There is something fascinating about stories that were lost and then found. The new movie, The End of the Tour, is based on the lost tape-recordings of Rolling Stone magazine journalist, David Lipsly and the acclaimed author of the 1996 novel, Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace. The five-days of taped READ MORE >
The Oscar’s isn’t the only organization accused of only nominating a select group of insiders. Last year, the Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy writing faced the same criticism, so this year, publishers are looking for writers that are a little more diverse. Take Last Song Before Night by READ MORE >
Where do the food-curious get their obsession? After seeing these mouth-watering creations, our guess is in the home. Michael Pollin (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) focused our attention on the nutritional quality of today’s food and Oprah Magazine enlisted Pollin’s mother, Corkie and his sisters Lori, Dana and Tracy to kick up READ MORE >
A Canadian/German team wondered if an immobile robot could make it around the world relying on the kindness of strangers to carry him from point A to point B, so they created HitchBOT, an adorable toddler-sized robot. They equipped it with GPS, a G3 hookup, recording devices and a camera that READ MORE >
Labor Day is fast approaching, but there’s still time to grab the kids, jump in the car and take in some of America’s greatest art before Summer 2015 is a thing of the past. The Wall Street Journal couldn’t have made planning a cultural road trip easier with their outstanding READ MORE >
Wouldn’t it be great if having a daily checkup was as easy as looking in the mirror? That’s the big idea behind Wise Mirror, a project coordinated by The National Research Council of Italy, that uses breath monitors, 3D scanners and imaging systems to monitor vitals and search for early READ MORE >
Apple is due to release its latest operating system, iOS9, this September. Once you’ve made the upgrade, you’ll discover a cool new built-in flight tracker that will allow you to track every aspect of your flight in real time, or at least that’s the promise. Simply tap on a flight READ MORE >
Some love Jon Stewart and some love to hate Jon Stewart, but all of us have been left scratching our heads in disbelief — why would Stewart leave The Daily Show after 16 years, especially now with the 2016 presidential election heating up? Isn’t a wild and disorderly field of READ MORE >
Big brand beer advertising is always all over the map. Sometimes high-production, sometimes annoyingly stupid and sometimes pitch perfect. The latest effort for Miller Lite by TBWA Chiat Day has hit that mark. “Bodega,” a 9 commercial series highlights people you might see in your local convenience store. The characters READ MORE >
Speaking of indie-film style “localness” we found this homespun guide to Nashville and we wanted to pass it along to you. Why? because Nashville is a blast! There’s so much to do, so much outrageously great food to eat and so much fantastic live music to listen to. The folks at READ MORE >