Laura Sydell appears in the following:
'Bioshock Infinite': A First-Person Shooter, A Tragic Play
Monday, April 01, 2013
In a first-person shooter video game, your targets range from zombies to soldiers, aliens or any other variation of "enemy." Most people wouldn't call that art. But BioShock Infinite creator Ken Levine says he's aiming to transform the genre.
Back in 2007, in the first installment of BioShock, Levine created ...
On Its 7th Birthday, Is Twitter Still The 'Free Speech Party'?
Thursday, March 21, 2013
It's hard to believe, but seven years ago no one had ever heard of a tweet. Thursday is the anniversary of the first tweet from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. It wasn't profound. He wrote:
Since then the social media company has been an important communication tool in everything from the ...
Arhoolie Records: 50 Years Of Digging For Down-Home Music
Saturday, March 16, 2013
For the past 37 years, Down Home Music Store has sat on a lonely block in El Cerrito, Calif. For all that time, Chris Strachwitz has stocked the store with a treasure trove of American roots music. He produced many of the records filling Down Home's bins.
Strachwitz's Arhoolie label ...
The Most Talked About Tech And Culture Trends At SXSW Interactive
Monday, March 11, 2013
Everywhere you walk in downtown Austin, Texas, new names compete for the attention of the tens of thousands wandering the SXSW Interactive festival. Which of this year's emerging ideas and brands — MakerBot, Leap Motion, Geomagic — will break into mainstream consciousness? Here's a quick rundown of the conversation topics ...
Controlling Your Computer With A Wave Of Your Hand
Monday, March 11, 2013
If you've had wrist and shoulder pain from clicking a mouse, relief may be in sight. This spring, a new motion sensing device will go on sale that will make it possible for the average computer user to browse the Web and open documents with a wave of a finger.
...Yet Another Shift In Facebook Policies Raises Privacy Concerns
Thursday, November 29, 2012
How Musicians Make Money (By The Fraction Of A Cent) On Spotify
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
New Yahoo CEO Among A Rare Few: Female Execs With Tech Creds
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Soon Facebook Growth Will Be About Users Clocking In More Time
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Artists and the INS
Saturday, September 08, 2001
Producer Laura Sydell looks at the bureaucratic challenge of bringing foreign artists to the United States.
Artist Wayne Thiebaud
Saturday, May 05, 2001
The artist Wayne Thiebaud is famous for his carefully-crafted paintings of the sugary, salty, fattening, mundane stuff we love: cakes, candied apples, pies, ice cream cones, bubble gum, sardines, hot dogs.
