by | Dec 13, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from DISCOVERY Are Habitable Binary Planets Possible? BY IAN O’NEILL As we seek out planets orbiting stars inside their habitable zones, astronomical techniques are becoming so sophisticated that, one day, we may be able to probe the atmosphere of a distant...
by | Dec 8, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from The New Yorker Postscript: Ralph Baer, a Video-Game Pioneer BY SIMON PARKIN Year: 1972 Manufacturer: Magnavox Original Cost: US $75 Image from Edge-Online’s amazing History of Video Game Hardware Series Among the many engineers and inventors who purport to...
by | Dec 6, 2014 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from The New York Times To Lure Young, Movie Theaters Shake, Smell and Spritz By BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES — Having tried 3-D films, earsplitting sound systems and even alcohol sales in pursuit of younger moviegoers, some theater chains are now installing undulating...
by | Dec 4, 2014 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from engadget Kim Dotcom will bring the Internet Party to the US in 2015 by Daniel Cooper | @danielwcooper If, after declaring that he was broke, you thought that Kim Dotcom would go quietly into the night, then you really don’t know him. After a...
by | Dec 2, 2014 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
by | Nov 29, 2014 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Observer 10 Things We Learned From Bunny Mellon’s Monster Estate Sale Don’t crumple the Rothko, don’t refinish the antiques, and act fast By Brianna McGurran Think of it as a master class in estate planning. Earlier this month, Sotheby’s sold...
