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“Some people call me Mr. Ra – some call me Mr. Ree”

from PASTE Magazine The Feeling Of Space: How Sun Ra Integrated Sci-Fi in Music BY GEOFFREY HIMES “Some people call me Mr. Ra,” Sun Ra often told interviewers, “and some call me Mr. Ree.” Sun Ra was a man of many mysteries, not the least of which was how much he believed his own story. He […]

George Barris Gone

from The Los Angeles Times George Barris, creator of the Batmobile, dies at 89 By Elaine Woo and W.J. Hennigan (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) In 1965, producers of the “Batman” television show needed a supercar that Adam West could wield to battle the Joker and the Riddler. There was just one man for the job: George […]

Wow, bummer.

Laurie Anderson INTERVIEW’d

from INTERVIEW LAURIE ANDERSON By A.M. HOMES / Photography CRAIG MCDEAN Laurie Anderson is a cultural archeologist, explorer of ideas, of experiences, big and small. She takes it all in, and she takes it all on—everything from asking exactly who and what is America to how to teach tricks to a dog. Laurie puts together and takes apart concepts […]

Robot Postman

from The Washington Post This self-driving delivery robot is coming soon to sidewalks By Matt McFarland Starship Technologies will conduct a pilot test of the new robot in early 2016. (Starship Technologies) The future of delivery might involve small drones zooming above pedestrians, cyclists and motorists at high speeds. Amazon and now Wal-Mart are moving down this […]

“Our position is correct, except, no Alderaan. “

from National Geographic Poof! The Planet Closest To Our Solar System Just Vanished The disappearance of Alpha Centauri Bb raises questions for planet hunters looking for Earth-sized alien worlds. By Devin Powell, for National Geographic PHOTOGRAPH BY REUTERS  Scientists just made a planet disappear. According to a new study, Alpha Centauri Bb, a world in the nearest […]

Mr. Richardson’s First Monograph

from Harper’s Bazaar TERRY RICHARDSON RELEASES HIS FIRST MONOGRAPH By Erica Gonzales Terry Richardson, an image maker renowned for his often provocative, bold and striking portraits is releasing a new tome with Rizzoli. The self titled, Terry Richardson, features 600 of the photographer’s works from over the past 20 years, including his most iconic shots and never-before-seen images […]

Saving The Accidental Sea

from KCET Why Don’t Californians Care About Saving The Salton Sea? by Chris Clarke The Salton Sea is critical wildlife habitat | Photo: David Prasad/Flickr/Creative Commons License It looks as though the state of California is starting to take the dying Salton Sea seriously. After years of relative inaction, both the Legislature and the Governor’s office are […]

This Man Is To Blame

from Prospect Magazine Max Martin: the Swedish svengali with a formula for the new pop age How the legendary producer’s hit factory works by John Harris © C Flanigan/WireImage for KAABOO Del Mar via imageSPACE Popular music was changed forever when a Swedish producer’s in-car cassette machine broke, and he found himself unable to listen to […]

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