by | Nov 5, 2015 | Culture Music Art, Los Angeles
from The Los Angeles Times George Barris, creator of the Batmobile, dies at 89 By Elaine Woo and W.J. Hennigan (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) In 1965, producers of the “Batman” television show needed a supercar that Adam West could wield to battle the Joker and the...
by | Nov 3, 2015 | Culture Music Art
from INTERVIEW LAURIE ANDERSON By A.M. HOMES / Photography CRAIG MCDEAN Laurie Anderson is a cultural archeologist, explorer of ideas, of experiences, big and small. She takes it all in, and she takes it all on—everything from asking exactly who and what is America to...
by | Nov 2, 2015 | Weirdness
from The Washington Post This self-driving delivery robot is coming soon to sidewalks By Matt McFarland Starship Technologies will conduct a pilot test of the new robot in early 2016. (Starship Technologies) The future of delivery might involve small drones zooming...
by | Nov 1, 2015 | Weirdness
from National Geographic Poof! The Planet Closest To Our Solar System Just Vanished The disappearance of Alpha Centauri Bb raises questions for planet hunters looking for Earth-sized alien worlds. By Devin Powell, for National Geographic PHOTOGRAPH BY REUTERS ...