The Pitchfork Music Festival is starting to roll out the acts playing Chicago's Union Park July 17-19, with the slate for Friday night—where bands will play setlists chosen by ticket buyers—being announced. The lineup is loaded with indie's elders: Built to Spill, Yo La Tengo, Tortoise (...

Last week, Emily told you about the mermaid splashing about in New Zealand, and the dolphin-inspired flippers that are a pricey but fun way to speed along in the water. But humans aren’t the only creatures who can benefit from aquatic prosthetics. Winter, a bottlenose dolphin, was injured in a cra...

Begin with the Sat. Jan. 10 "Meet the New Press" posting that includes a summary of the main points I made when being interviewed by Skip Murphy, Doug Lambert, & Pat Hines.  Here is the podcast link for my interview on the show.  It was a pleasure to make my first appearanc...

UN maven Claudia Rosett offers the inglorious details on how Iran, which covers less than 1/100th of the share of the UN's bloated over-$20 billion annual budget as does Uncle Sam (0.18 % v. 20.0%), gets better treatment than do we.  CR details just how cozy Iran is sitting at Turtle Bay.&...

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All Tomorrow’s Parties, which has curated amazing festivals for the past eight years, is finally bringing a lineup to New York–and it’s amazing. It’s curated by My Bloody Valentine (who have just announced a full-blown tour) and ATP and takes place Sept. 19-21. The weird thin...

In case you didn’t know, Tom Ford is a badass. The clothing designer’s ads are racy, ballsy and incredibly sexy. So wouldn’t you expect the guy to make a killer pair of shades? The Hawkings line is one of Ford’s summertime gems, available in a host of different styles and trims. This tortois...

You knew it would happen: the UN's Human Wrongs Council adopted a resolution introduced by the Organization of Islamic Conference nominally aimed at defamation of religions.  Naturally, the only religion mentioned as a victim was Islam.  Nothing about the Nazi TV aired in the Arab world, l...

    Becoming a mother at 70-years-old doesn't present a problem - for a Galapagos giant tortoise. Nigrita produced her baby a few weeks ago at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland which has been her home since 1946. Mother weighs in at round about the 500lbs mark while junior is only a few ounces...

Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus).Tiger Bay, Northside; Volusia county, Florida.05 March 2005.Nikon D70s. I spent much of the day cruising around Volusia county.  The list of locales was as follows: Blackwater Creek, Lake Woodruff, Tiger Bay, State Road 40 and Heart Island.  A bit of m...