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An artist on creating the retro art for a new edition of Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers
The Folio Society is responsible for a number of beautiful editions of classic works of science fiction. Earlier this fall, it began offering another fan-favorite edition: Robert L. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers.
The specialty publisher has released high-end books for more than 50 years, has only recently begun to issue its own editions of genre works like Frank Herbert’s Dune, Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness, and others, which Starship Troopers now joins.
Heinlein’s controversial book was first published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, depicting a brutal war between humans and a civilization of insectoid aliens. Heinlein uses the novel to muse about a citizen’s responsibilities to their…
This map lets you hear what the world sounds like without humans
“Humans are a really, really noisy bunch and we’re getting louder all the time,” says composer Stuart Fowkes, creator of the “global collaborative sound project” Cities and Memory.
Since its beginning in 2014, Cities and Memory has created sound maps focused on protest, sacred places, and photographs. Its newest project, however, steps away from humans and instead focuses on the areas where the natural world is undisturbed. Sounding Nature is the biggest global collection of nature sounds, featuring nearly 500 sounds from 55 countries, from jungles to glaciers to underwater shrimp recordings. The map has two parts: the field recording of the sound itself, and then the musical remix it inspired.
The Verge spoke with Fowkes about the…
Waymo’s Self-Driving Launch, and More This Week in Cars
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Facebook’s and Tumblr’s New Policies Top This Week’s Internet News Roundup
Last week, the blogging platform had a rough go of it. And that was just the beginning.
This $68 Million Miami Penthouse Is Set to Break Florida’s Real-Estate Record
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A $68 million Miami penthouse is on track to become the most expensive piece of real estate ever sold in Florida.
Business Insider reports that the sprawling 25,000-square-foot apartment atop Eight Seven Park in North Beach is 80 percent sold by Douglas Elliman.
According to public information obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the current real-estate record was set by a $60 million penthouse that purchased by hedge-fund executive Ken Griffin in 2015.
Designed by architect Renzo Piano, the mastermind behind Paris’ Centre Georges Pompidou modern art complex, the ultra-luxe penthouse boasts 12,000 square feet of interior space illuminated by floor-to-ceiling windows and an additional 18,000 square feet of outdoor terrace space.
With six bedrooms, three powder rooms and eight bathrooms, there’s more than enough room for multiple guests. Other luxury amenities include two infinity pools, a Jacuzzi, a personal fitness center and two summer kitchens.
Eighty Seven Park is an hour north of the most expensive zip code in the state, Fisher Island, widely regarded as the most millionaire-dense area in America.
Take a virtual tour of the jaw-dropping property in the gallery above.
Amazon is selling a Kindle Paperwhite and Audible bundle
Last year, Amazon began adding Audible to its Kindle Oasis, the entry-level Kindle, and the latest Paperwhite, allowing users to listen to their audiobook library, provided they had a set of Bluetooth headphones. Now, Amazon is selling a Kindle package that includes a Kindle Paperwhite, a set of Bluetooth headphones, and a three month trial for Audible.
The Good eReader spotted the deal, which will run you $139 for the 8GB Kindle, and $179 for the 32GB model. The package comes with the latest Kindle Paperwhite model, as well as a set of Amazon’s POP Design headphones — which Good eReader points out retails for $79 on their own.
The deal also comes with a starter subscription Gold Membership for Audible, which will provide you with…
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A Tradition Of Passing Down Decorations From One Family To Another
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro explores holiday decorations passed on from one homeowner to another.
