<I>Furinkan High School Kendo Club</I> posts a spirited two-part attack on science fiction clichés. Erik Even's right that most of these are tired—but Joss Whedon has proven time and time again that a new spin can make even the lamest plot devices come alive. So add a codicil to all of these rules: "unless you are a genius."
On Saturday, September 30, Ayre Acoustics founder and president Charlie Hansen sustained serious injuries while bicycling in the foothills near his Colorado home. Hansen is currently recovering in Boulder Community Hospital ICU, following surgery.
You call those <I>dark</I> ages?
Here's some classic hi-fi literature. Be sure to read "<I>Mad</I> Goes Hi-Fi." Same as it ever was.
Check out the wild parrots of Brooklyn. Stop laughing—we have everything in this borough.
The 2006 Visualization Challenge Winners. Be prepared to have your mind expand.
Wine tasting robot identifies reporter as being "prosciutto," cameraman as "bacon."
The current issue of <I>The Oxford American</I> is their annual music issue, which comes with a 24-track CD. This year's CD includes the Swan Silvertones, Big Star, Eartha Kitt, Junior Kimbrough, and "The Theme from <I>Ali & His Gang vs Mr. Tooth Decay</I>."
Are Bose-Einstein Coordinates really a fifth state of matter? Are these really BECs?
Art or magic? I suspect both, having been fascinated by them ever since attending an exhibition of meticulously rendered reproductions about 20 years ago, Dang, but they're powerful and specific.