This is pretty cool — flying robots playing catch.  (The video calls it juggling, but if it’s just one ball, I say it’s catch.)  It’s taking place in the Flying Machine Arena at the The Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, which is doing some very cool research in robotics.

A group of Johns Hopkins students play “Operation” with a da Vinci robot surgery system.

A gene in algae may make it possible to cure blindness in humans.

A unique celebration of Vladimir Mayakovsky’s life and poetry is in store when Revolution is presented at the Roberts Creek Hall on April 30. Drawing on the power of Mayakovsky’s poetry, Revolution intends to embark on a journey of his work through the theatre of sight, sound, voice and performance.

A video of a historic first pitch by a robot should have humans breathing a sigh of relief…. for n

During the first third of the 20 th -century, European art was awash in revolutionary movements. By 1923, dada, with its witty outrages, was winding down; Italian Futurism was being co-opted by Fascism; Russian Futurism and Constructivism were sti…

# crapfuturism Now that Amazon.com is thriving and Borders is using its empty shelves to advertise air guitars , it’s hard to imagine anybody thinking Amazon wouldn’t succeed. But New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman was willing to crawl out on a limb. More »

Marshall Crenshaw first came onto the scene in 1981 with the release of his first single, “Something’s Gonna Happen.” And it did. Crenshaw’s career took off, and escalated exponentially quite rapidly with the release of his self-titled debut album in 1982, and the equally sublime Field Day in 1983. Since then, Crenshaw has come back down to earth in terms of his career, eventually leaving major …

It was easy to become depressed after the lecture by Professor Leonardo Sonnoli at a conference marking the centenary of Futurism at Bezalel.

The new BMW Documentary Series “Activate the Future” is another fine example of a corporation harnessing a viral approach to shape the message, and instigate conversation. The series is not a sales pitch to buy the new 5-series, but rather an effort to position BMW as a forward-thinking entity in preparation for the launch of the electric car, the BMW i3, also called the Megacity Vehicle, and is …

Lucky old Florence. Having appealed for Italian artists to help it with contemporary works after the devastating floods of 1967, it received a gift of the entire collection of modern Italian masterpieces amassed by the Genoese engineer and industrialist, Alberto della Ragione.

It’s the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the 2042 NBA Finals. Earth still exists, and what’s more, so does professional basketball. The coach of the Seattle Lakers calls timeout and the players bound over for instruction from their bench. Their coach, an affable, motivator type, consults his holographic computer tablet and says “OK, we’re down 4 but there’s plenty of time left. We need a bucket, and …

The decadent New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and there’s no shortage of terrific photography to illustrate it. As collections from Rag & Bone, Thom Browne, Marc Jacobs were showcased, our (otherwise untrained) photography eye noticed a few intriguing images from the proceedings. Topics include, but are not limited to: flying nuns, Victorian futurism, inspiration from Egypt protests …

There was a major new departure by Giorgio Armani in his latest haute couture collection, a jet propelled take off into outer space, and a powerful re-launch of the retro futurism of the ’60s in a path-breaking show in Paris Monday, Jan. 24.

The songs on Lions, Fires & Squares are very good. And Malachi plans to be very big. The 26-year-old D.C. native wants to live off her music. She wants to tour the world—she’s already been flown to South Africa twice to perform. She wants to open schools. But she isn’t there yet.

The self-driving car has been a touchstone of futurism for a long time. Is it about to become reality? Imagine: You’re driving down the highway while drinking coffee and reading the newspaper—but you’re not putting any of your fellow drivers in danger. Instead, you’re letting the car itself take the wheel as it guides you safely down the road, all the while saving fuel. It’s not a pipe dream—it …

It’s almost antithetical to brand anything related to Leaving Records as “exclusive,” considering the experimental local imprint projects a total air of inclusivity (provided you have a tape deck). The music of its founder Matthewdavid (also signed to Flying Lotus’…

WITH curved lines composing rhythmic and twirling motion, the figures in Voon Kim Cheong’s paintings spring with gusto from the canvas.

Xbox 360/PS3/PC; £39.99; cert 12+; Techland/Deep Silver With most racing games increasingly obsessed with licensing vast numbers of high performance cars, there’s certainly room for something different and at first glance Nail’d seems to offer it. For a start, there’s the grungy graphics and lightning fast 3D engine. Then there’s the assortment of powerful dirt bikes and ATVs that would look …

A California photographer studies the odd landscape of Dubai.