HAPPENINGSA man in Quebec has designed a web browser for his autistic grandson. The browser greatly simplifies the experience and blocks any distracting ads or sites. Even better is the fact that the designer is giving the program away for free.
How many times has this happened to you: You're driving along, and suddenly feel overwhelmed with the urge to drive off a cliff without exploding in a fiery ball of death? Now your dream can be a reality. A company called XP Vehicles is manufacturing an inflatable car (no, you didn't read that wrong) that is made of a high-tech polymer that can withstand an amazing amount of abuse.
In a move that signals the end of punk rock as we know it, Johnny Rotten of the iconic punk band, The Sex Pistols, has gotten his teeth fixed. Rotten, whose real name is John Lydon, reputedly got his stage moniker on account of his ghastly teeth. Maybe now he'll go by Johnny Dental Hygeine.
Stephen Colbert was invited to Princeton University's Class Day, an event held the day before graduation. The school's senior class presented Colbert with "The Great Princeton Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award," which was plaque with a mirror. Colbert encouraged the graduating seniors, saying, "You can change the world. Please don't do that, OK? Some of us like the way things are going now."
Over The Rhine
The husband-and-wife duo of Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist, commonly known as Over the Rhine, have reasons to celebrate. They released two albums to widespread acclaim in 2007...
Art and Worldview
Art is not created in a vacuum; it is always a response, sometimes slightly ahead, sometimes slightly behind, but never without context. If we study a culture's art, we can begin to understand its people...
An Interview with Jeremy Courtney
Maybe it started with the “sweatshop-free” pitch of American Apparel. Maybe those ubiquitous yellow LIVESTRONG wristbands brought it on, or the white...