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June 10, 2015
These Tweeting Potholes Annoy City Government Until They're Fixed
They're a bit snarky, too.
Every time a car drives over a pothole in Panama City, the pothole automatically tweets a complaint at the city's public works department.
Peek Behind The Masks Of Hollywood Boulevard's Celebrity Impersonators
Visit L.A.'s street characters on their own turf.
While in Los Angeles working on an assignment in April, Copenhagen-based photographer Ken Hermann became fascinated with Hollywood Boulevard, where impersonators dress up as Hollywood icons and pose with tourists for tips. Passing by giant cartoon characters, Hollywood star look-alikes, and superheroes, Hermann became curious about who these street artists—people who spend so much time and effort imitating someone else—really are.
In The Wake Of ISIS, 3-D Scans Are Saving Iraq's Cultural Heritage
An international team of volunteers is working to digitally reconstruct destroyed artifacts. Could it also be the future of museums?
When ISIS stormed through northern Iraq in February, it looted what was left of the Mosul Museum, which had already been raided during the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The museum had been home to magnificent Assyrian sculptures as well archaeological finds from ancient Mesopotamia, an area often referred to as the cradle of civilization. In addition, ISIS members destroyed statues and monuments that had been standing in modern-day Iraq for some 2,000 years.
What The Hell Is Going On With Yahoo's Design?
An independent designer accuses Yahoo of stealing his designs. He's probably right, but that's not even the biggest crime.
In September 2014, Yahoo unveiled an iPad version of News Digest, a slick iOS news app that only three months earlier won one of Apple's coveted Apple Design Awards.
June 9, 2015
The New Peer Pressure: Let Your Facebook Friends Shame You Into Quitting Cigarettes
According to a new study, social media can help young smokers quit.
I have never smoked a cigarette in my life. Something about watching both of my parents suffer the health consequences of the nasty habit turned me into a militant anti-smoker from a young age. If you're on the opposite end of the spectrum and can't seem to kick the habit, I have an idea: Accept my friend request.
Watch Stanford's Laptop Orchestra Play A Giant VR Music Engine
Using an Oculus Rift and a Leap Motion controller, Stanford musicians played a virtual reality concert.
Music and video games have always been intertwined.
With New $135 Million Series D, Blue Apron Takes The Lead In Funding For Meal-Kit Startups
The company is using the influx of cash to exert greater control of its supply chain.
Blue Apron, one of the biggest players in the rapidly growing boxed-meal industry, today announced that it landed $135 million in Series D funding from Fidelity Management and Research Company, valuing the company at $2 billion. This influx of cash offers new insight into how the company plans to grow and strengthen its supply chain operations.
Bedtime Reading: Why An E-Commerce Brand Is Expanding Into Content
For Casper, launching a content division is smart business.
Casper, the popular mattress-in-a-box e-commerce brand, is getting into the content business. On Monday night, the company launched a new digital publication called Van Winkle's, which focuses on "the social, creative, and scientific elements of sleep." Van Winkle's has four full-time employees and is one of the most ambitious attempts by an e-commerce company to enter the branded content sphere to date.
Today in Tabs: Yesterday's Tabs Tomorrow
A.K.A. The Preface To The Norton Anthology of Telescopic Fiction.
Literally all out of opinions. Done with 'em. No opinions left. Just vague feelings and a variety of shrugs.
Subscription Tablets For Kids? This $10/Month Device Has Unlimited Disney & More
Fuhu is betting parents will like their tablet with unlimited content for kids.
Fuhu, a company that makes tablets for children and aggressively seeks content partnerships, is trying a new value proposition. One of Fast Company's 2015 Most Innovative Companies, Fuhu is trying out an Android tablet for children that works on a subscription basis. The new Nabi Pass costs $9.99 a month for a two-year subscription, includes a free tablet bundled in, and has unlimited content from partners including Disney, DreamWorks, National Geographic, and other well-known names.
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