The glove that might change baseball#
For the first time in over half a century, one of the basic tools of baseball – the fielding glove – quietly stands on the precipice of a major revolution.
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New Bay Bridge span designed to wobble through the next 150 years of earthquakes#
The new span of the Bay Bridge isn’t designed to be stronger than the next major earthquake – it’s designed to be flexible enough to ride on top of it.
Darth Vader claims his piece of the Ukrainian pie#
Breaking news: Darth Vader is real, he’s a Ukrainian citizen and he just wants some soil to call his very own.
The American flag as protest art#
For more than half of the U.S. flag’s 234-year history, there was no official design – the arrangement and appearance of the stars was up to the maker. And that, says art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, makes it an artwork in a way other nations’ flag are not.
Cartoon music from the USSR#
So what were Soviet composers doing when they weren’t writing pieces toeing the line between harsh musical criticisms of the society around them and what was deemed artistically acceptable? Well, some of the time, they were scoring cartoons.
Everyone loves “The Sound of Music”… except Austria#
It’s taken more than 50 years for the beloved musical to be performed live in Salzburg and the vast majority of Austrians have never seen it on the stage or screen. And they claim it’s not just because of lingering guilt about the whole Nazi thing.
Beware men wielding armadillos#
In a news article that pretty much confirms every negative stereotype of Texans, a woman was beaten with a frozen armadillo in an illicit parking lot meat transaction gone bad. Yes, you read that correctly.
VLA seeking a new name#
The folks in charge of New Mexico’s Very Large Array have decided after all these years that it needs a new name – one that’s a little more inspiring and a little less literal. Might I suggest Dave? Or Phil? Or Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All?
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