Burning Man's reputation for bacchanalian revelry is well deserved. The festival is one of the planet's biggest parties, famously crescendoing in the immolation of a towering wooden stick figure on Saturday night, accompanied by a chaotic, high-firepower pyrotechnics display that, unlike most fireworks shows, feels all grand finale, all of the … Continue »
Burning Man's big hangup: cellphones
There's no running water, no plumbing, no electrical outlets. The environment is so forbidding in this vast and dusty desert that there aren't even insects. So it's not the kind of place to expect full bars on your smartphone. Of course, that's a big part of the charm. The only thing not lacking in Black Rock City, Nev. ? the temporary city … Continue »
Busan, South Korea: Cultural Closeup
All the trappings of city life are within arm?s reach in Busan: both high- and low-end shopping at Nampodong (Busan lays claim to the world?s largest department store, Shinsegae Centum City), K-pop concerts at Haeundae Beach, and Seomyeon Med- ical Street, a district comprising 160 cosmetic and medical clinics, where one can pop in for Botox and … Continue »
"Candy Crush Saga" Gives Addicted Mobile-Game Players A Sugar Rush
I slide three shiny red jelly beans together. Trumpet blast. I put three lemon drops in a line. A xylophone sounds a jingle of approval. Then I get five purple jujubes in a row, and they snap into a single, multicolored, disco-ball-looking nonpareil equipped with deadly lasers. An authoritative baritone tells me that I'm "tasty," or better yet, … Continue »
Meet Katherine Connor, Thailand's Elephant Savior
In her early twenties, Katherine Connor had a successful career as the merchandising manager for a Gap store in a fashionable part of London. She spent her income on clothing and accessories, bought her own house, got engaged, and enjoyed time with her career-girl friends. But something didn?t feel right. So in 2002, she quit her job, sold her … Continue »
3-D printing produces a fresh creative outlet for artists
Despite the chicken-in-every-pot hype over consumer-level 3-D printers, the technology still has a long way to go to be usable, or useful, for the average Joe. Designing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional computer screen is no simple task, especially for those unskilled in computer-assisted design or software. And for most people, … Continue »
Sonoma By Bike
View PDF The Sonoma Valley embodies the idealized image of California life: the people are mellow, the sun is shining and the wine is flowing. Unlike the caffeine-driven city life of San Francisco and Los Angeles, in wine country, they take it slow ? which is why cycling is such a natural here. Plus, the region?s wide variety of microclimates … Continue »
Game over: Family Fun arcade pulls the plug
The Granada Hills institution has been KOd by home consoles and online game sites after nearly 40 years. Inside, the Family Fun Arcade is dark, even on a sunny day. In the back, there?s a counter where you can get change, buy a can of soda for 75 cents and grab a bag of Doritos or a cellophane-covered brownie. The place is noisy, always noisy, … Continue »
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