Video never did kill the radio star.

BBC: The reinvention of the book

Plus, the guy was a cult star, of Kill Bill and Kung Fu fame.

FORBES: RIPped from the Headlines

Due out late next year, the chilling tale of a young American in Europe willing to kill for the good life will star box-office heavyweights Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow.

FORBES: A dark view

While the vast majority of these worlds are centered around a videogame (kill the dragon, blow up the Death Star, shoot the Nazis), people are doing far more than just "playing" in them.

FORBES: Reshaping Reality

Smith's retirement threatened to kill any chances of completing the Quik Stop trilogy -- a challenge you'd think might tempt the "Star Wars"-obsessed Smith.

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