James Frey's Blog, page 39

We’ve Been There Before

from The Washington Post via MSN The moon beckons once again, and this time NASA wants to stay by Christian Davenport In 2010, during a speech at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, President Barack Obama directed NASA away from its primary target, the moon, to focus its human exploration missions beyond the lunar surface […]

Jeff Beck Gone

from LOUDER Jeff Beck dead at 78 By Merlin Alderslade Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck has died aged 78, it has been confirmed. According to a statement shared across Beck’s social media channels by representatives of his family, his death comes after a short battle with bacterial meningitis. Beck was widely recognised as one of the single most important […]

Frank Fulfilled

from Architectural Digest 9 Unbuilt Frank Lloyd Wright Project Are Finally Brought to Life Spanish architect David Romero uses computer-generated models to show how Frank Lloyd Wright’s structures would’ve appeared By Laura Ratliff and Katherine McLaughlin Photography by David Romero Of the more than 1,100 structures that Frank Lloyd Wright designed throughout his lifetime, more than half—a whopping 660 buildings—remained unbuilt […]

Self-healing Cracks

from Study Finds How has ancient Roman cement stood test of time so well? Scientists finally have an answer after 2,000 years! CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The secret to the durability of Roman concrete — which has stood the test of time for over 2,000 years — has finally been unearthed. Scientists from MIT have isolated the […]

Comet Coming

from France 24 Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye Paris (AFP) – A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years, astronomers have said. The comet is called C/2022 E3 […]

Helium Mining

from VICE Mysterious Antennas Are Appearing in Utah’s Hills and Officials Are Stumped City officials have found around a dozen of the antennas and no one is sure what they’re for. by Matthew Gault Strange antennas have appeared in the foothills around Salt Lake City and authorities have no idea what they are or who […]

Gymkhana Forever

from The Drive How Ken Block’s Gymkhana Series Changed Car Videos Forever Step into the world of mid-2000s car culture and you’ll understand exactly why Ken Block’s driving videos blew our minds like they were Subaru head gaskets. BY ANDREW P. COLLINS As Ken Block’s fans, followers, and family mourn his tragic passing, many have remarked on […]

Mad Dog Marcio Gone

from USA Today Veteran surfer Marcio Freire, featured in ‘Mad Dog’ documentary, dies riding waves in Portugal by Natalie Neysa Alund Brazilian big-wave surfer Marcio Freire died while surfing the central coast of Portugal Thursday, local officials confirmed. Prior to his death, the 47-year-old man was practicing tow-in surfing on giant waves in Nazaré, the country’s National Maritime Authority […]

Sky Trains

from The Washington Post via Yahoo! News Starlink satellite trains – is this the future of the night sky? by Daniel Wolfe Almost 15 years later, seeing the aurora borealis is a bit like a drug, says photographer Ronn Murray. “Once you get a taste for it . . . you’re always trying to see […]

Imaginary Weirdness