Posted By Nina Rangel on Thu, May 20, 2021 at 11:11 AM click image Instagram / portarossabar Porta Rossa will hold a Studio 54-themed bash for charity. Craft cocktail spot Porta Rossa will turn up the glitter this weekend for a groovy Studio 54-themed anniversary party that will raise money for leukemia and lymphoma research. Porta Rossa, which opened last spring, will transform into a colorful, music-filled discotheque on Saturday. In addition to a live DJ, disco dance floor and Instagrammable backdrop, the bar has created special cocktail menu just for the soiree. A portion of proceeds from sales of the $20-25 tickets will benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year candidate Vanessa Amaya. The Man & Woman of the Year campaign is a mone
NICOLETTA LANESE, LIVE SCIENCE
20 MAY 2021
These levitating spheres may appear red, purple or green at first glance, but in actuality, all 12 orbs are the same bland shade of beige.
Shrinking the image exaggerates this illusion, while zooming in minimizes the effect, according to David Novick, the creator of the image and a professor of engineering education and leadership at the University of Texas at El Paso.
But why do we perceive the spheres as anything but their true color, beige?
This skewed perception stems from a phenomenon known as the Munker-White illusion, Novick told Live Science.
In essence, the illusion works because our acuity for shape is better than our acuity for color, which means that we perceive the shapes with more detail and the colors with less detail, Novick said.
Shitty dog owners, beware. Texas Senate Bill 474, which establishes basic standards of shelter and care for dogs restrained outdoors, passed through both chambers of.
New San Antonio food truck mixes up cuisines from all over the U.S., burgers to lobster rolls Posted By Nina Rangel on Thu, May 20, 2021 at 10:30 AM click image Facebook / Franklin Jack The G.O.A.T. burger features roasted goat cheese, smoky bacon and fried onion strings. A food truck on San Antonio’s South Side is building a buzz with local foodies with a menu that s literally all over the fricken map. click image Instagram / franklin jack food truck Franklin Jack s Hot Cheeto-breaded chicken tenders. Franklin Jack, a new mobile kitchen whose appearance the
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Posted By Nina Rangel on Tue, May 18, 2021 at 2:45 PM click to enlarge Courtesy Burger Boy Burger Boy s newest location opened Tuesday. The Alamo City may be the taco capitol of the world, but burger joints keep popping up like jalapeño seeds in your mama’s pico de gallo. Burger Boy the iconic locally based purveyor of award-winning burgers, milkshakes and crinkle-cut fries opened its fourth location Tuesday, at 151 W. Bitters Road on in North Central San Antonio. “Every Burger Boy we have planned to open this year and next have been chosen because of community feedback,” co-owner Bryce Pohlmeier said in a release. “We know these restaurants are going to be fan favorites, not only because we stay local and true to our