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Astronomers how think our galaxy is filled with billions of planets. Kate Lunau on the Biggest Discovery Ever

The most pirated films of all times were also blockbusters

It was the last hope for business as usual for the entertainment and consumer electronic industries

Don’t mess with guys who want to talk about Pinkie Pie and pretty pony tea parties

Enough with the gimmickry, price gouging and 2D conversions

The success of movies like ‘Avatar’ has producers rushing out bad conversions

A spy scripted for Tom Cruise is sex-changed into Angelina Jolie’s latest avatar

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How one woman crashed the boys’ club and made Hollywood history

Brian D. Johnson on the highs and lows of the night

Brian D. Johnson predicts the Academy Award winners—and liveblogs tonight’s show

Scott Macaulay tries to explain the new Oscar voting system and how it works, with quotes from economist Justin Wolfers. Wolfers also provides some follow-explanation here. The use of ranked voting, familiar to those who follow sports MVP voting, means that a movie has the potential to win even if it doesn’t get the most first-place votes.