The Metrics Of The Beast

from CITEworld How Iron Maiden turned piracy into paying customers by Andy Patrizio Iron Maiden has done a great job of going where its fans were, even if those fans were pirates. The band has focused extensively on South American tours in recent years, one of which...

Chryssa Gone

from The New York Times Chryssa, Artist Who Saw Neon’s Potential as a Medium, Dies at 79 By MARGALIT FOX Chryssa, a Greek-born American sculptor who in the 1960s was one of the first people to transform neon lighting from an advertising vehicle into a fine art medium,...

Amiri Baraka Gone

from The New Jersey Star-Ledger Amiri Baraka, former N.J. poet laureate and prolific author, dead at 79 By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Amiri Baraka, the longtime activist and former poet laureate of New Jersey died today, officials confirmed. He was 79...

Return Of Frogger

from BBC News Internet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games online Classics like the original Donkey Kong can be found in the archive Classic video games from the 1970s and 1980s have been put online by the Internet Archive and can be played within a web browser for...

F†ck Record

from VARIETY ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Breaks F-Word Record Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” is all about excess. From orgies on a plane to cocaine and cash (or “fun coupons” as Leonardo DiCaprio’s character calls them), the financial drama thrives in taking it...