10 Folk Songs About The NSA And Edward Snowden

by Eric Spiegelman

Taylor Swift And Tegan And Sara, “Closer”

Sergey Brin Is 40

Google co-founder Sergey Brin turns 40 today, which means those of us over 40 can feel confirmed in our own senses of failure in life, while those of us who have not yet turned 40 have however many years until we do to have our failures in life confirmed. Happy birthday, Google co-founder Sergey Brin!

“Blogs”: What Were They?

Have we reached consensus on the most important question of the age? Maybe we have! Maybe we have.

Let’s Talk About The Twitter IPO

Yeah there’s stuff to do today…

New York City, August 20, 2013

★★ All the cool and dry interludes were gone for certain now; August had assumed the normal character of…

Record Enjoyed

Wish All You Want, You’re Still Gonna Die

If you are one of those people for whom life is something that is at best endured — an endless slog of days in which you wander around burdened by an ever-present voice reminding you that you are worse than worthless because worthless things at least have…

“Teens” Using “Social Media” For “Rides”

“Some kids no longer dream about getting a new car. Instead, they dream about getting the latest smartphone.” Kids! Who understands them?

Cedar Walton, 1934–2013

Marian McPartland, 1918–2013