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The Escapist Nominated for Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award
Thanks to its continued dedication towards the gaming sector, the Escapist, today announced that it has been nominated for the Webby Award and the Webby People’s Voice Award in the games-related category for the second year in a row. Last year, The Escapist took home both Webby awards, which have been hailed by The New York Times as the “Internet’s highest honor.”
“Nominees like The Escapist are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”
As a Webby Award nominee, The Escapist is also eligible for a Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 30, fans can cast their votes for the Webby People’s Voice Awards at http://pv.webbyawards.com. Winners will be announced on May 5, 2009 and honored at a star-studded ceremony in New York City on June 8 hosted by Seth Meyers. Victors will be able to share with the world one of the Webby’s famous five-word speeches like Al Gore’s “Please don’t recount this vote;” the Beastie Boys’, “Can anyone fix my computer?” and Stephen Colbert’s, “Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.”
The Escapist is part of Themis Group, Inc.’s online media arm Themis Media, and currently generates over 27 million page views each month.
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Colbert’s DNA Going to Space
If humanity is somehow wiped out, who do you think the aliens will turn to for DNA? Game designer Richard Garriott believes it’ll be Stephen Colbert’s DNA they want, as his DNA, alongside that of Tabula Rasa players and others, will be entombed within a time capsule aboard the International Space Station as part of Operation Immortality.
“I am thrilled to have my DNA shot into space, as this brings me one step closer to my lifelong dream of being the baby at the end of 2001,” said Colbert.
“In the unlikely event that Earth and humanity are destroyed, mankind can be resurrected with Stephen Colbert’s DNA,” added Garriott. “Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?”
I, for one, welcome the next-generation of humanity based on Stephen Colbert!