James Frey's Blog, page 48

Bad Pony!

from Yahoo! News Why did Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike bite lead pony, outrider? An expert weighs in by Aaron Mudd Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike went viral Saturday, and not just for his 80-1, long shot victory that upset field favorites like Epicenter (4-1), Taiba (5-1) and Zandon (6-1). In the moments after he […]

Voyager Station

from CNN Inside the space hotel scheduled to open in 2025 by Francesca Street, CNN Waking up in a chic hotel room with a view of the solar system could be the future of travel, at least if space company Orbital Assembly has anything to say about it. The US-based company has revealed new information and concepts […]

Metasimple

from InsideHook This Is the Simplest Way to Explain the Metaverse We can do it in three words — while some experts provide larger context and clear up some major misperceptions. BY KIRK MILLER The “metaverse” will not be confined to bulky headsets, say the experts / Iryna Veklich Ask someone today what the metaverse is […]

Octopolis

from Real Clear Science The Hidden World of Octopus Cities and Culture By Kristin Andrews A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 tonnes of octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually. My research examines animal minds and ethics, and to me, the phrase “octopus culture” […]

No Switch Hitters

from PC Magazine Nintendo Reminds Us Not to Hit People, Smash TVs When Playing Switch Sports Joy-Con wrist straps are an essential accessory for this game, as is lots of free space. By Matthew Humphries Wii Sports caused many an injury to bodies and televisions back in 2006, and Nintendo is warning parents in an attempt […]

Poisonous Green Books

from National Geographic These green books are poisonous—and one may be on a shelf near you A toxic green pigment was once used to color everything from fake flowers to book covers. Now a museum conservator is working to track down the noxious volumes. BY JUSTIN BROWER Libraries and rare book collections often carry volumes […]

Nice Company – Thank you, Readers.

from Publishers Weekly 25 Years of Bestselling Authors and Books By Kristen McLean [ click to read full list at Publishers Weekly ]

Chik-Fil-Jam

from The Wall Street Journal Chick-fil-A’s Crazy Long Drive-Through Lines Have Santa Barbara Residents Squawking Backed-up traffic for chicken sandwiches plucks a nerve; ‘It’s almost like we’re in L.A. now’ By Christine Mai-Duc SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Business has boomed for Chick-fil-A franchisee Travis Collins during the pandemic, thanks to surging appetite for chicken sandwiches from his drive-through window. Now […]

We’re Everywhere

from Zero Hedge “Humans” May Be All Over The Universe, Scientists Say BY TYLER DURDEN Authored by Katie Hutton via TheMindUnleashed.com, Let’s pretend for a moment that in the future humanity are able to travel to other planets and discover… even more humans. A University of Cambridge astro-biologist believes that scenario is more possible than you’d imagine, based on […]

Justice for Galarraga

from Inside Hook A College Law Class Is Trying to Get MLB to Recognize Armando Galarraga’s 2010 Perfect Game for Detroit Tigers Monmouth University law students are making the case for MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to add Galarraga’s gem to the perfect game list BY EVAN BLEIER Out of more than 200,000 Major League Baseball games […]