The Artist Who Throws Newton a Curve

COSTA MESA, Calif. — As a teenager in Brooklyn, Fred Eversley filled a pie pan with Jell-O and spun it on a turntable in his father’s basement laboratory. It was one of his many early science experiments, inspired by an article in Popular Mechanics about Isaac Newton’s contributions to modern physics involving a bucket of…

Ice, Ice Baby

“I just want to go back to the ’90s,” said Vanilla Ice, the rapper. It was a Thursday morning, two weeks after he had performed at the Palladium Times Square in New York City. And after blowing off one interview altogether and showing up 15 minutes late to this one, Vanilla Ice finally got on…

Breakfast With Grandma

Hi there! I’m Tanya, an editor on this newsletter and your substitute teacher this week in Ms. Richardson’s absence. Please, get off the desks. There was a lot to look forward to when I moved to New York City from Washington, D.C., nearly five months ago: a new apartment to decorate, new friends to make,…