Turning out the lights at CBGB
Tonight will be the last show at legendary underground New York club CBGB.
Sun, October 15 2006 » Main Page, Minutiae » 5 Comments
The virtual face
Image Metrics, a California company, has developed software that clones someone's face — if not their soul. An excerpt from the NYT story: THERE’S nothing particularly remarkable about the near-empty offices of Image Metrics in downtown Santa Monica, loft-style cubicles with a dartboard at the end of the hallway. A few polite British executives tiptoe [...]
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The chill wind in Moscow
A look at official Russian reaction to the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
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Affordable and hip hotels in San Fran
This NYT article has the goods. Important caveat: The threshold for “affordable” is US$200 per night or less.
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The things people talk about on the TTC
Two young women are sitting together on a TTC streetcar. One of them chats with someone on a cellphone, telling them she'll be home soon and they'll have a cocktail together. “That was my gay boyfriend,” she told her friend. “He's perfect in every way … except for one thing.” She continued: “I'm trying to [...]