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January 13, 2014
4 Ways to Make Marriage Funny (And Finish Your Book) From "The Longest Date" Writer Cindy Chupack
Cindy Chupack made the transition from single Sex and the City writer to married author--and made it funny. Here, she talks about the process of writing her new book and looking for humor in "everydayness."
In her infamous roman-a-clef, Heartburn, the late, great Nora Ephron wrote this about the difference between dating life and married life:
MoMA's Redesign Won't Destroy The Museum
It will simply rebrand it. Here's why more museums are focusing on user experience over art galleries.
The Museum of Modern Art has the architecture world, and the art world, in a tizzy. The museum recently released plans, by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, for a major expansion of its midtown Manhattan space that includes razing its architecturally significant neighbor, the Museum of Folk Art, to make way for a glassy redesign that opens almost the entire ground floor of MoMA to the public. The plans have gotten little love.
January 11, 2014
Beats Music Launches to Take on Spotify, Google, and Apple
The launch also marks Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers's year at the company.
Near the end of the workday Friday, an office manager at a startup in San Francisco's industrial Potrero Hill neighborhood scurried to grab a chilled bottle of sparkling wine. The company was commemorating its App Store approval: Beats Music, which launches Sunday for $10 a month.
January 10, 2014
This Kinetic Touchscreen Keyboard Is Blowing Our Minds
This tactile user interface could bring the sexy back to physical keyboards.
It is pretty fair to say that physical keyboards no longer have the allure they once did. BlackBerry, the last holdout of physical keyboards in their devices, has all but outright admitted that its hardware is unsexy. But, the company Tactus Technology wants to change all that.
Are These The Reasons You Bought A PS4 Instead Of Xbox?
There's a reason it's called a console war.
Microsoft and Sony both launched their next generation gaming consoles within weeks of each other, and now we're beginning to see Sony pull ahead in sales. But why?
Aereo Case Heads To The Supreme Court
The nation's highest court said Friday it will hear the case ABC, Inc., v. Aereo, Inc.
The Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear the heated case between Aereo and network broadcasters.
How To Guard Against New DDoS Attacks That Hit EA Sports
Without the right security, your NTP server could be used to launch denial of service attacks like the ones that hit Steam and EA Games this month.
Network time protocol servers tell other computers what time it is and help keep the Internet in sync. But if your NTP server isn't properly secured, it can be hijacked into joining distributed denial of service attacks and knocking other machines offline.
People Are Getting Buzzed On These New Haptic Feedback Devices
Sure, curved displays and touchscreens are nice--but here are five devices that rely primarily on touch feedback.
In One Day, Overstock.com Brings In $126,000 From Bitcoin Sales
The company announced Thursday that it would accept payments in Bitcoin and received 150 orders paid for with the cryptocurrency within the first hour.
Just one day after Overstock.com announced that it would accept payments in Bitcoin, CEO Patrick Byrne announced that the company received 800 orders paid for in Bitcoin, totaling $126,000.
New Boathouse Looks Like A Time-Lapse Of Rowing
Studio Gang gives Chicago's latest boathouse a fresh, modern look.
The boathouse has been long due for an upgrade. So many of the structures designed to shelter boats evoke the ambiance of a 19th-century oil painting, with little regard for fitting in with a bustling 21st-century metropolis. Which is what makes Chicago's newest boathouse, designed by Studio Gang Architects, feel so fresh.
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