‘The Old Drift’ Takes The Long View Of Human (And Mosquito) History
Namwali Serpell’s lush, sprawling new novel is a speculative history — and future — of Zambia, from colonialism to an ill-fated space program and the age of mass surveillance and drone warfare.
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This interactive case turns your modular synth setup into a light show
Los Angeles-based Strange Electronic has launched a Kickstarter for a new kind of Eurorack synth module that doesn’t make or control any sound at all. Instead, it integrates full-spectrum LED lighting into a modular setup, and is meant to spice up live performances by adding a visual component.
Called Lightstorm, the product is actually comprised of two parts — the actual Eurorack module, which has multiple parameters for controlling light, and a frosted acrylic case with a power supply and built-in LEDs. The module can be bought separately if you want to hook it up to your own lighting rig, but the plug-and-play nature of using a case that can light up is incredibly appealing.
The module has ports for LED output on both the front and…
Photographs is a tragic short story collection in the form of a puzzle game
Designer Luca Redwood has a knack for turning puzzle games into something bigger. It started with 10000000, which combined match-3 and RPG elements into rapid-fire action, and it continued with You Must Build a Boat, which added dungeon-crawling adventure gameplay to the formula. But Redwood’s latest game is also his most ambitious: with Photographs, he’s out to prove a puzzle game can also tell a story.
The game is divided into five chapters, each of which tells a different story. They’re all fairly short; as long as you don’t get majorly stuck on any puzzles, you can finish each chapter in around 30 minutes. You start out following the story of an alchemist, an old man with an apothecary shop in the woods and a young granddaughter who…
Tesla’s Disappointing Numbers and More Car News This Week
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The Quest for Mueller’s Report Tops This Week’s Internet News Roundup
Last week the internet spent a lot of time discussing the Mueller report—because it’s still not public.
Chef’s Memoir Tackles What It’s Like To Be Young, Gifted And Black In Fine Dining
Kwame Onwuachi’s new memoir, Notes From A Young Black Chef, isn’t just about his rise from poverty to celebrated restaurateur. It’s also a meditation on being a black man in a rarefied world.
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7 Best Socks for Running (2019): Trails, Workouts, and More
Leave the cotton behind in favor of technical fabrics and constructions that help you pile on the miles.
Salvador Dalí Meets The Marx Brothers In ‘Giraffes On Horseback Salad’
Salvador Dalí’s friendship with Harpo Marx led him to write a Marx Brothers movie treatment, Giraffes on Horseback Salad. Studio head Louis B. Mayer killed it, but it lives again as a graphic novel.
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Monsters Imaginary And Real Haunt The Caves Of ‘The Luminous Dead’
Caitlin Starling’s tense new horror novel follows a desperate young cave diver who’s lied her way into a job on a dangerous planet, and the supervisor who may not have her best interests at heart.
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