James Frey's Blog, page 69

Koons Dada Beeple

from NEWSWEEK Don’t Dismiss Digital Art by MAX RASKIN, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Art is now digital, and a debate is raging: Are non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worth the exorbitant prices they are selling for? The simple answer is yes. If someone voluntarily pays a huge amount for something, he values it more […]

The Future of The Car is The Skateboard

from The Wall Street Journal The Future of Classic Porsches and Jaguars? Electrification Owners of vintage sports cars and hot rods are giving them a second life by installing recycled Tesla powertrains. Dan Neil gets the lowdown on EV conversions. By Dan Neil “She called me on Monday to tell me how much she loved it,” […]

Serial Seducers

from The New York Post Woman reveals dark hobby of seducing infamous serial killers by mail By Dana Kennedy A couple in Yonkers had a dark hobby for decades: seducing serial killers by mail. For more than 20 years, at least 100 of the country’s most ­vicious serial and celebrity murderers — including John Wayne Gacy, […]

As Dinosaurs Roam The Earth

from Study Finds No joke: Nearly half of Americans think dinosaurs STILL roam the Earth! by Chris Melore NEW YORK — When did “Jurassic Park” go from a blockbuster movie to a conspiracy theory? A shocking new study finds nearly half of Americans say they’re convinced dinosaurs still exist in some remote corner of the world. Researchers polling […]

Sticky Sticky

from Sports Illustrated ‘This Should Be the Biggest Scandal in Sports’ The inside story of how rampant pitch-doctoring in MLB is pumping pitchers up and deflating offenses. by STEPHANIE APSTEIN AND ALEX PREWITT To understand the fiasco of baseball’s 2021 season, which people around the game describe as sullied by rampant cheating to a degree […]

Willie

from The Wall Street Journal Why Willie Nelson Is America’s Favorite Outlaw At 88, Willie Nelson is still singing, writing, championing the causes he believes in—and staying true to his renegade Texas roots By Alan Light Being stuck at home has been brutal for many of us, but it’s different for Willie Nelson. He’s spent most […]

Even Cooler Than NFT

from HypeBeast Italian Artist Salvatore Garau Has Just Sold an Invisible Sculpture for $18,000 USD Made from “air and spirit.” By Ambrose Leung Italian artist Salvatore Garau has just sold an invisible sculpture for $18,000 USD. The Io Sono (I am) sculpture, as the artist explains, exists but just not in material form, and is actually more like a “vacuum.” […]

Desert Drone Chase

from The Drive New Details Emerge On The “Highly Modified Drone” That Outran Police Helicopters Over Tucson The drone was first detected near an energy storage facility across from Davis-Monthan AFB before evading two pursuing law enforcement helicopters. BY BRETT TINGLEY Last month, The War Zone reported on a bizarre drone encounter that occurred in the skies above Tucson, Arizona. […]

FutureSports

from WIRED Gaming Influencers Are the Future of Esports Top players have left pro leagues to pursue streaming full-time as the industry veers more toward content creators. There’s a reason esports pros are called athletes: It’s a tough job, mentally and physically. Now, some top gamers are walking away.PHOTOGRAPH: RIOT GAMES/GETTY IMAGES LUCAS “MENDO” HÅKANSSON was […]

The Sun Always Wins

from Penn-Live Solar storms are back, threatening life on Earth as we know it By The Associated Press A few days ago, millions of tons of super-heated gas shot off from the surface of the sun and hurtled 90 million miles toward Earth. The eruption, called a coronal mass ejection, wasn’t particularly powerful on the space-weather […]