Tag Archives: History

FBI recovers WhatsApp, Signal data stored on Michael Cohen’s BlackBerry | Ars Technica

Letter to judge reveals 731 pages of messages, call logs uncovered on one of two phones. — Read on arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/06/fbi-recovered-hundreds-of-encrypted-messages-from-michael-cohens-phone/

Eames House , Barbie’s Scandinavian Dream House

I got to check this out during the members preview on Thursday. It was amazing. I think my life might suck less if I had Quincy’s couch. This weekend, as part of (what else?) the mega mid-century SoCal art survey Pacific Standard Time, LACMA will open California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way.” It’sContinue reading “Eames House , Barbie’s Scandinavian Dream House”

Home Junction

If you’ve used Google Maps in a major metropolitain area, you may have noticed one or two “neighborhood labels” that seemed bizarre and new to you even though you know the area quite well. Here is a link to Home Junction on Google Maps. As best as I can determine, some of these names goContinue reading “Home Junction”

Old Venice and the Backdrops of “Boardwalk Empire”

It’s really fascinating to watch the recreation of Atlantic City during it’s “hey day” and I can’t help but be mesmerized by the backdrops for the exterior scenes shot there. I’ve always had a soft-spot for historical boardwalk scenes. Not really sure if it’s some weird obsession with the Monopoly boardgame or the secretive aspectContinue reading “Old Venice and the Backdrops of “Boardwalk Empire””