1718 articles on Culture

  • Solve This Puzzle or You'll Be Keelhauled
    The March Wired featured a Play section introduction of a piratical nature, with a hidden puzzle on it. The map below reveals the journey of the scurvy scalawags from island to island. At what island will these rascals end up?
  • Genetic Clue to van Gogh's Mutant Sunflowers Discovered
    Dutch impressionist Vincent van Gogh obsessed himself with sunflowers until his death in 1890, later earning avid collectors tens of millions of dollars for single paintings. These days researchers have developed their own sunflower obsession: Solving the genetic origin of mutant "teddy bear" sunflowers depicted in van Gogh's ochre-splashed canvases.
  • How to Review the How-To App Snapguide
    Snapguide is a free, iOS-only app that acts as a hub for how-to guides on your phone. Gadget Lab decided the best way to cover this app was to provide our own how-to guide -- how to review the Snapguide app.
  • Television Show Longevity by Network
    Taking an analysis of television's "Golden Age" a step further, mathematician and Social Dimension blogger Samuel Arbesman shows how a TV show's longevity has become a zero-sum game.
  • BrowserQuest Is Pure HTML5 Gaming Goodness
    BrowserQuest is an addictive real-time multiplayer adventure game written entirely in open web standards like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. Welcome to the next big gaming platform -- the open web.
  • 8 Eye-Popping Retina Display Photography Apps for the New iPad
    As Apple¿s new iPad arrives in households across the world, developers are updating their apps to take advantage of the fantastic new Retina display. Truth be told, however, some apps look better than others -- especially photo apps. Here are some of our favorite image-focused iPad apps optimized for its high-res display.


 

 

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