Now that Guinness World Records is in bed with publicity-seeking companies, can we trust it?
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Month: March 2015
Writing About His Impending Death Has Given Clive James’s Poetry New Life
His latest colleciton of essays, Poetry Notebook, is a masterful argument for the importance of poetry.
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Good Morning Los Angeles: Fear the Walking Dead – Trailer
"A strange virus is going around…" Fear the Walking Dead premieres Summer 2015. Only on AMC.
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What You Need To Know Before Watching The New Scientology Movie
HBO's eagerly-anticipated, explosive Scientology documentary "Going Clear" finally premieres on the cable channel this Sunday. The film, written and directed by Alex Gibney ("The Armstrong Lie," "Taxi to the Dark Side"), is based on Lawrence Wright's controversial book of the same name. The documentary debuted at Sundance — it does not disappoint — but the more you know about Scientology before your viewing, the better you'll understand the mystery and mania that…
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Racing goes electric: At the track with Formula E, the first e-racing series
The pit lane we're standing in is unusual, and not only because it's a temporary setup placed in the shadow of American Airlines Arena (home of the NBA's Miami Heat). Garages are set up on both sides rather than being limited to one. A few things also appear to be missing. To start, a familiar smell from the usual mix of burning hydrocarbons is absent. And it’s remarkably quiet.
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Are your old Harry Potter books worth anything?
In Philip W. Errington’s new book, J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997-2013, he includes a handy chart for early Potter fans to determine whether any of their beloved copies have financial value.
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Six seconds that shaped 1,500 songs
Amen, Brother was a little-known B-side released in 1969. Barely noticed at the time, its drum solo has been hugely influential, appearing in more than 1,500 other songs.
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A Snowboarder’s Unbelievable Tiny House
Pro-snowboarder, Mike Basich, tours his self-built 225 square foot home in the middle of his 40 acre snow covered property near Truckee, CA – and shows how being close to nature drives his most creative decisions.
In Going Off Grid, Laura Ling examines how 180,000 Americans a year are choosing to live entirely disconnected from our modern internet-focused world in pursuit of a more sustainable, simple lifestyle.
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WrestleMania 2015: by the numbers
WWE's biggest event invades the Bay Area after a roller coaster year since unveiling its over-the-top WWE Network. Here are the numbers you need to know.
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Consolation for Life’s Darkest Hours: 7 Unusual and Wonderful Books that Help Children Grieve and Make Sense of Death
When death comes and brings grief with it, as Joan Didion memorably put it, it’s “nothing like we expect it to be.” What we need isn’t so much protection from that engulfing darkness as the shaky comfort of understanding — a sensemaking mechanism for the messiness of loss.
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