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Can You Origami? Follow One Master's Folds

Renowned origami artist Robert Lang’s beetles, centipedes and dinosaurs are exhibited around the world. Lang tells Wired how he became an origami master. Robert J. Lang, an origami maverick whose work has appeared at the Museum of Modern Art in New ...

From ALLISON ROESER, Wired,  10 Jul 2008

Short on Style, Speedo Goggles Deliver Flawless Performance

It would be nice if Speedo's highly touted Biofuse technology were more than a load of marketing crap. But it's hard to fathom what's so revolutionary about it. The three-step manufacturing process supposedly provides ideal "flexibility and structure" — ...

From ALLISON ROESER, Wired,  9 Jul 2008
Related Topics: WIRED Magazine,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Where It All Began: Images From Wired's Early Days

CNN introduced Wired magazine in January 1993 by saying it was "a combination of high technology with rock 'n' roll delivery." Rossetto & Co.'s initial advertising campaign -– wild postering and bus signs in five cities -– had the tagline: "Finally, a ...

From ALLISON ROESER, Wired,  27 May 2008

Barack Obama Watches Your Every Move

What else could Barack Obama possibly do to charm the nation? According to our very own Mat Honan, "Barack Obama always makes time for you." How much time? Enough to make you a mixtape, fold your laundry and bring you chocolate. In the words of Project ...

From ALLISON ROESER, Wired,  14 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama

'Roids Investigations Extends to Celebrity Artists

Mary J. Blige The Times Union reports that the R&B superstar received several packages of a human growth hormone and anabolic steroids. More interestingly, some of the orders were addressed to "Marlo Stanfield" -- the drug lord from HBO's revered ...

From ALLISON ROESER, Wired,  14 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Mary J. Blige,  Timbaland,  HBO,  Michael Jordan,  Wyclef Jean

Underlined: Battlestar Galactica, Blonde Redhead, Amy Winehouse

Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Blonde Redhead (Pitchfork Media) Four East Coast cities in five days might not strike some as a legitimate tour, but when it’s Blonde Redhead, we’ll take what we can get. The short-lived stint lasts from January 16-20, ...

From ALLISON ROESER, Wired,  10 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Amy Winehouse

Underlined: Radiohead, Obama, the Philip K. Dick Award Finalists

Will Smith Thinks Your Personality Could Be Lacking in Scientology (OH NO THEY DIDN'T!) Upon the wrapping of the film “Hancock,” Will Smith was seen doling out cards for personality tests at local Scientology centers to the crew. If the crew members ...

From ALLISON ROESER, Wired,  9 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Philip K. Dick,  Will Smith,  Kanye West

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