Mona Lisa Fracture

from The Telegraph Leonardo da Vinci never finished the Mona Lisa because he injured his arm while fainting, experts say by  Henry Bodkin The chalk drawing of da Vinci by Giovan Ambrogio Finio has offered new clues CREDIT: POLO MUSEALE DEL VENETO Leonardo da...

The Birth Of Prime

from Vox The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever. By Jason Del Rey Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle, Washington in September...

Chewbacca Gone

from CNN Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 74 By Kendall Trammell and Jamiel Lynch Peter Mayhew, the original Chewbacca, has died, according to his agent. Mayhew, 74, died on April 30 with his family by his side in his North Texas...