May 06 Watch Texas Law Student Creates Plastic Gun That Fires Real Bullet From 3-D Printer A Texas man has fabricated a working handgun from 15 plastic parts made using a 3-D printer. The design files for the gun, known as the "Liberator," are being published online, so anyone will be able to print their own… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Patience, Practice and Presence: How Michael Pollan Fell in Love With Cooking Patience, Practice and Presence: How Michael Pollan Fell in Love With Cooking… Continue watching
May 03 In ‘Cooked,’ Michael Pollan Argues Importance of Making Your Own Food EmbedVideo(6372, 482, 304); Author and journalist Michael Pollan is more than just another writer extolling the virtues of fresh, locally produced and sustainable food. His work has been at the forefront of a growing movement, with his books… Continue reading
May 03 Conversation: Tony Hoagland on ‘Poems That Could Save America’ By Tom LeGro "Twenty Little Poems That Could Save America." There are many assumptions, questions and provocations in the title of an essay in Harper's Magazine by poet Tony Hoagland, who clearly has a thing for great titles: Among his books of verse… Continue reading
May 03 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A man paints his son's face Wednesday in preparation for the Grebeg ritual in Tegallalang, on the island of Bali, Indonesia. During the ritual, young members of the community parade through the village with painted faces and bodies to ward… Continue reading
May 01 A Purrfect Tale of Love, Cats and Technology By Tom LeGro If you grew up with pets or have one now, you understand the unconditional love humans can feel for their animals, and animals for their owners. If you haven't experienced this type of bond firsthand, you've most likely witnessed the… Continue reading
May 01 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Princess Tarinan von Anhalt throws paint into the airflow from the engine of a Learjet at Signature Flight Support in West Palm Beach, Fla. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Continue reading
Apr 30 Please Welcome to the Stage: a Comedy Festival on Twitter By Colleen Shalby When Twitter and Comedy Central reps met back in October, the idea to launch a comedy festival solely on Twitter "snowballed in the middle of the table," according to Fred Graver, head of television at Twitter (which is a department… Continue reading
Apr 30 The Tuesday Cutline…a Contest By Tom LeGro Even Jedis have to go. Well, maybe not Darth Vader, since he's more machine than man. Maybe his suit is outfitted like an astronaut's suit for that purpose. Or maybe he just uses the Force. Write a caption to the… Continue reading
Apr 29 After Coming Out, Jason Collins Gets Support from Across the NBA Sports Illustrated's May 6 cover features NBA center Jason Collins, who is openly gay. Jason Collins made headlines this morning as the first male athlete from a major U.S. professional league to announce that he is gay. The NBA… Continue reading