Equalizing Internet Via The Extensions

from WIRED The Land That the Internet Era Forgot by W. RALPH EUBANKS Photo by  TABITHA SOREN FOR A GUY born and raised in Mexico, Roberto Gallardo has an exquisite knack for Southern manners. That’s one of the first things I notice about him when we meet up one recent...

“Some people call me Mr. Ra – some call me Mr. Ree”

from PASTE Magazine The Feeling Of Space: How Sun Ra Integrated Sci-Fi in Music BY GEOFFREY HIMES “Some people call me Mr. Ra,” Sun Ra often told interviewers, “and some call me Mr. Ree.” Sun Ra was a man of many mysteries, not the least of which was how much he...

George Barris Gone

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...

Laurie Anderson INTERVIEW’d

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...

The Outlaw Bucky Fuller

from The New Yorker In the Outlaw Area BY CALVIN TOQKINS CREDITPHOTOGRAPH COURTESY CSU ARCHIVES / EVERETT When Richard Buckminster Fuller was in New Zealand a year ago, he spent several rewarding hours at the University of Auckland with a friend of his, a cultural...

Starry Night in Agar

from USA Today Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ recreated with bacteria in petri dish by Mary Bowerman (Photo: American Society for Microbiology) Bacteria may not be the tool of choice for most artists, but for microbiologists getting in touch with their...