* Chicago police are focusing more on seizing firearms than arresting low-level drug offenders. * Chicago's South Side, where much of the city's violence takes place, to get long-overdue Level 1 trauma center. * US officials block documents detailing the Gitmo torture of Abu Zubaydah, who lost
The victim of a robbery starts attending trials in New Orleans to understand the system while her burglar serves time in jail. Then he gets out.
* Oregon may be the driest state in the country, with 70% of the state in extreme drought. * California is currently experiencing its largest forest fire, which has burned through 160 square miles of the San Joaquin Valley. * Six brush fires alone were sparked by lightning in LA County yesterday. * EU
Because “buffalo” is a noun, a proper noun, and a verb, it can be used to form a one-word sentence. Just like “Ship-shipping ship, shipping shipping-ships.” Because English. via The Kid Should See This
John Cage’s best-known work is commonly thought to be a prank: four minutes and 33 seconds of silence. But that was never Cage’s intent. Instead, audiences should interpret whatever sounds may occur during the piece as the “performance.” Of his cover, Fraham says, “This rework could be
* Freddie Gray's family to receive a $6.4 million wrongful-death settlement from the city of Baltimore. * The Freddie Gray settlement is more than the $5.7 million Baltimore paid in total from 2011 to 2014 in police brutality lawsuits. * Some experts believe taking misconduct settlements out of
Created entirely through CG, this stunning short is based upon artworks by Yayoi Kusama and Ai Weiwei. It’s like Night at the Museum, but really really really really good-looking. “Themes & Variations” by Ziye Liu
A group of DC skaters finds abandoned backyard pools to drain and skate. From Run Riot Films
The next time you have insomnia, remember it could be worse. You could be a time-lapsed painting version of yourself. A film by John Shaffner
If a skater travels out of the city, far from urban parks and handrails, he does not cease to skate. A film by Vitùc
