Month March 2011

Hooray for Hollywood

My friend John Wight on his days in Hollywood, coping with the rigid class system and its systematized abuse, while scuffling as an extra and writing screenplays. In my time I witnessed extras being escorted from the soundstage of the…

Renault Twizy electric car for $9700

The battery leases for $62 a month but still, the Twizy could make a fine substitute for golf carts used in retirement communities for transportation. It’s considerably less expensive, and way more styling and modern too.

Skysails get major customer in Cargill

Trial runs have shown that kites developed by Skysails for big ships can cut fuel costs by at least 20%. Now, major shipping company Cargill plans a test on the largest class of cargo ship yet to test the kites.

Libya maelstrom

US sends two warships through Suez. Qadaffi attacking rebels with jets and bombing. While arming the insurgents seems like a good idea in theory, how can it be done without US troops being fired upon? When that happens, the US…