ArtFinder Brings Recommendations and Image Recognition to the Art World

05/29/11 Recommendation engines have changed the way we think about - and the way we purchase - music, movies, and books. Do you like the Beastie Boys' new album? Then check out Danger Mouse's latest. Do you like Guillermo del Toro films? Then be sure to watch Jean-Pierre Jeunet's movies. However, there's been no comparable recommendation engine for works of art. If you like a particular Henri Matisse ...

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Video surveillance helps authorities nab suspected 'Beastie Boys' bank bandit

06/14/11 Hayden was given the nickname the "Beastie Boys Bandit" because his disguises looked like they came out of a music video for the song "Sabotage" by The Beastie Boys

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I Read The News Today... For June 21, 2011

06/21/11 Cancer Bats are working on the follow-up to last year's Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones , which they say should feature plenty of Sabbath-esque riffs. And, y'know... screaming. That, too.

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