background preloader

26th

Facebook Twitter

Awesome graphic shows which Thrones stars got the most S3 screen time. The third season of Game of Thrones was definitely an ensemble effort, but who was the real star of the show?

Awesome graphic shows which Thrones stars got the most S3 screen time

Fans of the hit HBO fantasy series are still talking about all the big developments in the show this year, but what happens when we talk less about what happened and more about which characters got the most time in the spotlight? BuzzFeed's Kate Aurthur did the research for all of us fans, breaking down exactly how much time each character has on screen in the very varied and frequently perspective-jumping third season, and she found a clear screentime winner. So, who came out on top? You might not be surprised to find that it was Peter Dinklage's Tyrion Lanniser, who picked up one hour, ten minutes and 38 seconds of screentime this season. Check out the full screentime list, arranged from highest to lowest, in the graphic below. (Via BuzzFeed) Watch the leaked Avengers 2 teaser from Comic-Con before it's gone! A leaked copy of Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron teaser footage from Comic-Con has finally leaked online.

Watch the leaked Avengers 2 teaser from Comic-Con before it's gone!

Hurry, before it’s gone! As has been previously reported, the footage shows Iron Man’s mask being hammered into the shape of Ultron. There’s also a great voiceover, chopped together from some choice quotes from the first Avengers. Since the film isn’t even shooting yet, there’s obviously no actual footage, but it’s still a great little bit to tantalize our senses. It'll be interesting to see how Whedon adapts elements from the acclaimed comic arc to wreak havoc on the super gang.

The film opens May 1, 2015. (Via Comic Book Movie) 7 pics merging old and new Trek casts reveal perfect Enterprise crew. What happens when you combine the cast of the original Star Trek with those from the reboot?

7 pics merging old and new Trek casts reveal perfect Enterprise crew

Let's find out. William Shatner, nearly half a century later, is still the James T. Kirk. Chris Pine's take on Captain Kirk is pretty stellar, too. Your Pictures: Photos from Wales - FrontMotion Firefox. Newsbeat - New nose grown by surgeons to replace original one - FrontMotion Firefox. 26 September 2013 Last updated at 13:57 Share A new nose has been grown by surgeons on a patient's forehead, so it can be transplanted to replace his original one.

Newsbeat - New nose grown by surgeons to replace original one - FrontMotion Firefox

Xiaolian, 22, didn't look after his badly damaged nose following a traffic accident in August 2012. The infection corroded the cartilage of his nose, making it impossible for surgeons to fix it. They then decided to grow him a new one at a hospital in Fuzhou in Fujian province, China. The parents' long goodbye - FrontMotion Firefox. 25 September 2013Last updated at 21:03 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent More than 400,000 youngsters are starting university in the UK this year.

The parents' long goodbye - FrontMotion Firefox

That means hundreds of thousands of parents saying goodbye. The approach road to the student village is a long traffic jam of family cars, stuffed full with boxes, pillows, nervous families, memories and expectations. This is the very first day at university - parents taking their children and getting ready to say goodbye. It's one of those big events that never makes the headlines but will have been ringed in the diaries of hundreds of thousands of families.

On motorways and trains, more than 421,000 youngsters will be making this symbolic journey. Apple Maps flaw results in drivers crossing airport runway - FrontMotion Firefox. 25 September 2013Last updated at 15:42 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Apple's Maps app directed motorists to one of Fairbanks airport's runways rather than its car park An Alaskan airport has closed an aircraft access route because of a flaw with Apple's Maps app.

Apple Maps flaw results in drivers crossing airport runway - FrontMotion Firefox

Fairbanks International Airport told a local newspaper that in the past three weeks two motorists had driven along the taxiway and across one of its runways. Apple's app had directed users along the taxiway but did not specifically tell them to drive onto the runway. The firm has now issued a temporary fix. Users searching for directions are told they are "not available" rather than showing the earlier route.

A spokesman for Apple was unable to provide comment. Empty F-16 jet tested by Boeing and US Air Force - FrontMotion Firefox. 24 September 2013Last updated at 12:58 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Test flight of the fighter jet controlled from the ground Boeing has revealed that it has retrofitted retired fighter jets to turn them into drones.

Empty F-16 jet tested by Boeing and US Air Force - FrontMotion Firefox

It said that one of the Lockheed Martin F-16 made a first flight with an empty cockpit last week. Batman police spin-off commissioned by Fox - FrontMotion Firefox. 25 September 2013Last updated at 07:17 ET Gary Oldman played Commissioner Gordon in the Dark Knight trilogy The Fox television network has ordered a Batman spin-off series based around police commissioner James Gordon.

Batman police spin-off commissioned by Fox - FrontMotion Firefox

The Gordon "origin" story, to be titled Gotham, will follow him in his days as a detective, long before Bruce Wayne dons the batsuit. Written by Britain's Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome), it will feature some of the series' best-known foes - though Batman himself will be absent. Fox, who won the show after a bidding war, has already ordered a full series. Rural broadband rollout: Taxpayers being 'ripped off', say MPs - FrontMotion Firefox.

26 September 2013Last updated at 08:00 ET By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Rural dwellers say they want the same broadband speeds as those living in cities.

Rural broadband rollout: Taxpayers being 'ripped off', say MPs - FrontMotion Firefox