Cloning Ponies

from WIRED Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal. by MATT REYNOLDS THE...

Days Gone By

from The New York Times The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth Opulent days are over at Vogue, Vanity Fair and other once-powerful glossies. Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control. Now that everyone’s a gatekeeper, why do we keep...

Death Valley Driver

from SFGate Death Valley National Park is so hot that cars keep catching on fire Cars, not heat, are the biggest problem in the deadly park By Farley Elliott, SoCal Bureau Chief Panamint Valley looking west along Highway 190, Death Valley, Calif.David Toussaint/Getty...

“Listen, kid, we’re all in it together.”

from Deadline Terry Gilliam Reflects On ‘Brazil’ As Film Celebrates 40th Anniversary & The Challenges Of Getting Movies Made Today: “I Really Don’t Want Any More Fights” By Nancy Tartaglione Veteran filmmaker Terry Gilliam is headed to the Umbria Film Festival in...