Dylan Tweney

Los Angeles gossip site TMZ got the scoop that Michael Jackson died. They had it about half an hour after paramedics arrived, and about 15 minutes ahead of the LA Times. When the LA Times blog was just reporting that MJ was in the hospital, and then in a coma, TMZ already had a headline […]

Twitter, circa 1935

Thanks for your careful attention to our blogs. It may come as a surprise to you to find out that Wired publishes about 10 different blogs, accounting for a total of 50-100 articles per day, with a staff of about 25. By contrast, Wired magazine publishes about 85-100 pages of stories per month with

Arnulfo Quimare and Scott Jurek, two of the greatest ultra-long distance runners right now. “Got it!” Luis said, dropping back

This is a hell of an obit about a man who must have been a hell of a writer. Not being a sports fan, I hadn’t heard about Bud Shrake until I read this, and now I’m sorry I missed him. I’m pretty sure they aren’t making journalists like this any more. Sally Jenkins – […]

This is one of the most fun interviews I’ve done in a long time. Wired.com Video: High-Tech Cellist Fuses Music, MacBook | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

Mini bio of Claude Shannon, founder of modern information theory: April 30, 1916: Information Theory, Who’s Your Daddy? | This Day In Tech.

Google Maps Typography, by Rhett Dashwood.

Former Gawker editor and Awl founder Choire Sicha: “If I were going to be buying things now, I would be buying media properties. You get a lot of bang for your buck. People are making good, stable money, recession or no. Now is the time that people should be trying things and having fun.” Choire […]

English Russia » Only in Russia 20. (via Gizmodo)

I want to see video of someone riding this. Jalopnik – Segway Goes Steampunk With “Legway” – Legway.

How to make delicious Totoro cream puffs, by bento art genius Annathered. We are totally doing this. (thanks, Xeni!)