Before David Carr was my favorite NY Times columnist, he was an asshole.
Carr's book, the Night of the Gun, is about that change, mostly. His story is one of the downtrodden man coming around to a sweeter life; classic. But what's also striking is Carr's self awareness. That in order to confront his past—which...
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We're almost clear of the aughts. Just one more week, and we get to leave this decade behind for good. But before we do, it's worth taking stock of the absolute worst gadgets these last ten years have given us.
We haven't ranked our picks, but we have put them in a rough chronological...
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By Andrew Liszewski
Many moons ago we told you how you could virtually explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater house using the Half-Life 2 Source engine, but now you can build your very own miniature replica thanks to the LEGO Architecture series. Designed by Adam Reed Tucker, the model is constructed from 811 bricks, so it’s...
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By Shane McGlaun
I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid right until the point where I found out that you really needed to be in the military for a shot. The thought of getting ordered around was more than my 8-year-old brain could take so I settled for a telescope.
My old...
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