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DC Comic ’ s motion picture universe might be off to a economically successful (if artistically shaky start), but DC animated movies are wowing audiences for years. Starting with 2007’ s  Unlike the particular cinematic adaptations, which have tried to construct an expanded universe like Marvel Studios , DC’ s straight-to-video animated films celebrate the myriad takes on these types of classic heroes found in the comics. In other words, instead of trying to connect every thing together, these full-length features, in most cases, simply strive to tell great stand alone stories. Curious where to start? Here’ s i9000 our list of the best DC cartoon movies to date.   The best DC animated movies 1) Justice League: The New Frontier is a throwback story to the post-World War II entire world of DC Comics, showing your preferred heroes as they join forces for the first time in order to … Continue reading →

A study appears to have found a link between certain video games and intelligence – but the researchers are quick to point out this does not mean playing games makes you smarter. The study was carried out by the  University of York, UK, and is published in the journal PLOS ONE . There were two parts to the study. The first involved 56 participants (51 of which were male with a mean age of 20. 5 years). The researchers compared psychometric test scores from the subjects with their performance in the action strategy game League of Legends . In this study, they found a correlation between how players performed in the game and how they performed in standard paper-and-pencil intelligence tests. The researchers said the correlation was similar to that seen in games like chess. In the second part of the study, the researchers used existing data from thousands of … Continue reading →

ASUNCIN, ParaguayLuis Villamayors sleepless night began like so many do for parents worrying about a child. Hours earlier, he had spoken to his son by phone. Sixteen-year-old Alex Villamayor was spending the weekend at the family ranch of one of his best friends, 400 miles away in Obligado, when things got rowdy. Alex, Ren Hofstetter, 18, and Alain Jacks Daz de Bedoya, 16, were drinking mushroom tea alone in the house. Ren's mother and father had promised to be at the ranch, but they were six hours away. Luis offered to pick him up but Alex assured his father everything was fine. Then, the line got cut off. Luis called him back. No answer. He added minutes to Alexs phone and called him again. No answer. He called Rens mother, who assured him everything was fine. Their ranch hand, Matthias Wilbs, was sent to check on the boys in the … Continue reading →