Hands-on with Microsoft’s hologram device
By BRANDON BAILEY Microsoft didn’t use skydivers or stunt cyclists to introduce what it hopes will be the next big leap in computing technology. Instead, with its new HoloLens headset,…
Animation and comics
Charlie Hebdo: High stakes when satire meets globalization
By JILL LAWLESS These are dark days for those who want to believe that the pen is mightier than the sword. The attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has…
Furries Q&A: Event draws many in animal costumes
A chlorine gas evacuation turned a suburban Chicago hotel into what looked like a cartoon come to life, as people dressed in brightly colored rabbit, fox and dragon costumes were…
JAPANESE ANIMATION MASTER MIYAZAKI BIDS FAREWELL
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Hayao Miyazaki, one of animation’s most admired and successful directors, smiles during a press conference on his retirement in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.…
JONATHAN COULTON, GREG PAK PAIR UP FOR COMIC BOOK
By MATT MOORE This comic book cover image released by Pak Man Productions shows “Code Monkey Save the World,” by musician Jonathan Coulton and writer Greg Pak. The pair turned…
GROUNDBREAKING IMPROV COMIC JONATHAN WINTERS DIES
JOHN ROGERS FILE – This May 6, 1997 file photo shows comedian Jonathan Winters posing at a hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim…
ONLINE TRANSLATION ON THE RISE, CHANGING LIVES
By MARTHA MENDOZA In this April 4, 2013 photograph, the Smith women, from left, mother Niki Smith, GiGi, 3, Macy Jade, 7 and Guan Ya, 14, use Google Translate on…