Author Archive for Mamba
I'm a Journalist, Biker, Dancer & Pro-Life Connoisseur. Overall, I'm just a Kool High Energetic Brotha'!
How Much Did It Cost YouTube To Stream Gangnam Style?
This is one of those innocent questions that has very complex ramifications – there are at least 400 variables in this question. You heard me right – I doubt if even Google themselves can answer this question accurately for just one video, let alone someone without access to all their energy audits and statistics.
EMERGE 2012! (annual ATX graffiti art show)
Once a year graffiti artist, b-boys, dj’s and mc’s from all over Texas unite at the Pine Street Station in Austin, TX to celebrate the hip-hop culture. This year at Emerge consisted of the same four elements of the hip-hop culture and a mysterious hula hook girl that kept the masses thoroughly entertained to no end.
The Myth of the Black Friday Deal
It turns out that gifts from Barbie dolls to watches to blenders are often priced below Black Friday levels at various times throughout the year, even during the holiday season, and their prices follow different trajectories as the remaining shopping days tick down.
The Science of Lucid Dreaming
With these simple steps, and a little practice, you’ll soon experience sleep like never before.
DJ Hedspin – First Crush (mixtape)
Back in March 2010 DJ Hedspin made an 80′s mix for The Redbull Remix Tour.
This Is What Einstein’s Office Looked Like On The Day He Died
The death of a public figure of Albert Einstein’s stature is the sort of event that, literally and figuratively, stops the presses.
World’s First Colour Moving Pictures Discovered
Michael Harvey, from the National Media Museum, and Bryony Dixon, from the British Film Institute, talk about the importance of the discovery.
Is It a Woman’s World?
Pharrell Williams and StereoTypes host Ryan Hall speak to men and women on the street about what a woman’s role is in today’s society.
Beats Antique Announce Contraption Vol. 2
As the trio masterfully merges modern technology, live instrumentation, brass bands, string quartets, glitch, and dubstep, Beats Antique’s highly anticipated new album explores another octave of musings first begun in 2007 with Tribal Derivations.
Wanted “DRONE” Poster Artist Discusses How He Punked The NYPD
That first night I couldn’t sleep at all,” Essam recalls. “My heart was pumping and I kept waking up in a cold sweat. Bloomberg, Kelly and his cronies are not going to take this lightly if I get caught.”
In What Ways Are Billionaires Dependent on the Kindness of Others (a.k.a. Entitlements)?
Except…aren’t really wealthy, successful, powerful people, like, the absolute greatest in the world at taking free things? Isn’t the bromide, “The rich get richer,” a commentary on how it’s easy to do well if you already do well?
Could This Tiny Electric Vehicle Change Transportation Forever?
Boosted Boards has introduced a prototype of what it’s calling “the lightest electric vehicle that’s ever been made”–a longboard electric skateboard that the company hopes will easily and quickly transport commuters from wherever their bus or train stops to wherever it is they actually want to be.
Chinese Tightrope Walkers Set Record
They completed the wire-walking 350m above the Dehang canyon, in China’s central Hunan Province, without any safety nets.
Poetic Cosmos of the Breath
Poetic Cosmos of the Breath was an experimental solar dome created by Tomas Saraceno. It was launched at dawn on 22 September 2007 at Gunpowder Park, Essex, UK, commissioned by The Arts Catalyst.
Giant Head Prop From Digital Underground Tour Stored In East Oakland Parking Garage
The head was featured in a 1993 music video by rapper Shock G’s platinum-selling group, Digital Underground, and went out with the group on tour. Now it collects dust and dirt from exhaust pipes.
Virgin Births Seen in Wild Vipers
But in zoos and aquariums, zoologists have begun to document the strange phenomenon of facultative parthenogenesis: females of species that usually reproduce sexually, delivering offspring without mating. Surprise pregnancies have been documented among birds, sharks, snakes and Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), but until now, only in captivity.
Blitz The Ambassador – Native Son (short film)
In this short film you will see the story of a little boy who loses his mother to a disease at a very young age. During her last hours, she hands her son a picture of her father and tells him to find him.
Scientists Invent Method to Create Memories in Brains
According to new research published in Nature Neuroscience, scientists have invented a method to induce memories in brains for the first time in history.
Explaining The Soda Ban, Once And For All
Even if the New York City Board of Health passes the ban this coming Thursday, 7-Eleven, the ubiquitous convenience-store chain, will still be able to serve its 50-ounce Orange Explosion Slurpee, which contains 107 grams of sugar, the equivalent of nearly four full-size Snickers bars. Dunkin’ Donuts could still sell its large Vanilla Bean Coolatta (174 grams of sugar, or nearly six Snickers bars, in its 32 ounces). And if you can find a place with unlimited refills, you can still drink as much soda as you like.
Who’s Trustworthy? A Robot Can Help Teach Us?
An unusual new study of college students’ interactions with a robot has shed light on why we intuitively trust some people and distrust others.
