plastic people
A month or so ago, I wrote a post about the difference (if any) between scientific visualization and science-inspired art, particularly as the former becomes …
Museums
asphalt jungle
In 1769, Gaspar Portola, the Spanish governor of Baja California, led an excursion across the Los Angeles River and down what is now Wilshire Boulevard …
REPOST: exquisite corpses
[Cocktail Party Physics is on hiatus until October 9 due to a slight case of marriage. In the meantime, we're resurrecting some older posts for …
style and substance
There was an interesting article in the New York Times over the weekend, a "Critic's Notebook" by one Edward Rothstein comparing the very different approaches …
happy hour
Jen-Luc Piquant and I are back from Las Vegas, a little more world-weary, and just a bit more spoiled after experiencing the delightful culinary offerings …
duck and cover
Las Vegas isn’t a town known for its architectural restraint — which accounts for a large part of its kitschy charm — so Jen-Luc Piquant …
gettin’ jiggly with it
One of my favorite scenes in the film My Best Friend’s Wedding is the heart-to-heart conversation between bride-to-be Kimmi (Cameron Diaz) and Julia Roberts’ would-be …
when science is murder
Long before C.S.I. hit the airwaves, I was an avid fan of its forerunner, The Learning Channel’s Forensics: The New Detectives documentary series, detailing the …