• Superfecta

    I was chatting with my friend Jason Fiber today, and he told me that he’d finally launched his long planned record label. Jason is a passionate music fan, and with 13 years of music and internet industy experience under his belt, he’s launched Superfecta Recordings. According to his website, “Superfecta… Listen ⇢

  • Canhead

    While looking around the web, I came across a mention of my old Hoosier pal Tim Hittle’s academy award nominated film, Canhead. Many years ago I remember hanging out with Tim in his apartment next door to mine while he shot Jay Clay (the star of Canhead) movies on his… Listen ⇢

  • Summer Reading Lists

    Looking for a list of books to add to your summer reading list? Check out NPR’s Talk of the Nation’s Summer Reading List 2003r r Listen ⇢

  • Spreading The Digital Word

    Anyone who’s ever tried to read a book in ebook format knows that it will never replace the traditional printed book. But print on demand, now that’s a much better use of digital technology… digitize a huge library and print copies when needed. This article from ExtremeTech discusses this interesting… Listen ⇢

  • Carfree Cities

    Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. Listen ⇢

  • Eyesore of the Month

    From author and speaker James Howard Kunstler we have hisr (architectural) eyesore of the monthr Listen ⇢

  • Chris Hedges Booed at Speech

    My friend Robin sent me recently mentioned through an email howr Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of a recent book that describes war as an addiction, was booed last Saturday at Rockford College, a small liberal arts school 80 miles northwest of Chicago. During the speech, protesters… Listen ⇢

  • Guardian Unlimited | Online | Storm in a teacup

    The blog clog myth r r The row over whether webloggers are distorting Google search results is a storm in a teacup, writes Neil McIntosh in the Gardian (UK)… Listen ⇢

  • Freyda Epstein

    I was greatly saddened today to hear of the death of Freyda Epstein, the wonderful singer and violinist who was best known for her work with the seminal folk group Trapezoid. Only 46, Freyda’s death from a senseless car accident will affect many in the folk community. Back in my… Listen ⇢

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