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NEWS ABOUT: apocalypse

apocalypse stories: 10 news summaries

 Relax, World Isn't 
 Ending in 2012 

Scientists are busy debunking growing urban legend

Oct 17, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The statement issued by a Los Angeles observatory and Sky & Telescope magazine this week says it all: "The world will not come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012." It seems a confluence of events—the coming end of the Mayan calendar, for one, and the... More »

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Earth • apocalypse • armageddon • 2012 • urban legend

 Hollywood Focuses on 
 Post-Apocalyptic Future 

Escapism, real fears fuel new crop of movies, TV shows

Jul 31, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - In one, the Earth's destruction fulfills an ancient prophesy. In another, mechanical dolls take over where humans left off. From serious to humorous, reality shows to documentaries, Hollywood is obsessed with the theme of a post-apocalyptic future, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some attribute the trend to escapism: “... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • apocalypse • movie industry • movies • disaster • trend • Zombieland • Ruben Fleischer

(Newser) - A green approach to sex, sexual aids, and protection is not only environmentally conscious but also healthy and prescient, the New York Post reports. “It’s really good to know you can power something up with your own body!” says the purveyor of a hand-cranked sex-toy. “It... More »

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environment • sex • sex toys • apocalypse • condoms • vibrator • dildo

(Newser) - "Recession" and "depression" seem far too understated to describe our world's woes. With conflicts raging from the Middle East to Mexico—and politicians pandering to Wall Street crooks who ruined our economy—let's try another word: "apocalypse," writes David Sirota in Salon. "... More »

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destruction • apocalypse • recession depression

 How to Survive the Apocalypse 

Guardian explains how to kill pheasants, build shelter

Feb 1, 09 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Economic ruin, climate change, war—the apocalypse can’t be far off, right? Movies tell us that to survive the end of days we need “to sit in desirable country mansions, eat tinned tomatoes, develop post-traumatic psychosis and shoot each other,” Tanya Gold writes in the Guardian, noting... More »

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Canada • survivors • apocalypse • meltdown • armageddon • Election 2012

music review

 Beck's a Bit Gloomy in New CD 

Modern Guilt is a far cry from the artist's early days

Jul 8, 08 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beck’s new 34-minute-long record is a “simmering cauldron of postmillennial tension,” writes Leah Greenblatt in Entertainment Weekly, its paranoid lyrics “way past Bummerville” and nearing “Apocalypse Heights.” But producer Danger Mouse still manages to find “thoughtfulness and texture…if not exactly levity” that... More »

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music • Beck • apocalypse • lyrics • Danger Mouse

movie review

 Pixar's Wall-E Proves Its Mettle 

Robot love story wins rave reviews from critics

Jun 27, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stunning animation, an endearing love story, and a compelling look at mankind’s future make Pixar’s Wall-E one of the best films of the year, critics agree. “This is getting to sound like a broken record: Pixar Animation Studios has just topped itself. Again,” Kirk Honeycutt writes... More »

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Pixar • animation • movie review • apocalypse

 Kids Removed 
 From Doomsday
 Compound 

Claims of abuse by 'messiah'

May 1, 08 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in New Mexico have removed three children from the compound of an apocalyptic church, AP reports. The action followed allegations of inappropriate contact by the 66-year-old leader of Lord Our Righteousness church, who believes he's the "messiah," and has admitting having sex with adult church members, including... More »

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child actors • New Mexico • cult • apocalypse • compound

 7 Russian Cultists Quit Cave 

Melting snow dooms end-of-the-world cult's hideout

Mar 29, 08 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seven members of a Russian doomsday cult, all women, have emerged from the cave where they have been holed up since November, awaiting the end of the world (note: in May), Itar-Tass reports. Twenty-eight more remain in the cave southeast of Moscow—but they are expected to come out soon,... More »

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Russia • religion • cult • apocalypse

Legend Science a Little Shaky

The idea of this killer virus is 'far-fetched,' says one expert

Dec 19, 07 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A man-made virus has turned people into mutants and killed off the rest. Downtown New York City looks like a jungle, and the only man left on the planet is trying to reverse the plague using his immune blood. So how realistic is the premise of Will Smith’s new... More »

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New York City • virus • science fiction • apocalypse • Will Smith

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