Turks Win the East-West Omelette War…For Now Yes, it’s true. America has been surpassed as a world leader in yet another field. The crown for makers...
Official: vb.ly Link Shortener Seized by Libyan Government UPDATE Feb 23: In light of the current Libyan crisis, read this analysis on current use of .ly domains...
Portrait of a Troll: Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell I think a book profiling the everyday, offline lives of digital serial stalkers and trolls would be fascinating. Chilling...
John Sweeney Revisits the Church of Scientology The BBC’s John Sweeney investigated the Chrurch of Scientology back in 2007 and had a now-infamous meltdown during the...
Courtney Love Calls Out Sucka VC’s and Major Label Cartels This is from 2000, but oh my is it more relevant than ever. I never, ever, ever thought I’d...
Ex-Colombo Capo Michael Franzese on God’s Plan Former Colombo crime family captain turned born-again preacher Michael Franzese gave Nightline a meaty interview yesterday about his departure...
California Schools Testing Algebra eTextbooks on the iPad The Fresno Bee and Washington policy-wonk blog The Hill report on the move by California schools to test iPad...
San Bruno Gas Explosion Viral Media Roundup Having arrived about 20 minutes early to pick someone up at San Francisco Airport yesterday, I figured I’d pull...
Iconic Artist Banksy Interviewed (and Photographed!) Laughing Squid alerts me to a momentous interview with iconic guerrilla street artist Banksy, in today’s issue of UK...
All-Girl Funeral Scam Ring Hired Actors as Mourners, Cremated Cow Parts The FBI website has a story today on the conviction August 2 of 67-year-old Jean Crump of South Los...