Charles Hard Townes died, Thursday, at 99 years of age. You know the light saber? The “Luke, I am your father” light saber? Only the most transcendent, gnarly piece of weaponized technology in the galaxy, light saber? The “zzzuun zzzeen” light saber? Our only hope? Yeah. That one. Townes invented it. You know laser tag? […]
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Sweet Home
In case you’ve been on hold over at the Affordable Care Act website for the last five days, the fate of a defending, two-time national championship team is on the line. A series of improbable events have put a dynasty in jeopardy. Its mascot, a rumbling, horned behemoth of a creature, hunted for millennia, looks […]
