Google’s Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Doodle

To celebrate his would-be 150th birthday, Google featured radical French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in their latest Google Doodle. For those not already familiar with Toulouse-Lautrec, the tech giant’s bleak portrait of the progressive painter, printmaker and illustrator may paint the wrong picture. Though he’s known to many for his work at the Moulin Rouge, the Guardian argues that the reach of Toulouse-Lautrec’s artistic influence …

Beats in Space’s Crazed Caller

Tim Sweeney has been running his eclectic NYC radio show, “Beats in Space,” every Tuesday night since 1999 and has yet to miss a week. Since then, he’s captured the attention of not only music lovers and artists, but one frequent caller who identifies himself only as “Victor Washington Heights.” The anonymous caller’s messages range from Bond-villain to proud, drunken uncle, and while Sweeney admits …

Aura’s Wireless Christmas Lights

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With just about everything going wireless these days, the team behind Aura thought it was time Christmas tree lights got the same treatment. After becoming fed up with untangling a never-ending mess of lights each year, Aura is introducing the first-ever wireless Christmas tree lights. Shaped like ornaments and offered in white or multicolor, the wireless bulbs will light up when they’re near a central …