Catherine Coulson, Beloved Twin Peaks Log Lady, Has Died

Catherine Coulson, famous for her role as the beloved Log Lady in Twin Peaks, has died at the age of 71. Coulson—a longtime friend and collaborator of David Lynch—appeared in his short film The Amputee, worked as assistant director on Eraserhead and was set to reprise her role in the Twin Peaks revival series—although the extent of her involvement was unclear. She also appeared in …

Samsung’s Serif TV

Once again, Samsung has found a way to invigorate the television-manufacturing industry, where pixel density and refresh rate seem to be the only things that improve. After teaming up with Yves Behar to release an impressive curved screen, the South Korean company tapped furniture designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec to update a TV with more than just technical specs in mind. The result is the …

Bizarre Mars Housing Concepts

Mars is looking more inhabitable than ever—as NASA announced the discovery of liquid water on its surface—so it’s only a matter of time until we finally touch down on the Red Planet. And when we do, we’ll have no shortage of housing options thanks to a handful of architects and designers who submitted proposals to NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge. The competition called for “state-of-the-art …