I survived my first Iowa election season mostly intact. The secret? No television that wasn’t streamed. I think I saw one political commercial out of the corner of my eye…
“For all those who are in the situation of Hero and Leander, and similarly to them can only exchange secret signs about the feelings of their hearts, here we publish…
Every day is a good day to talk about ghost hunting. Aqua Velvet brings you their top posts of 2011 (we still have a couple more weeks for year-end wrap-ups…
“What do you think most about during the day?” “Women. They are a complete mystery.” Stephen Hawking at 70. Oh hello, wonderful space ephemera. Philippe Ramette’s impossible photographs. The future…
The Rumpus and ZYZZYVA Proudly Present: “January’s Monthly Rumpus” Click Here to Purchase Tickets! January 9th, 7pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. Featuring authors Tupelo Hassman, Julie…
“So what to do? The central paradox of the machines that have made our lives so much brighter, quicker, longer and healthier is that they cannot teach us how to…
“Since the 19th century people have speculated that the essence of human identity is stored in the connections between our neurons. Today we have the technology to find out if…
Part two of The Beat’s Annual Year-End Survey–featuring “picks, prognostications and previews” from the comics industry–includes our own cartoonist MariNaomi. The participants responded to questions about the biggest stories in…
Here is your Norwegian witch memorial. What are you doing here, moon mineral? Urban design links for the week: disguised infrastructure and guerrilla whimsy. You know what else I love?…
The Awl has charted 2012 with far-reaching predictions that range from politics and media to cuisine. Check it out to discover which state will be sold to China, what bird…
This month, the International Center of Photography is launching an exhibit of a Grey Villet’s photographs of the Lovings, the couple whose Supreme Court case overturned miscegenation laws in over…