR THE EYES -- ACTION PUSHES PLAYER'S VISUALS JOBS WANTS DRM-FREE MUSIC...BUT THE RECORD COMPANIES DEMAND IT AMAZON AND TIVO DELIVERING -- MOVIES TO YOUR TV AND SAMSUNG SETTLES $90 MILLION BACK TO CONSUMERS IN A PRICE FIXING SUIT. NEW YORK CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF THE FREE WORLD -- BUT THE LIST OF THINGS YOU CAN'T DO HERE IS GROWING... LIKE SMOKE INSIDE, EAT TRANS FATS OR LISTEN TO YOUR IPOD WHILE CROSSING THE STREET. THAT'S THE PROPOSED BAN FROM STATE SENATOR CARL KRUGER -- HE SAYS NEW YORKERS ARE WALKING AROUND IN IPOD OBLIVION! TUNES DROWNING OUT HONKING CABBIES, CRAZIES AND IN THE PROCESS TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE WALKING INTO CARS AND BUSES. IF THE BILL PASSES -- WALKERS COULD PAY 100 BUCKS WHEN THEY CROSS WITH EARBUDS. FUTURE CAR PREMIERED WEDNESDAY ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL -- A FOUR PART SERIES ON WHAT CARS WILL BE LIKE IN 2030. SEVEN GM INTERNS AT THE HELM -- GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO DESIGN THE CAR OF THE FUTURE. THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN WHAT TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 2030 AND HOW SOCIETY WILL FUNCTION. ALL THIS AFTER GM'S PAID PROFESSIONALS CAME UP WITH THE HHR. (pause) A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A FONT. WHILE YOU THOUGHT HELVETICA WAS JUST ONE OF A HUNDRED CHOICES IN YOUR DROP DOWN MENU -- ONE FILMMAKER THINKS MUCH MORE OF IT. HELVETICA IS A FEATURE-LENGTH INDEPENDENT FILM ABOUT TYPOGRAPHY AND THE THOUSANDS OF WORDS WE SEE EVERY DAY. EXAMINING HOW HELVETICA PREMIERED 50 YEARS AGO AND MADE ITS WAY AROUND THE WORLD... THE DOCUMENTARY PREMIERING AT THIS YEAR'S SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL. I PERSONALLY THINK ARIAL STOLE SOME OF HELVE'S THUNDER... HERE'S A RECIPE FOR A STEAMY VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER YOUR HONEY WILL NEVER FORGET! WHITE CASTLE HEATING UP THE NIGHT WITH A RESERVATIONS-ONLY EVENT... YOU AND YOUR LOVIE GET HOSTESS SEATING, CANDLE-LIT DINING, AND YOUR VERY OWN SERVER! YOU CAN EVEN BROWN BAG THE OFFER WITH A CUPID'S CRAVE KIT -- EIGHT CHEESEBURGERS, A SACK OF FRIES, AND TWO SODAS! AND YOU THOUGHT YOU COULDN'T TOP LAST YEAR'S CRUISE THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH AT TACO BELL! FINALLY THE SITE OF THE DAY -- WHEN YOU WANT THE LATEST WEB BUZZ ALL ON ONE EASY TO PERUSE PAGE... POPURLS SERVES IT UP HOT AND FRESH. CREATOR THOMAS MARBAN SAYS IN THE FUTURE EVERY URL WILL BE POPULAR FOR 1 AND A HALF SECONDS... A QUICK GLANCE AT THE PAGE AND IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY... UP TO THE MINUTE HEADLINES AND VIDEOS FROM THE WEB'S MOST POPULAR SITES WILL KEEP YOU BUSY ALL WORKDAY LONG... AND THE BEST PART -- THE QUEUE IS NOW PART OF THE EXCITEMENT IN THE VLOGS SECTION...

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