Eighteen-quintillion Full-featured Planets

from The New Yorker World Without End – Creating a full-scale digital cosmos. By Raffi Khatchadourian No Man’s Sky will let virtual travellers explore eighteen quintillion full-featured planets. The universe is being built in an old two-story building, in the...

Chris Burden Gone

from The LA Times Chris Burden dies at 69: Artist’s light sculpture at LACMA is symbol of L.A. By Christopher Knight Artist Chris Burden created Urban Lights, a sculpture in front of the entryway to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, that consists of guniune...

A Heartbreaking Read

from The Washington Post My daughter, who lost her battle with mental illness, is still the bravest person I know By Doris A. Fuller The author with daughter Natalie in 2004, soon after publication of their book “Promise You Won’t Freak Out.” (Courtesy of Doris Fuller...

Go Go, Amoeba, Go!

from CNN Still spinnin’: America’s classic record stores By Brandon Griggs (CNN)Like phone booths and typewriters, record stores are a vanishing breed — another victim of the digital age. Camelot Music. Virgin Megastores. Wherehouse Music. Tower...