A Most Dramatic of Comas: The Theater Equation (Ayreon)

Ayreon's staging of The Human Equation is anything but comatose...

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Alaska and Asia: The Trans-Pacific Trading Partnership that Pre-dates Columbus

Old World metals traded on Alaska coast hundreds of years before contact with Europeans ...

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And then there was just Madame Hillary. Hold the Champagne.

Hillary Clinton may have taken the Democratic nomination, but that leaves little to celebrate...

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Jazz Powerhouse? It’s all (kinda) in the name (Jasmine Power)

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Two (Unfortunately Limited) Keys to Minimizing Your Risk of Anxiety Attacks

Women and people under the age of 35 at greatest risk of anxiety ...

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Hillbilly Moon Explosion at The Borderline

Rocking tunes with sass and soul, but needs to be turned up. ...

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Old Dog, New Trick, No Thanks? How Declining Dopamine Levels Affect Decision Making

Brain chemistry may explain why older people take fewer risks ...

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Loitered Lens: Shame

Snarling punk energy and teenage kicks. Photos of Shame, live at the Garage...

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Aussie Ute-Juice: Making Biofuel From Roadside Weed Stems

Australian scientists discover abundant source for environmentally friendly biofuel...

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Vinyl Rarities, No Cratedigging. Scandi Gems on Round Two Records

Firebeats Inc., Undertakers' Circus and Kare and the Cavemen signal an untapped wealth of Norwegian rock...

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Protests, Parties, Pointillism. (Römer + Römer)

Berlin-based neo-pointillist duo appear at Hastings festival in September. Preview...

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What Does a Two Kilo TNT Explosion REALLY Look Like? (US Army Photos)

US Army camera captures explosives in fine detail ...

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Yearning for Pet Sounds

Predating instant gratification by decades, Pet Sounds expresses a yearning which still makes for emotional listening. Essay...

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Dancing Hairs Alert Electric Bumblebees

Dancing hairs alert bees to floral electric fields ...

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Who’s Afraid of Tonality? (Max Richter, Sleep @ Barbican)

As much gig as concert, The Barbican turns to Max Richter for crowd-pulling contemporary performance. Review...

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Unwarmed. How The Last Frontier of Global Warming Stays Frosty

Exploring the cold, sluggish band of deep ocean that resists the global meltdown...

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Manami Mogg’s Moggy Metal Mix 2 (Wo Fat, Interment, Death Angel, Regret)

With the suburban bliss of both Primary and Secondary Feeders shattered by the horticulturalists next-door, Manami Mogg reviews the month's metal releases...

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Join Us! Join Us! What Poor Entrepreneurs need to become Rich Entrepreneurs

Poor communities a 'hotbed' of entrepreneurial creativity, but need help to grow...

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Deeper Into the Hepatitis Bathtub

A booksigning followed by dinner should be simple. In newly-cleansed Manhattan, it's anything but...

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Quit Talkin’, I’m Textin’: Electronic Media Killing Parent/Child Communication

Electronic media keeping kids from communicating with parents ...

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Loitered Lens: Eagulls

Photos of Eagulls at Islington Assembly Hall, May 2016...

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Upwardly immobile? Top Income Earners Don’t Move About Much

Study dispels myth about millionaire migration in the US ...

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Soundtracking the Great Game: (Stylotone Vinyl Reissue of Khartoum)

Frank Cordell's epic soundtrack receives a lavish vinyl reissue...

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Acoustic Researchers Rid Golf Courses of Clanging Bores (well, some of them)

Acousticians track down the reason a type of driver creates a loud clang when it strikes the ball...

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Make Better Music 82: Monetizing Music (Part Two)

Working musician Simon Laffy ponders the recurring problem of making music pay...

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A New Hope For Bleached Coral Reefs?

UN report finds parts of coral reef ecosystems may survive in barely known deeper environments...

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All Wrong: the misguided adventures of an art world hero (Grayson Perry)

The roving potter lines up his newest quaint exhibits: the northern working classes...

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Human Resources Shocker: Suffering Heart Failure is NOT Good for Career Motivation!

One-third of heart failure patients do not return to work ...

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Musicians Wanted: Singer. What Lies Beneath (Mike Kershaw)

Heading up a supergroup of sorts, prog rock keyboardist Mike Kershaw releases What Lies Beneath. Review...

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Is it Done Yet? Archaeologists Find 5000 Year-Old Recipe for Beer

Revealing a 5000-year-old beer recipe in China...

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