by | Jan 19, 2015 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News, Projects
from G/ST JAMES FREY VISITS PHL FOR A BOOK SIGNING TOUR WHAT: James Frey book signing tour WHEN: January 31 and February 1 WHERE: National Bookstore Cebu and Manila ABOUT: facebook.com/pages/National-Book-Store [ click to view at G/ST...
by | Jan 17, 2015 | Literary News, Weirdness
from The LA Times Bulldoze first, apologize later: a true L.A. landmark by Christopher Hawthorne Architect Thom Mayne, new owner of the late Ray Bradbury’s home, says he plans to build a wall on the property that will pay tribute to the writer. (Byron Espinoza) It was...
by | Jan 16, 2015 | Weirdness
from The Telegraph Being pestered by drones? Buy a drone-hunting drone Are paparazzi flying drones over your garden to snap you sunbathing? You may need the Rapere, the drone-hunting drone which uses ‘tangle-lines’ to quickly down its prey by Matthew...
by | Jan 15, 2015 | Mirth
from The Wall Street Journal A Breeder Apart: Farmers Say Goodbye to the Bull Who Sired 500,000 Offspring Fans Commemorate ‘Toystory,’ a Dairy Legend With a Ravenous Libido Toystory, a Wisconsin bull who set a record for semen production, was 2,700 pounds and sired an...
by | Jan 14, 2015 | Weirdness
from The Washington Post 2 men reach top of Yosemite’s El Capitan in historic climb By Associated Press YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A pair of Americans on Wednesday completed what had long been considered the world’s most difficult rock climb, using only their...