Monthly Archives January 30, 2014

Ford Teams Up With MIT, Stanford to Advance Automated Driving Research

January 30, 2014

Ford is embarking on new automated driving research projects with MIT and Stanford as part of its Blueprint for Mobility project, which envisions fully automated vehicles on the road around 2025. The research w...

“Supernatural” – Sharp Teeth (9.12) episode review

Georgeanne Oliver

January 30, 2014

So, in unfathomably weird news, TVline.com has reported that this week's episode of Supernatural got its highest ratings since 2010, beating last week's numbers that did the same. The site pointed out that th...

Federal Prosecutors will seek death penalty against accused Boston Marathon bomber

John M. Guilfoil

January 30, 2014

United States Attorney General Eric Holder today authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, one of the accused bombers of the 2013 Boston Marathon. U.S. Attorney C...

Album Review for Dead Meadow: Warble Womb

Amina Ly

January 30, 2014

If there is one thing to be said about Dead Meadow’s new album Warble Womb, it’s that this is definitely the next logical step in the band’s progression. Dead Meadow has been active since 1998, and in the last ...

“The Blacklist” – The Cyprus Agency (1.13) episode review

Georgeanne Oliver

January 29, 2014

The Blacklist stuck with tradition this week by producing a gut-wrenching and disturbing episode, but perhaps taking things a bit too far. Let me explain. I don't mean that it's more unbearably upsetting than...

Savoy Live: GET LAZER’D

Hal Hyatt

January 29, 2014

Lasers are awesome. Before a friend invited me to this show I had never heard of Savoy. Consisting of three members Savoy is a live EDM band with a drummer and two djs. I was thoroughly impressed with their ...

Independent Film Review of “It’s Not You, It’s Me”

Randy Steinberg

January 28, 2014

Romantic comedy with an interesting conceptual angle

Grammys cause Controversy

Ellie Williams

January 28, 2014

The Grammys. The awards show of awards shows. At least, in my opinion—though, as music editor, I may be a bit biased. This year, we witnessed a number of interesting performances, including the weddings of 3...

Self-Driving Cars A Real Possibility

Aneri Pattani

January 28, 2014

Robot cars may be on the roads within the next decade, said a recent IHS Automotive study. The study claims that 54 million robot cars will be on the streets by 2035 and that nearly all autos will be driverles...

Poor Best Buy Holiday Sales Leads Shares to Fall

Aneri Pattani

January 27, 2014

Best Buy experienced disappointing sales during the holiday season, and its shares declined by 27 percent. This reflects increasing worry from investors about the future of the company. Best Buy was struggl...

Facebook Adds Trending Feature

Aneri Pattani

January 27, 2014

Facebook adds a new feature, entitled Trending, in order to better compete with Twitter. This new module highlights the most popular topics across the social network at any given moment. It lists hot topics a...

Fitbit Force Causing Skin Irritation for Some Users

Aneri Pattani

January 27, 2014

Fitbit is offering refunds and replacements for its latest wearable fitness device after some users complained of skin irritation. Reports of rashes arose in December on the company’s forum, where several user...

“Sherlock” – The Sign of Three (3×02) episode review

Ally Johnson

January 27, 2014

This week’s newest episode of Sherlock "The Sign of Three" is a play on an original Holmes story entitled "The Sign of the Four." In the original story, one of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's longer pieces, thi...

5 Things to Know If You Missed the North American International Auto Show

Aneri Pattani

January 27, 2014

The North American International Auto Show revealed big trends in the auto industry. Here are the top five things you should know if you missed the auto show: 1. Glimpse of the Future Infiniti, Kia, Volkswag...

Bugatti to Create Veyron Successor

Aneri Pattani

January 27, 2014

As the production of the current Veyron comes to an end, everyone is wondering what Bugatti will do next. By next year, it will have sold the last examples of the Grand Sport and Vitesse roadsters. Since Veyro...

Band Buzz: Destruction Unit

Cat Michaels

January 26, 2014

Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, Destruction Unit is, to put it simply, a unique band with a unique sound. The group was formed by Ryan Rousseau thirteen years ago and has since expanded to five members containing ...

Hov Takes Over TD Garden for Magna Carter World Tour

Karan Marwah

January 25, 2014

There are few artists today that can create an atmosphere of rapture and awe with the help of nothing but a live band and their voice. Jay-Z is one such artist. For the first time in four year...

Worldwide Gmail outage reported Friday

John M. Guilfoil

January 24, 2014

Second update: As of 3:20 p.m., Gmail appears to be back up and running. Update: As of 3 p.m., Gmail appears to up sporadically. The App Status Dashboard shows Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Dri...

Brooklyn’s Rocket & The Ghost rock Boston’s Middle East

Roxy Quinn

January 24, 2014

The Middle East Club is known for showcasing some of Boston’s best local bands, but this Brooklyn-based quintet stole the spotlight last Friday to kick off the new year. Rocket & The Ghost lit up the venue,...

Feed Me’s Calamari Tuesday: A Song by Song Review

Hal Hyatt

January 24, 2014

It’s not too often you come across a person like Jon Gooch in the EDM scene. Feed Me's Calamari Tuesday. Media credit to Your EDM. I have probably listened to Calamari Tuesday all the way through about ...