Lost Coast Outpost

MUSICAL MEMOIR: Finding the Backbeat, Grooving With Hubert and Saying Goodbye to Mike Bloomfield

When Sunnyland Slim Tells You to Take Route 66, You Should Take Route 66; MUSICAL MEMOIR: I Was the Drummer for Two of ...
The New York Times

I Profile Celebrities for a Living. Nothing Prepared Me for Tilly Norwood.

The A.I. actress on her craft, the future of film and how she definitely does not intend to murder us. “Tilly Norwood,” a computer-generated character described as “the world’s first A.I. actress,” ...

“People are still trying to learn Free Bird and how to play like him”

“But after his wife died, he became real bitter, even with me. It’s sad, because he should have known that so many people ...
Chicago Reader

Ron Steele has kept the gears inside Chicago music turning

As a studio guitarist, recording engineer, producer, and more, Ron Steele has had a hand in thousands of records without ever becoming a marquee name.

Muslim families look to Arabic immersion education to give their children a foundation in faith and identity

Chicago-area Muslim families are flocking to a small southwest suburban school for its rigorous, play-based curriculum taught ...

How to Make Sure AI Doesn't Spy on Us or Kill Innocent People

Anthropic—refused to sign off on a contract unless the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) promised not to use its technology to ...
ZDNet

I tried ditching my laptop for a more futuristic setup - and found 5 surprising alternatives

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Science Daily

Scientists discover a new way to prevent gum disease without killing good bacteria

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to influence the bacteria living in our mouths — not by killing them, but by interrupting how they “talk” to each other. Researchers found that dental plaque ...
The Conversation

Iran war has become a lesson in how power really works

For months, the Iran war was framed through the language of military success. This was shaped in part by longstanding orientalist assumptions reflected in the rhetoric of leaders such as Donald Trump ...
People

Billie Eilish Was Once Bedridden Due to a Hip Injury. Almost 12 Years Later, Singer Says Moment Saved Her Life

Eilish had planned to become a dancer before the injury sidelined her from competing Karwai Tang/WireImage; billieeilish/Instagram Billie Eilish was working toward becoming a professional dancer ...
AOL

NSYNC singer ‘was gonna go bankrupt’ and had to move back in with parents to start over — the hard lessons he learned about rebuilding his finances

In 2000, NSYNC dropped their biggest album, No Strings Attached — a 12-times platinum juggernaut that made history with first week sales of 2.4 million copies. (1) But over the ensuing decade, NSYNC ...
National Geographic news

Become a backyard geologist—in one week

Every fossil is a rarity because most organisms never make it into the fossil record. They’re scavenged, decompose, or vanish before they can be buried and compacted into sedimentary rocks, where most ...