Category: News/Events
10 Best Sound Machines and White-Noise Machines (2023): Cheap, Night Lights, Lullabies
I cannot sleep in total silence. I need the hum of a fan or the crackle of a fire. Too much noise and I can’t…
Animal Personalities Can Trip Up Science, But There’s a Solution
Several years ago, Christian Rutz started to wonder whether he was giving his crows enough credit. Rutz, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews…
Former Parliament-Funkadelic Singer Fuzzy Haskins Dead at 81
Former Parliament–Funkadelic singer Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins died at the age of 81 on March 17. The news was confirmed by former bandmates Bootsy Collins and…
Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers
What’s more controversial than a popular surveillance camera maker that has an uncomfortably cozy relationship with American police? When ransomware hackers claim to have breached that company—Amazon-owned camera…
Nikki Sixx Rips Carmine Appice over Mick Mars Claims
Nikki Sixx spoke out against Carmine Appice‘s claim that guitarist Mick Mars had been in dispute with his bandmates in the run-up to his retirement…
How ‘Police Academy 5’ Limped Along Without Steve Guttenberg
If there’s a rule that dominates Hollywood, it’s that money talks. A successful project will be imitated, its stars and crew will become hot commodities…
India’s Sacred Groves Are Resurrecting a Vanishing Forest
Ancolie Stoll tends to one such space called Nilatangam, a 7.5-hectare afforestation project started by her European parents when Auroville was first set up. Nilatangam…
When Stevie Nicks ‘Completely’ Ripped Off the Police
Stevie Nicks was very clear on what she wanted to achieve when she turned her attention to recording “Edge of Seventeen.” She later admitted that…
Watch Bono Apologize for Being Bono
Bono delivered a lighthearted apology for being who he is in a new interview with the U2 singer and bandmate the Edge. In the hourlong…
How Venture Capital Can Avoid the Next Silicon Valley Bank Fiasco
In the public imagination, venture capitalists are often seen as independent wealthy actors seeding early-stage companies with their personal money. But the vast majority of…