Last year marked the warmest year on record for the United States and was also the second most extreme ever, according to the U.S. government agency charged with monitoring weather events.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6323/2012-warmest-record-us-had-historic-extremes
Ashley Olsen Ashley Scott Ashley Tappin Ashley Tisdale Asia Argento Aubrey ODay Audrina Patridge Autumn Reeser
Since we can now utter the words "the Oscar-nominated Marvel's The Avengers," let's take a closer look at all that visual effects magic that went into making Joss Whedon's blockbuster superhero pic such a bombastic VFX achievement. More specifically, as is apparent in ILM's recently-released Oscar VFX reel, take a gander at the digital wizardry that bore Mark RuffaHulk and the maelstrom of Chitauri invaders and explosions and costumed superheroes that went into The Avengers' carefully orchestrated chaos of a final showdown.
The Avengers is up for the Visual Effects Academy Award against The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Life of Pi, Prometheus, and Snow White and the Huntsman. (I'm a bit surprised to see The Impossible's tsunami VFX not on this list, especially after Hereafter's similar waterworks earned an Oscar nod, but it's a crowded field.)
In an Indiewire roundtable I guested on yesterday, Devin Faraci of Badass Digest pointed out that this category feels like it boils down to the character-based VFX achievements of The Hobbit and The Avengers. I'd lean towards the shiny new Gollum, but ILM's reel highlights just how much environment-smashing action was crafted for The Avengers in addition to creating the most lifelike Hulk we've seen in Marvel's last few big-screen attempts. Then again, Richard Parker could roar out of nowhere and steal the category outright. What say you, Oscar-watchers?
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Charlize Theron Chelsea Handler Cheryl Burke China Chow Chloë Sevigny Christina Aguilera Christina Applegate Christina DaRe
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Christina Applegate Christina DaRe Christina Milian Christina Ricci Chyler Leigh Ciara Cindy Crawford Cindy Taylor
Vast but uninhabitable ?gas giant? planets such Jupiter and Saturn form by gobbling up gas and dust that envelope young stars in a murky disc, new research has uncovered.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6309/how-make-a-gas-giant
Connie Nielsen Cristina Dumitru Daisy Fuentes Dania Ramirez Danica Patrick Daniella Alonso Danneel Harris Deanna Russo
A Martian meteorite containing 10 times more water than average could unlock clues to the Red Planet's evolution from a warm, wet past to its current cold and dry state, scientists said.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6313/watery-martian-meteorite-has-scientists-abuzz
A therapeutic vaccine that can temporarily halt the growth of HIV in infected patients has been developed by a group of Spanish researchers.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6312/new-vaccine-temporarily-halts-hiv-growth
Amerie Amy Cobb Amy Smart Ana Beatriz Barros Ana Hickmann Ana Ivanovi Ana Paula Lemes Ananda Lewis
Source: http://feeds.people.com/~r/people/headlines/~3/Ht7AnMCvr84/0,,20661983,00.html
Bali Rodriguez Bar Refaeli Beyoncé Bianca Kajlich Bijou Phillips Blake Lively Blu Cantrell Bonnie Jill Laflin
Small termite and ant mounds might be sitting on a gold mine ? and, if they are, taking samples from their nests could be a cheap method of gold prospecting.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6284/australian-miners-turn-termites-find-riches
Jennifer Gimenez Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Morrison Jennifer ODell Jennifer Scholle Jennifer Sky Jenny McCarthy Jessica Alba
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/21/simon-cowell-leann-rimes-carly-rose-sonenclar-interesting/
Esther Cañadas Eva Green Eva Longoria Eva Mendes Evangeline Lilly Eve Fergie Foxy Brown
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Eva Mendes Evangeline Lilly Eve Fergie Foxy Brown Freida Pinto FSU Cowgirls Gabrielle Union
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Eliza Dushku Emilie de Ravin Emma Heming Emma Stone Emma Watson Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Vaugier Emmy Rossum
A Martian meteorite containing 10 times more water than average could unlock clues to the Red Planet's evolution from a warm, wet past to its current cold and dry state, scientists said.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6313/watery-martian-meteorite-has-scientists-abuzz
Evangeline Lilly Eve Fergie Foxy Brown Freida Pinto FSU Cowgirls Gabrielle Union Garcelle Beauvais
Source: http://feeds.people.com/~r/people/headlines/~3/SwwDheQWvaA/0,,20661768,00.html
Catherine Bell Chandra West Charisma Carpenter Charli Baltimore Charlies Angels Charlize Theron Chelsea Handler Cheryl Burke
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Izabella Miko Izabella Scorupco Jaime King Jaime Pressly Jamie Chung Jamie Gunns Jamie Lynn Sigler Janet Jackson
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/30/american-idol-kevin-covais-karaoke-video/
Autumn Reeser Avril Lavigne Bali Rodriguez Bar Refaeli Beyoncé Bianca Kajlich Bijou Phillips Blake Lively
The makers of Texas Chainsaw ? or Texas Chainsaw 3D, as it's being widely advertised ? would like to you forget all about nearly 40 years' worth of sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots, and pretend that only a couple of decades or so have passed since the events depicted way back in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Helmer John Luessenhop (Takers) and a small army of scripters go back to the bloody roots of the long-running franchise to concoct a better-than-average horror-thriller that relies more on potent suspense than graphic savagery or stereoscopic tricks. Don't be surprised if it scores a B.O. killing.
Pic begins quite literally where Tobe Hooper's '74 original left off, with a shrieking, blood-splattered beauty fleeing the homestead of a psycho-killer clan, pursued by a masked and humongous brute wielding a chainsaw. The new plot kicks off when angry locals arrive on the scene, torch the home of the fiendish family, and prematurely celebrate as they rashly assume they've destroyed Leatherface, the chap with the chainsaw, and all his creepy kinfolk.
Flash-forward about 20 years: Lovely young Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario) is thrown for a loop when she's informed that the white-trash couple she's always known as mom and dad really are her adoptive parents. Truth to tell, however, this revelation doesn't appear to strike her as bad news. Besides, she's perked up by what she thinks is good news: A recently deceased grandmother she never knew she had has bequeathed her a palatial home near a small town in Texas.
Accompanied by her boyfriend (R&B artist Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson), another fun couple (Tania Raymonde, Keram Malicki-Sanchez) and a too-friendly hitchhiker (Shaun Sipos) they pick up along the way,…
Bar Refaeli Beyoncé Bianca Kajlich Bijou Phillips Blake Lively Blu Cantrell Bonnie Jill Laflin Bridget Moynahan
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/04/rex-ryan-jets-head-coach-tattoo-bahamas-mark-sanchez-photo/
Daisy Fuentes Dania Ramirez Danica Patrick Daniella Alonso Danneel Harris Deanna Russo Denise Richards Desiree Dymond
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/03/hulk-hogan-sex-tape-lawsuit-gawker-dropped/
Giuliana DePandi Giulianna Ramirez Grace Park Gretha Cavazzoni Gwen Stefani Halle Berry Hayden Panettiere Haylie Duff
Source: http://feeds.people.com/~r/people/headlines/~3/9N0mSiUFGwU/
Elisabeth Röhm Elisha Cuthbert Eliza Dushku Emilie de Ravin Emma Heming Emma Stone Emma Watson Emmanuelle Chriqui
Brittany Murphy Brittany Snow Brittny Gastineau Brody Dalle Brooke Burke Brooke Burns Busy Philipps Cameron Diaz
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/02/lil-flip-arrest-marijuana-and-guns-assault-rifle-louisiana/
Hilary Swank Isla Fisher Ivana Bozilovic Ivanka Trump Izabella Miko Izabella Scorupco Jaime King Jaime Pressly
From Mars, asteroids and mega-tsunamis to intelligence genes, attractive faces and tool-using dolphins, this is what you were reading this year on COSMOS Online.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6293/12-most-popular-news-stories-2012
Eva Mendes Evangeline Lilly Eve Fergie Foxy Brown Freida Pinto FSU Cowgirls Gabrielle Union
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/22/backstreet-boys-nkotb-judge-dismisses-5-million-brain-trauma-lawsuit/
Connie Nielsen Cristina Dumitru Daisy Fuentes Dania Ramirez Danica Patrick Daniella Alonso Danneel Harris Deanna Russo
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/19/kesha-die-young-ralphie-show-radio-lyrics-newtown/
Eve Fergie Foxy Brown Freida Pinto FSU Cowgirls Gabrielle Union Garcelle Beauvais Genelle Frenoy
Chyler Leigh Ciara Cindy Crawford Cindy Taylor Cinthia Moura Claudette Ortiz Coco Lee Connie Nielsen
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/03/hunger-games-alexander-ludwig-shirtless-photo/
Jessica Paré Jessica Simpson Zooey Deschanel Aaliyah Abbie Cornish Adriana Lima Adrianne Curry Adrianne Palicki
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/20/leann-rimes-x-factor-drunk-drinking-singing-carly-rose/
Bridget Moynahan Britney Spears Brittany Daniel Brittany Lee Brittany Murphy Brittany Snow Brittny Gastineau Brody Dalle
New species of humans, colonising the Moon and our obsession with non-Homo sapiens couplings - these are the most read opinion pieces on COSMOS Online in 2012.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6304/most-read-opinion-pieces-2012
Isla Fisher Ivana Bozilovic Ivanka Trump Izabella Miko Izabella Scorupco Jaime King Jaime Pressly Jamie Chung
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/people/stylewatch/offtherack/~3/7RD46dL3bHU/
Amerie Amy Cobb Amy Smart Ana Beatriz Barros Ana Hickmann Ana Ivanovi Ana Paula Lemes Ananda Lewis
Eva Mendes Evangeline Lilly Eve Fergie Foxy Brown Freida Pinto FSU Cowgirls Gabrielle Union
A huge slab of sea floor near the Great Barrier Reef is in the early stages of collapse and could generate a tsunami when it finally breaks off, researchers warned.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6306/breaking-great-barrier-reef-sea-floor-could-generate-tsunami
Jamie Gunns Jamie Lynn Sigler Janet Jackson January Jones Jennie Finch Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Gareis Jennifer Garner
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/03/bristol-palin-tripp-restraining-order-engagement-ring/
Cheryl Burke China Chow Chloë Sevigny Christina Aguilera Christina Applegate Christina DaRe Christina Milian Christina Ricci
Ashley Tisdale Asia Argento Aubrey ODay Audrina Patridge Autumn Reeser Avril Lavigne Bali Rodriguez Bar Refaeli
Blu Cantrell Bonnie Jill Laflin Bridget Moynahan Britney Spears Brittany Daniel Brittany Lee Brittany Murphy Brittany Snow
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/02/lil-flip-arrest-marijuana-and-guns-assault-rifle-louisiana/
Anna Paquin AnnaLynne McCord Anne Marie Kortright April Scott Arielle Kebbel Ashanti Ashlee Simpson Ashley Greene
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/02/lil-flip-arrest-marijuana-and-guns-assault-rifle-louisiana/
Asia Argento Aubrey ODay Audrina Patridge Autumn Reeser Avril Lavigne Bali Rodriguez Bar Refaeli Beyoncé
Danica Patrick Daniella Alonso Danneel Harris Deanna Russo Denise Richards Desiree Dymond Diane Kruger Dido
Source: http://feeds.people.com/~r/people/headlines/~3/1H_fHT8J7JU/0,,20661278,00.html
Elisabeth Röhm Elisha Cuthbert Eliza Dushku Emilie de Ravin Emma Heming Emma Stone Emma Watson Emmanuelle Chriqui
Turns out a few extra pounds may not be such a bad thing, according to a new analysis of nearly three million adults that showed people who are overweight or slightly obese may live longer.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6310/just-a-few-extra-pounds-may-be-healthy
January Jones Jennie Finch Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Gareis Jennifer Garner Jennifer Gimenez Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Morrison
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/03/frank-ocean-cited-marijuana-traffic-stop-speeding/
Jennifer Sky Jenny McCarthy Jessica Alba Jessica Biel Jessica Cauffiel Jessica Paré Jessica Simpson Zooey Deschanel
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/02/leonardo-dicaprio-topless-chicks-yacht-photos/
Georgina Grenville Gina Carano Gina Gershon Gina Philips Gisele Bündchen Giuliana DePandi Giulianna Ramirez Grace Park
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/19/kesha-die-young-ralphie-show-radio-lyrics-newtown/
Ashley Greene Ashley Olsen Ashley Scott Ashley Tappin Ashley Tisdale Asia Argento Aubrey ODay Audrina Patridge
Source: http://feeds.people.com/~r/people/headlines/~3/Iw2xw3lyGww/0,,20660836,00.html
Ivana Bozilovic Ivanka Trump Izabella Miko Izabella Scorupco Jaime King Jaime Pressly Jamie Chung Jamie Gunns
Bee navigation, poo transplants to the science of sport and a media scandal over GM corn,
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6298/top-12-features-articles-2012
Anna Kournikova Anna Paquin AnnaLynne McCord Anne Marie Kortright April Scott Arielle Kebbel Ashanti Ashlee Simpson
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/people/stylewatch/offtherack/~3/wLi4DZPxoJ4/
Ananda Lewis Angela Marcello Angelina Jolie Anna Faris Anna Friel Anna Kournikova Anna Paquin AnnaLynne McCord
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/02/lil-flip-arrest-marijuana-and-guns-assault-rifle-louisiana/
Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Morrison Jennifer ODell Jennifer Scholle
Drew Barrymore Ehrinn Cummings Elena Lyons Elisabeth Röhm Elisha Cuthbert Eliza Dushku Emilie de Ravin Emma Heming
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/Susan+Boyle-273144.html
Arielle Kebbel Ashanti Ashlee Simpson Ashley Greene Ashley Olsen Ashley Scott Ashley Tappin Ashley Tisdale
From Mars, asteroids and mega-tsunamis to intelligence genes, attractive faces and tool-using dolphins, this is what you were reading this year on COSMOS Online.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6293/12-most-popular-news-stories-2012
Jamie Lynn Sigler Janet Jackson January Jones Jennie Finch Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Gareis Jennifer Garner Jennifer Gimenez
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/30/magic-johnson-flight-attendant-lawsuit-response/
Christina DaRe Christina Milian Christina Ricci Chyler Leigh Ciara Cindy Crawford Cindy Taylor Cinthia Moura
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/people/stylewatch/offtherack/~3/oZmxN7UclRE/
Charisma Carpenter Charli Baltimore Charlies Angels Charlize Theron Chelsea Handler Cheryl Burke China Chow Chloë Sevigny
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Kim+Kardashian-273194.html
Catherine Bell Chandra West Charisma Carpenter Charli Baltimore Charlies Angels Charlize Theron Chelsea Handler Cheryl Burke
Bee navigation, poo transplants to the science of sport and a media scandal over GM corn,
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6298/top-12-features-articles-2012
Charli Baltimore Charlies Angels Charlize Theron Chelsea Handler Cheryl Burke China Chow Chloë Sevigny Christina Aguilera
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/01/lindsay-lohan-new-years-eve-london-photos/
America Ferrera Amerie Amy Cobb Amy Smart Ana Beatriz Barros Ana Hickmann Ana Ivanovi Ana Paula Lemes
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Scarlett+Johansson-273178.html
Amanda Righetti Amanda Swisten Amber Arbucci Amber Brkich Amber Heard Amber Valletta America Ferrera Amerie
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/The+Cribs-273107.html
Christina DaRe Christina Milian Christina Ricci Chyler Leigh Ciara Cindy Crawford Cindy Taylor Cinthia Moura
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Matthew+Mcconaughey-273064.html
Jaime King Jaime Pressly Jamie Chung Jamie Gunns Jamie Lynn Sigler Janet Jackson January Jones Jennie Finch
Carmen Electra Carol Grow Carrie Underwood Cat Power Catherine Bell Chandra West Charisma Carpenter Charli Baltimore
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Ian+Watkins-273204.html
Asia Argento Aubrey ODay Audrina Patridge Autumn Reeser Avril Lavigne Bali Rodriguez Bar Refaeli Beyoncé
Hilarie Burton Hilary Duff Hilary Swank Isla Fisher Ivana Bozilovic Ivanka Trump Izabella Miko Izabella Scorupco
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Lindsay+Lohan-273212.html
Drea de Matteo Drew Barrymore Ehrinn Cummings Elena Lyons Elisabeth Röhm Elisha Cuthbert Eliza Dushku Emilie de Ravin
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Kim+Kardashian-273164.html
Bijou Phillips Blake Lively Blu Cantrell Bonnie Jill Laflin Bridget Moynahan Britney Spears Brittany Daniel Brittany Lee
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Biggest+Albums+2013-272101.html
Danica Patrick Daniella Alonso Danneel Harris Deanna Russo Denise Richards Desiree Dymond Diane Kruger Dido
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/30/katt-williams-arrest-cops-say-guns-firearms-stolen/
Haylie Duff Heidi Klum Heidi Montag Hilarie Burton Hilary Duff Hilary Swank Isla Fisher Ivana Bozilovic
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/31/tyga-accountant-lawsuit-default-judgment/
Halle Berry Hayden Panettiere Haylie Duff Heidi Klum Heidi Montag Hilarie Burton Hilary Duff Hilary Swank
Source: http://feeds.people.com/~r/people/headlines/~3/nn_cLrbfpD8/0,,20658214,00.html
Georgina Grenville Gina Carano Gina Gershon Gina Philips Gisele Bündchen Giuliana DePandi Giulianna Ramirez Grace Park
Source: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Tyler+James-273196.html
Hayden Panettiere Haylie Duff Heidi Klum Heidi Montag Hilarie Burton Hilary Duff Hilary Swank Isla Fisher
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/20/leann-rimes-x-factor-drunk-drinking-singing-carly-rose/
America Ferrera Amerie Amy Cobb Amy Smart Ana Beatriz Barros Ana Hickmann Ana Ivanovi Ana Paula Lemes
A major report on climate change being compiled by the United Nation's climate science panel was on Friday leaked online in what appeared to be an attempt by a climate sceptic to discredit the panel.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6277/major-climate-change-report-draft-leaked-online-ipcc
Aisha Tyler Aki Ross Alecia Elliott Alessandra Ambrosio Alexis Bledel Ali Campoverdi Ali Larter Alice Dodd
A new species of slow loris, a venomous primate, has been discovered in the jungles of Borneo, researchers announced.
Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6276/new-slow-loris-species-discovered
Carla Campbell Carla Gugino Carmen Electra Carol Grow Carrie Underwood Cat Power Catherine Bell Chandra West
