May 29, 2008
Slideshow of photos from Columbia Records' archives
May 28, 2008
May 25, 2008
May 20, 2008
A U.S. federal appeals court upheld a decision by a lower court in 2006 that the U.S. discriminates against blind people by printing money that makes it impossible for them to distinguish among the bills' varying values
I'm all for uniformity, but it makes no sense that a $100 bill should look nearly identical to a $1 one.
May 19, 2008
Condé Nast/Wired acquires Ars Technica for a reported $25 million
May 17, 2008
May 13, 2008
ESPN.com has a great story on 21-year-old Japanese phenom Yu Darvish
It's very long but well worth a read.
The New Yorker profiles Pascal Dangin, retoucher extraordinaire
May 12, 2008
National Geographic is featuring a gallery of work by George Steinmetz, who shot a series of aerial photos of China
Also see the video of the photographer talking about the shooting process (click on China Aerials).
May 7, 2008
Richard Serra's solo show in the Grand Palais opens this week
That's a fantastic space.
Bruni reviews Momofuku Ko
"Ko in its early months serves a few dishes that merely intrigue along with others that utterly enrapture. It also falls prey to some inconsistency."
May 6, 2008
Rain-Colbert dance-off from last night's Colbert Report
May 5, 2008
The New Yorker profiles Alinea chef Grant Achatz
Wall-E robot toy
I want one.
May 1, 2008
Interview with Matthew Dent, the designer of the rather cool new UK coinage