Google Play's Unicorns Easter Egg

Google Play has a cool Easter Egg: click the search button without entering a query and you'll get results for "unicorns". This works for books, music, movies, magazines, apps and even devices.

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Have You Seen Quentin Tarantino’s Top 12 Movies? [Stuff to Watch]

As a director, screenwriter, and producer of such classics as Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and more recently Django Unchained, you’d expect Quentin Tarantino to know a thing or two about what makes a good movie. From his humble beginnings as a video store clerk, Tarantino has been thrilling movie-goers with his flavour of stylised violence, satire, and gripping storytelling for 25 years. Last year the director (among other things) contributed a revised list of his top 12 movies for Sight & Sound’s 2012 poll. Many of the films on this list have clearly influenced his work throughout the years, and...

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Plugged Into Life: Why This TechStars Alum Moved On From Her Startup To Sell Mexican Candles

A year ago Kelly James was wrapping up her time in the prestigious TechStars Boulder startup incubator, pitching her consignment web application to investors in New York City and Los Angeles. Now she’s living in Mexico, selling candles, and loving it. “I don’t want to be a part of the hype,” James says. “I don’t feel the need for that anymore.” She has gone from being a plugged-in startup head to ditching her iPad, quitting Facebook, and otherwise trying to figure out the pros and cons of her relationship with technology. She’s also started a new brand, Cera Company, which...

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