The Annenberg Space for Photography and KCRW Announce WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL: LIVE

LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annenberg Space for Photography and Los Angeles public radio station KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) are proud to announce a series of free live summer concerts ...

History Repeats Itself, First as Tragedy, Second as Animated Gif

It's time for a second golden age of the stereoscope.  NYPLI'm surprised that we haven't yet seen a stereoscope revival. This is a perfect time for it, what with our culture's obsession with Victorian ...

The Scienceblogging Weekly (May 18, 2012)

Blog of the Week: For the greatest portion of the history of biology, every organism was a “model organism”. One would pick a problem and then choose which organism would be most suited for answering those particular questions. Then, in the 1990s, everyone jumped onto the bandwagon of studying just a handful of organisms that could be genetically modified at the time: mouse, fruitfly, thale ...

Budding artists exhibit at Needham High School

The annual Needham High School Art Exhibit will be up at Needham High School from May 17 through May 25, exhibiting pieces ranging from ceramics to photography to digital design.

Mike Watt shows different frame of mind in 'On and Off Bass'

The punk rocker is playing at the release of his book 'On and Off Bass,' a monograph of his San Pedro photographs. He's still making music, and the stillness of his photography contrasts with his work schedule. Punk mainstay Mike Watt was out late playing a show at the local ballet school the night before, but early on a Saturday, the bassist best known for his work with seminal indie acts ...