James Frey's Blog, page 196

What do they know that we don’t?

from The Irish Examiner China wants to land spaceship on the dark side of the moon China’s space programme says it plans to attempt the first landing of a lunar probe on the far side of the Moon. Zou Yongliao, from the moon exploration department at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told state broadcaster CCTV […]

The Greatest Living Artist

from artnet news ‘Daily Mail’ Claims They Have Revealed Banksy—He’s a Parking Attendant. Really? Brian Boucher Is this parking attendant at Dismaland, right, actually the artist Banksy, thought to be shown in the picture at left? Photos via Daily Mail. The notorious street artist known as Banksy may be hiding in plain sight at his […]

Beats for Billions

from The New York Times An Unprecedented Success for Electronic Dance Music and Its D.J.s By STEPHEN HEYMAN Laurent Cilluffo Late last month, Forbes published its list of the world’s top-earning D.J.s. Calvin Harris, 31, who less than a decade ago was stocking groceries in a Scottish supermarket, came in first place, earning $66 million […]

Candida Royalle Gone

from The New York Daily News Former porn star turned director Candida Royalle dies aged 64 By Elizabeth Vanmetre Former porn star Candida Royalle, regarded as a pioneer for her work in front of and behind the camera, has died after battling ovarian cancer. She was 64. The actress — whose real name is Candice […]

They’re Coming.

from GIZMODO A Meteor Exploded Over Bangkok on Monday Morning by Attila Nagy Citizens of the Thai capital Bangkok witnessed a huge fireball descending on the horizon this morning, and thanks to the dashcams in their cars, we can admire the celestial visitor from several different angles. The meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere around 8.45am local […]

Nobody knows how bicycles work.

from The New Scientist How does a bicycle stay upright? (Image: Matthew Richardson) We thought we knew the maths behind cycling. We were wrong – and our efforts to figure it out are leading to some weird and wonderful new bike designs In 2011, an international team of bi-pedal enthusiasts dropped the bombshell that, despite […]

You Ain’t No Picasso

from The Washington Post This algorithm can create a new Van Gogh or Picasso in just an hour By Matt McFarland The algorithm was given this photo of buildings, left, and a copy of Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” In about an hour it taught itself to mimic Van Gogh’s style, and apply it […]

Roger Steffens & The Family Acid

from The Huffington Post Roger Steffens: Reggae Encyclopedist and “Family Acid” Photographer by Eric Trules If you know anything about the world of reggae music, you know the name, Roger Steffens, the man who began the first radio broadcast of the “Reggae Beat” on KCRW (along with Hank Holmes) on Oct. 7, 1979. It was […]

Wild Flying Grizzly Eagle Kills Drone

from USA Today Watch: Eagle punches drone out of sky by Lori Grisham An eagle in Australia knocked a drone out of the sky. In the footage from Melbourne Aerial Video, a Wedge-Tailed Eagle flies up to the drone and hits it directly. The drone sputters and falls to earth. The eagle was unharmed, according to a […]

Niantic Sails Solo

from Computerworld Google’s Niantic Labs to become independent company The developer of mobile game Ingress will go solo as it aims to reach bigger audiences By Zach Miners / IDG News Service Credit: Google Two days after announcing a sweeping reorganization, Google detailed its first departure. Niantic Labs, an augmented reality unit, will be spun […]