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• Identify These Diabolical Follicles May 20th 2012 14:54

  To be a pop star in the 1980s you needed two things: a good set of chops and a whole lotta hair mousse. Actually, the chops might have been optional. See if you can identify these '80s singers by their impressive tresses.

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• GeekDad Puzzles for Ages 6-17 May 16th 2012 22:03

  Muppets Puzzle (ages 6-9) By 6, kids can associate pictures with words. (They may need help with instructions, though.) Using these pictures, put the Muppet names in their numbered blanks. The highlighted column will spell out the name of another Muppet. Solution » Build a Trebuchet Make a Bucky Fuller Blanket Fort How to Bike [...]

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• Guess Which Tricksters Performed These Cinematic Stunt Sequences May 04th 2012 22:53

  Your director has given you the following instructions for reenacting these stunt sequences from eight famous films. Who are you playing in each? Also in this issue The Man Who Makes the Future How to Spot the Future The Rise of the Robot Reporter Exit vehicle through windshield, bend hood ornament and grill, cling to [...]

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• Get in Shape for the Apocalypse With Fitness App Zombies, Run! Apr 12th 2012 16:57

  Last month, Six to Start released Zombies, Run!, its Kickstarter-funded fitness app that inserts runners directly into a zombie apocalypse. Since the app’s launch, the game’s runners have clocked in over half a million miles. Celina Beach takes the app for a trial run to see what keeps players coming back for more. By Celina [...]

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• Haxan Films Returns to Blair Witch Roots with Lovely Molly Apr 11th 2012 16:21

  Haxan Films, the creators of cult classic phenomenon The Blair Witch Project, are returning to their found footage roots with the promotional campaign for the limited release of their newest film, Lovely Molly. Like its famous predecessor, the film's website asks visitors to question whether the events of the movie were truly fictional. A cryptic disc covered with Satanic imagery and puzzles may hold additional clues to the events captured on film.

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• A Puzzling Message in an It Gets Better Video Apr 06th 2012 19:17

  This week, online gaming celebrity Stepto and I launched a silly but heartfelt It Gets better video to help combat anti-gay harassment on the internet and gaming networks. Whatever your opinions on the subject matter, we believe Decode readers will enjoy the puzzle we slipped into the video.              Solution »

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• Solve This Puzzle or You’ll Be Keelhauled Mar 30th 2012 19:14

  The March Wired featured a Play section introduction of a piratical nature, with a hidden puzzle on it. The map below reveals the journey of the scurvy scalawags from island to island. At what island will these rascals end up?

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• Found Contest: Imagine the Future of Watches Mar 22nd 2012 17:00

  Imagine the future of watches. Now that clock functionality is built into nearly every mobile and computing device, will the dedicated time piece disappear? Will they become simpler, or more complex? Will the Swiss fashion even more elaborate and luxe wrist accessories?

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• Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Brings Dueling to Disney Mar 22nd 2012 16:48

  Visitors to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida can now add card game dueling to their vacation plans. Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom lets visitors face off against their favorite Disney villains at interactive portals using collectible spell cards.

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• Found Contest: Imagine the Future of Child Safety Seats Mar 21st 2012 17:59

  Found Found: Process Servers of the Future More Artifacts From the Future Wired magazine’s Found page represents our best guess at what lies over the horizon, from touchscreen windshields to organ farming. Now, we’re inviting readers to help create Found pages: What do you think our world will look like in 10, 20, or 100 [...]

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