Lennon’s Fave; Do You Know Him?

In 1968, when asked to name his favorite American rock group, John Lennon replied “Nilsson,” which was of course not a group at all but a Brooklyn-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter named Harry Nilsson . To casual browsers in the pop-culture past, Nilsson, who died in 1994 at 52, is perhaps best known for a song he sang but did not write — Fred Neil’s “Everybody’s Talkin,’ ” from the film ...

Eagles 2010: Cheerleaders try to keep up the enthusiasm

Ten area Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders revel in the excitement of a new season as they hope the best for their team.

Google unveils its Instant interactive search

The search results that display 'as you type, not after you type' are part of what the company's co-founder Sergey Brin hopes will make Google the 'third half of your brain' ( ZDNet UK - Networking )

A Name, But No Design

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro may not have won a Pritzker Prize. But how many architects can claim a retrospective at the modern-art mecca Whitney Museum in New York, or a genius award from the MacArthur Foundation?

Are androids possible?

By Cecil Adams Do you personally think creating a perfectly humanlike robot is possible? If so, how many years might it take? --Debbie, Jakarta, Indonesia Anything is possible, Debbie. The question is whether it's likely. My guess: no. Here's why. What's the point? We've already got a proven method of making self-propelled homunculi that realistically simulate a mature human being. It's called ...