by | Feb 4, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from MIT Technology Review Geeks are the New Guardians of Our Civil Liberties Recent events have highlighted the fact that hackers, coders, and geeks are behind a vibrant political culture. By Gabriella Coleman A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers...
by | Feb 3, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from The New York Times Raging (Again) Against the Robots By CATHERINE RAMPELL THE robots are coming! Word is they want your job, your life and probably your little dog, too. Robots have once again gripped the nation’s imagination, stoking fears of displaced jobs and...
by | Feb 2, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from The NY Daily News Ed Koch was fearless, priceless and loyal — a combination not found in today’s politicians He took heat for his bipartisan efforts, but he forged relationships and did what was necessary to make New York City a better place. That’s what Ed...
by | Jan 31, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from The Atlantic The Never-Before-Told Story of the World’s First Computer Art (It’s a Sexy Dame) In the late 1950s, an anonymous IBM employee made a lady from the pages of Esquire come to life on the screen of a $238 million military computer. During a...
by | Jan 27, 2013 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from Vanity Fair THE IMPOSSIBLE INTERVIEW: Nikki Minaj speaks with Thomas L. Friedman [ click to view at readable size ]
by | Jan 26, 2013 | Culture Music Art
from spinner Dean Ween, Les Claypool Shooting Fishing Show With ‘South Park’ Creators by Cameron Matthews Since the breakup of weirdo rock group Ween, Melchiondo has been fishing the waters off the Jersey Shore. He has a charter boat and takes fans and...
