by | Nov 30, 2014 | Weirdness
from The Guardian Now e-cigarettes can give you malware Better for your lungs, worse for your hard drives, e-cigarettes can potentially infect a computer if plugged in to charge E-cigarettes may be better for your health than normal ones, but spare a thought for your...
by | Nov 29, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Observer 10 Things We Learned From Bunny Mellon’s Monster Estate Sale Don’t crumple the Rothko, don’t refinish the antiques, and act fast By Brianna McGurran Think of it as a master class in estate planning. Earlier this month, Sotheby’s sold...
by | Nov 28, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from AP Mickey Rourke wins exhibition bout in Moscow Image courtesy People Magazine MOSCOW (AP) — Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke returned to the boxing ring Friday at the age of 62, defeating a fighter less than half his age in an exhibition bout. Rourke sent...
by | Nov 27, 2014 | Literary News
from NewStatesman The books of revelations: why are novelists turning back to religion? There is a sense that, in recent years, novelists have formed part of a rearguard action in response to Richard Dawkins’s New Atheist consensus. Philip Maughan talks to Marilynne...
by | Nov 26, 2014 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News, Projects
from Kobo.com The Many Sides of Endgame 5 Questions with author James Frey James Frey (left) and Nils Johnson-Shelton It all started with a simple goal: create an “experience.” After all is said and done however Endgame, the much anticipated new YA series by James...
