Cool Thing - The AV Club's Undercover series. Bands choose a song to cover from a list compiled by AV Club editors. Once a song is covered, it can't be covered again for the series. I especially like...

Inspiration - I recently read Chris Ayres' War Reporting for Cowards. It's an overview of Ayres' career--from journalism school to an aborted stint embedded in Iraq at the beginning of the invasion...

This is a post about paying for text online. This is just one, kind of fantastical, idea. In general, I like free content the way it is now. I just want better UIs. Now...let's start with this video...

Topic One: Aquarium Drunkard has posted 8 tracks of a 1967 Beach Boys rehearsal. Listen to the version of God Only Knows. It's awesome, but pretty emo. Topic Two: The last two music magazines that...

Listening - The Age Of Persuasion is a CBC radio show about advertising. It's a 27 minute lecture on advertising history and theory delivered by Terry O'Reilly to your computer every week (if you search...

1. Luck - My power didn't go out during the ice storms. Surprising, since it was out for a while (seven to nine days, I don't remember) in September when Hurricane Ike came through. 2. Concern - The...

While most magazines are turning into mail-order fluff surrounded by ads, Esquire reminds us they weren't always that way. They've posted their seven best stories online. Each piece is an excellent...