“Would you please call this guy?” she asked. “He’s a nice old man. He says no one will return his calls. He’s got a story about John Glenn.” The timing was good. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn’s historic flight, the first by an American to orbit the earth. So, I called Ed...
Amazing Monkeys
Amazing Monkeys
Some subscribers choosing to cut the cable
A little over a year ago Alexis Hinde decided to cut her cable service. Hinde is part of the trend in which an increasing number of consumers are getting home entertainment online. In Hinde’s case, she has opted for the Internet, replacing her Shaw cable with a combination of Netflix and Apple TV for...
Halena Kays revives ‘Six Characters’
“This year has been wild!” says Halena Kays. And she ticks off the items contributing to wildness: “Take over a company , direct some shows .” Plus last fall, while performing in The Kid Thing, she found out she was having her first baby—due in...
How we Built an iOS game on PC Part 4/4: Testing, Release, Marketing
This series chronicles Catch the Monkey from ideation to sale worldwide in the App Store. You can read other articles in this series here:Part 1: Design PrototypingPart 2: Building the CorePart 3: Balancing Polishing You can find out more about Mirthwerx and our projects at our website. Intro We had a game! Hurray! It...
Fossil footprints reveal oldest elephant herd
The world’s oldest elephant tracks have now been revealed, 7-million-year-old footprints in the Arabian Desert, researchers say. These prehistoric footsteps, likely the work of some 13 four-tusked elephant ancestors, are the earliest direct evidence of how the ancestors of modern elephants interacted socially, and the oldest evidence of an elephant herd. “Basically, this is...