May 2009

Susan Boyle loses! And still wins! By Heather Havrilesky
The singer escapes "Britain's Got Talent" with her soul intact, perhaps the greatest feat in this twisted age (05/31/2009)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises. (05/31/2009)

O'Reilly's campaign against murdered doctor By Gabriel Winant
The Fox News star had compared Tiller to a Nazi, called him a "baby killer," and warned of "Judgment Day" (05/31/2009)

Dr. George Tiller murdered in Wichita Joan Walsh
Terrorized by anti-abortion fanatics for almost 20 years, the doctor was killed in the lobby of his church (05/31/2009)

Are six Catholics too many for the Supreme Court? By Frances Kissling
Not if one is a divorced Latina. Sotomayor would be a positive influence on the court's five male Catholics. (05/31/2009)

Jeffrey Rosen vows never to "blog" again Glenn Greenwald
TNR's legal affairs reporter blames the medium for his own behavior. (05/31/2009)

Suspect in Tiller murder identified Alex Koppelman
A man suspected of shooting the abortion provider is in custody, but has not been charged (06/01/2009)

Tiller remembered at D.C. vigil Mike Madden
A spontaneous Twitter-organized vigil for Dr. George Tiller not far from the White House draws about 100 people. (06/01/2009)

Obama "shocked and outraged" by Tiller murder Alex Koppelman
The president puts out a statement on the killing of the controversial abortion provider (05/31/2009)

iPhone, Web Offer Lonely Planet A New Life Om Malik
(06/01/2009)

Countdown to Palm Pre: My Super-Quick Hands-On Review Om Malik
(06/01/2009)

The UMPC- Perfect E-book Reader? James Kendrick
(05/31/2009)

Will O3D Get Google Back Into Virtual Worlds? Wagner James Au
(06/01/2009)

The Solid-State Future Mike Speiser
(05/31/2009)

Weekend Vid Picks: Some of the Best In Infomercial Parodies Liz Shannon Miller
(05/31/2009)

How to Become a More Frugal Web Worker Celine Roque
(05/31/2009)

Cloud Computing: Enter the “Stacker” Bryan Doerr
(05/31/2009)

In Music, Apple’s Strength Becomes a Vulnerability Paul Bonanos
(05/31/2009)

Movies not to miss: "Munyurangabo" Andrew O'Hehir
An American indie filmmaker's amazing Rwandan odyssey. Plus: Blame Canada! (For the virus eating your brain.) (05/30/2009)

Deadly heat By Katharine Mieszkowski
A controversial report from Kofi Annan's group says global warming is killing hundreds of thousands a year. (05/30/2009)

Taguba denies he's seen abuse photos suppressed by Obama By Mark Benjamin
The general told a U.K. paper about images he saw investigating Abu Ghraib -- not photos Obama wants kept secret. (05/30/2009)

"I was horrified by the lengths men will go to mistreat other men" by Spiegel staff
Obama's great uncle, who helped to liberate a subcamp of Buchenwald, speaks before the president's Germany trip. (05/30/2009)

Obama defends Sotomayor on race Joan Walsh
The president says she might have "restated" her "wise Latina woman" remark but calls the flap over it "nonsense." (05/30/2009)

Democracy needs a bailout By David Sirota
Forget the loss of investigative journalism. The passive American public is the biggest threat to democracy. (05/30/2009)

"New" Abu Ghraib photos aren't new Alex Koppelman
Salon published many of the shocking images now being discussed in news reports three years ago. (05/30/2009)

What Smartbooks Must Offer to Succeed James Kendrick
(05/30/2009)

Android This Week: 18-20 Phones Expected, Upgrade Concerns Sparked, Cupcake Rollout Started James Kendrick
(05/30/2009)

Resource Rationalization for the Home Office Georgina Laidlaw
(05/30/2009)

Tidal Power Keeps on Truckin’ David Ehrlich
(05/30/2009)

Cloud Computing: Building Blocks for the Enterprise Bryan Doerr
(05/30/2009)

Weekly App Store Picks: May 30, 2009 Olly Farshi
(05/30/2009)

The Leading Class and the Lagging Class on the Web Kevin Kelleher
(05/30/2009)

First Clips and Screen Shots: G1 Gets Video Recording Through Android Update Janko Roettgers
(05/30/2009)

"Up" By Stephanie Zacharek
Pixar's latest is bursting with charming visual touches and life-affirming messages, so why does it feel so cold? (05/29/2009)

Red State Update: Dick Cheney's "Goodnight Moon"
Why can't the former V.P. get a book deal? (05/29/2009)

"Drag Me to Hell" By Stephanie Zacharek
Sam Raimi returns to the gross-out goofiness of his "Evil Dead" days with this brash horror-comedy. (05/29/2009)

Bateman: Tom Tancredo vs. Sonia Sotomayor
An animated response to the terrible, racist remarks from the former GOP congressman. (05/29/2009)

WayLay By Carol Lay
The key to living happily ever after. (05/29/2009)

Slipped through the cracks Joe Coscarelli
A new men's group fights reverse sexism on campus. Plus: A gay male prom queen and facials with ... human sperm? (05/29/2009)

Hot for married co-worker By Cary Tennis
She says she's loyal to her husband and wants to have babies with him -- do I have a chance with her? (05/29/2009)

Dorking out on the National Spelling Bee Sarah Hepola
13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar wins with a word I've never even heard before. Pass the Puffs already. (05/29/2009)

Sotomayor and Stereotypes 101 Kate Harding
The New York Times demonstrates how to report on observable evidence while giving credence to sexist, racist memes (05/29/2009)

Sex trade specials: Buffets, senior discounts! Tracy Clark-Flory
The recession is pushing prostitutes the world over to offer up more for less. (05/29/2009)

Ladies love smooth kiwis Kate Harding
Philips Norelco is on a mission to make hairless scrotums a hot new trend (05/29/2009)

The white man is being oppressed! By Mike Madden
Rush, Newt and other right-wingers decide that Sonia Sotomayor is a racist. Project much? (05/29/2009)

"If we kill schoolgirls, you shouldn't be surprised" By Matthias Gebauer and Shoib Najafizada
Responding to threats from the Taliban, at least 10 girls' schools have shut down in northern Afghanistan. (05/29/2009)

U.N. calls U.S. human rights record "deplorable" By Mark Benjamin
A new report suggests the U.S. may have committed war crimes -- and endorses the formation of a truth commission. (05/29/2009)

Sonia Sotomayor is not Clarence Thomas By Joe Conason
Why do Republicans think Sotomayor is a mediocre beneficiary of affirmative action? Because they had their own. (05/29/2009)

False excuses for anonymity and irrationality on affirmative action Glenn Greenwald
The right-wing argument about the affirmative action case is the most incoherent claim seen in some time. (05/29/2009)

The future of manufacturing: Here come the robots By Robert Reich
It's not just Detroit -- even China is losing factory jobs. And they're never coming back. (05/29/2009)

Oops: Paper runs ad calling for Obama's assassination Alex Koppelman
A Pennsylvania newspaper has apologized for a classified ad it printed; the Secret Service is investigating (05/29/2009)

Is Obama covering up photos of detainee rapes? Alex Koppelman
You shouldn't immediately trust everything you read -- at least not in the British press (05/29/2009)

The dumbest Princeton honors student ever Alex Koppelman
Would conservative pundits question the academic achievements of Sonia Sotomayor if she wasn't a minority? (05/29/2009)

What Sotomayor actually sounds like on the bench Alex Koppelman
As stories about her conduct fly around, audio emerges of her participation in a controversial case (05/29/2009)

Disaster Film 2012’s Viral Marketing Campaign Is Also a Disaster Liz Shannon Miller
(05/29/2009)

Indy 500 Streams Live!…to 36,000 Liz Gannes
(05/29/2009)

A Texan health care mystery Andrew Leonard
What makes the town of McAllen different from the rest of the U.S.? The New Yorker explains (05/29/2009)

Cyber Czar Is a Big Title for an Impossible Job Stacey Higginbotham
(05/29/2009)

Web Worker Careers: Web Design Meryl Evans
(05/29/2009)

The Streaming Content Is There, Just Not Enough People Watching It — Yet Dan Rayburn
(05/29/2009)

Adura: Is Wireless Lighting the Way Into Energy Management? Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/29/2009)

Windows Home Server Nirvana Is One Step Closer Kevin C. Tofel
(05/29/2009)

This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #41: Stress and Spelling James Kendrick
(05/29/2009)

The DIY Home Energy Monitor (Geek Skills Required) Josie Garthwaite
(05/29/2009)

No depression: Economy cratering slower than ever Andrew Leonard
White House economic adviser Austan Goolsbee defends Obama legacy -- after just three months (05/29/2009)

Why VCs Heart Smart Grid: It’s IT Amy Westervelt
(05/29/2009)

Mining for Concise Tech Tutorials on wikiHow Samuel Dean
(05/29/2009)

All My Mail Searches Multiple Web Mail Accounts at Once Lisa Hoover
(05/29/2009)

New Arrival at Mobile Tech Manor: Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 James Kendrick
(05/29/2009)

How to Monitor Real-Time Information on Twitter Dawn Foster
(05/29/2009)

The Problem With Variable Pricing Liam Cassidy
(05/29/2009)

Bo Burnham Gets Schooled in Yo Teach Chris Albrecht
(05/29/2009)

Lebron James, and Naked Without Data Pip Coburn
(05/30/2009)

SCHED*: Simple Social Scheduling Imran Ali
(05/29/2009)

Will the bond market intimidate Obama? Andrew Leonard
The president's agenda will cost a lot of money. Where will it come from if Treasury can't borrow? (05/29/2009)

SiCortex Co-Founder on Intel and Shutting Down Stacey Higginbotham
(05/29/2009)

Cloud Computing: A System of Control Bryan Doerr
(05/29/2009)

What's good for General Motors... Andrew Leonard
People used to bridle at the equation of the automaker's welfare with the nation's. But it has never been truer (05/29/2009)

Coulombs, Better Places of the World to Open Doors for Smaller Startups? Josie Garthwaite
(05/29/2009)

Lenovo Y450 Notebook Camera James Kendrick
(05/29/2009)

Quick Impressions of the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 Notebook James Kendrick
(05/29/2009)

Why We Are Cautious About Google’s Wave Om Malik
(05/29/2009)

How-To: Calibrate Your Laptop Battery Jenny Kortina
(05/29/2009)

FlairBuilder: Wireframing and Prototyping Web Sites Imran Ali
(05/29/2009)

Can 3-D save the movie industry? By Stephanie Zacharek
Filmmakers hail the technology as a new frontier. But the future looks a lot like the past. (05/28/2009)

Still more DVDs you should have seen (but didn't) Andrew O'Hehir
Trumbo's antiwar parable, Maddin's gorgeous weirdness, a children's film by Tarkovsky, arty French erotica, more. (05/28/2009)

She tried to assassinate a president
Sarah Jane Moore shot President Ford and missed. She speaks to Matt Lauer. (05/28/2009)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Lucky Ducky and the brand-new stadium. (05/28/2009)

My ADHD 8-year-old By Cary Tennis
I overcame a violent past, but my kid is testing my limits. (05/28/2009)

Unshackling female prisoners in labor Abigail Kramer
New York becomes the fourth state to ban an inhumane practice (05/28/2009)

Join the shame parade By Carina Chocano
From Kate Gosselin to Elizabeth Edwards to Facebook users, the scorned are flaunting humiliation like never before. (05/28/2009)

"Kick Like a Girl" scores Sarah Hepola
In a new HBO documentary, an all-girls soccer team faces off against the boys for a season. (05/28/2009)

"Gathering Storm" strikes again Judy Berman
The National Organization for Marriage's new ad takes aim at same-sex unions in New York. (05/28/2009)

Area teens caught displaying warmth and affection! Amy Benfer
Anatomy of a bogus trend piece on today's wayward youth. (05/28/2009)

The lying liars who tweet Tracy Clark-Flory
Twitter hosts a battle over which sex is more dishonest. (05/28/2009)

Today in kink Judy Berman
A book claims "Oral Sex Is the New Goodnight Kiss," Real Dolls sue copycat, academics debate "sexting" and more (05/28/2009)

Do CIA cables show doctors monitoring torture? By Sheri Fink
Documents obtained by the ACLU seem to show that medical personnel monitored the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah (05/28/2009)

In the shadow of Cheney By Gary Kamiya
Obama could spring America from the dank culture of fear spread by Cheney and Bush. So what's holding him back? (05/28/2009)

One more reason to worry about North Korea By Joseph Cirincione
This time, there is cause to be concerned about North Korea's threats. But there are also two reasons for hope. (05/28/2009)

A revealing anecdote about Sonia Sotomayor Glenn Greenwald
The claim that she disregards law in favor of emotions and sympathy is the opposite of reality. (05/28/2009)

Judging the unmarried By Richard Rodriguez
Proposition 8 and the Sonia Sotomayor nomination expose the hypocritical state of the sexual revolution today. (05/28/2009)

America's addiction to debt By Gene Lyons
The housing collapse came about because we want more than we can afford. (05/28/2009)

Smearing Sotomayor
Elected Republicans are being cautious, but Rush, Newt and Coulter are swinging wildly, and hurting the party. (05/29/2009)

Poll: Early reaction to Sotomayor is positive Alex Koppelman
A plurality of Americans rate President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court as "excellent" or good" (05/28/2009)

Could Pelosi pose a threat to other House Dems? Alex Koppelman
The NRCC is going after vulnerable House Democrats by using their leader against them (05/28/2009)

Is Rush Limbaugh secretly Jesus Christ? Alex Koppelman
A blogger compares his fellow conservatives to Peter denying Jesus (05/28/2009)

Bill O'Reilly doesn't understand blogs Gabriel Winant
The Fox News host wants to seem fair and balanced, but he can't resist painting blogs unfairly (05/28/2009)

The consequence of same-sex marriage: sex with ducks Alex Koppelman
A comedy duo pokes fun at Pat Robertson for asking if protections for gays will lead to legalizing bestiality (05/28/2009)

Nader: McAuliffe offered money to get me off ballots Alex Koppelman
Ralph Nader says the then-DNC chair wanted him off the ballot in 2004 battleground states, and was prepared to pay (05/28/2009)

Bill Clinton comes clean on derivatives Andrew Leonard
The former president defends his record, wishes he had "raised more hell" on regulation, but it's Congress' fault (05/28/2009)

Acer Netbook With Larger Screen Quickly Reviewed Kevin C. Tofel
(05/28/2009)

HP Mini 110 Netbook Reviewed- Gets Bigger James Kendrick
(05/28/2009)

Palm Pre Hands-On Requires Tiny Fingers Kevin C. Tofel
(05/28/2009)

Palm Pre Can Sync With Apple’s iTunes Darrell Etherington
(05/28/2009)

AT&T Announces Upgrades Just in Time for New iPhone Liam Cassidy
(05/28/2009)

The end of "Anglo-conformity" Andrew Leonard
How to pronounce Sotomayor, part 2. What's this country all about, anyway? (05/28/2009)

The Dawning Age of Social Navigation Stacey Higginbotham
(05/28/2009)

A Ton of Twitter Video Services Take On Each Other Chris Albrecht
(05/28/2009)

FiOS Is About to Light up My Life Kevin C. Tofel
(05/28/2009)

App Review: Quick Voice Pro — Voice to Text Email for iPhone Olly Farshi
(05/28/2009)

Susan Boyle 90% As Viral As Last Time Liz Gannes
(05/28/2009)

Economic update: Bad, but not chaotically horrible Andrew Leonard
Looking for a silver lining? Try comparing 2009's challenges to 2008's insane chain of disasters (05/28/2009)

How Important Is a Good Name? Dawn Foster
(05/28/2009)

Film Riot Aims Phaser Fire At the IndyMogul Audience Liz Shannon Miller
(05/28/2009)

Google Climbs to New Heights of Arrogance With Wave Jordan Golson
(05/28/2009)

So That’s Why Hulu Hates Boxee Om Malik
(05/28/2009)

Tweetie for Mac Update: Now With Video Tweeting Olly Farshi
(05/28/2009)

Measuring the Success of a Coworking Community Imran Ali
(05/28/2009)

Don’t Forget to Goof Off Occasionally Darrell Etherington
(05/28/2009)

Palm to Sprint: I’m Just Not That Into You Tom Reestman
(05/28/2009)

Regain Balance and Avoid Burnout Simon Mackie
(05/28/2009)

BenQ’s Mini Projector is Mighty Liane Cassavoy
(05/29/2009)

Mike Judge's guilty cartoon liberals By Heather Havrilesky
New animated series "The Goode Family" charts the pitfalls of the p.c., eco-friendly lifestyle. (05/27/2009)

Bateman: Fox News vs. Sonia Sotomayor
Controversy! The Supreme Court pick is not a white man. (05/27/2009)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Happy 20th anniversary, "Do the Right Thing"! (05/27/2009)

Are sexy avatars putting girls at risk? Tracy Clark-Flory
A study finds that a "provocative" online identity leads to more sexual come-ons. (05/27/2009)

Does the UN need a "super-agency" for women? Kate Harding
This fall, the General Assembly will vote on making gender equality a real priority (05/27/2009)

Disappointed, but gay as ever By Bob Morris
How does it feel to be one of the same-sex couples whose marriage is still legal in California? (05/27/2009)

Confessions of a middle-aged "Bitch" Amy Benfer
The party girl of memoir, Elizabeth Wurtzel, grows older but not much wiser. (05/27/2009)

Black cat fight Lynn Harris
It's goth girl vs. goth girl™ in a strange copyright case (05/27/2009)

Sotomayor and abortion Lynn Harris
Did she really uphold the global gag rule? (05/27/2009)

Men ticketed for speeding in bed Tracy Clark-Flory
An Australian ad about premature ejaculation shames men and sparks controversy down under. (05/27/2009)

Ethnic profiling doesn't stop terror By Andrew Curry
A new study finds the tactic is worse than useless in combating terrorism. (05/27/2009)

How about some diversity in courts that aren't Supreme? By Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Congratulations, Sonia Sotomayor. Now let's pick some judges who aren't white males for the lower courts too. (05/27/2009)

It's not about me By Garrison Keillor
That's Washington's byword, where public service is all. New York is a different story. (05/27/2009)

Gay mecca no more By Sandip Roy
California used to be a sanctuary for homosexual immigrants worldwide. Now they might go to South Africa, or Maine. (05/27/2009)

Buchanan on Sotomayor: "Not that intelligent" Joan Walsh
If Republicans keep trashing the Supreme Court nominee, they'll wind up an even tinier minority than they are now. (05/27/2009)

Bank bailout: The greatest swindle ever sold By Andy Kroll
The six biggest ways (we know about) that TARP scams taxpayers. (05/27/2009)

Justice Sam Alito on empathy and judging Glenn Greenwald
The attacks on Sotomayor say far more about her critics than about her. (05/27/2009)

Liberal group out with first ad of Sotomayor battle Alex Koppelman
A new coalition is out with a spot touting President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court (05/27/2009)

Tom Tancredo, master of irony Alex Koppelman
The former congressman attacks Sonia Sotomayor for her views on race (05/27/2009)

Sessions dismisses possibility of filibuster Alex Koppelman
The senator who'll lead GOP efforts against Sonia Sotomayor isn't ruling out a filibuster, but isn't predicting one (05/27/2009)

Conservative group puts out Sotomayor attack vid Alex Koppelman
The Judicial Confirmation Network, which originally supported confirming nominees, switches sides (05/27/2009)

Burris offered check to Blago Vincent Rossmeier
A secretly recorded conversation puts Sen. Roland Burris' political future in doubt (05/27/2009)

Limbaugh calls GOP "oppressed minority" Alex Koppelman
The radio host says the Republican Party has become "compliant," that it goes "to the back of the bus" (05/27/2009)

Report: Sestak to challenge Specter Alex Koppelman
The Pennsylvania congressman will reportedly mount a primary campaign against the newest Democratic senator (05/27/2009)

How to pronounce Sotomayor Andrew Leonard
An accent on the last syllable is unnatural, says a National Review fearmonger. Does he understand English? (05/27/2009)

I Could Have Used That Remote DSLR iPhone App Yesterday Kevin C. Tofel
(05/27/2009)

Yahoo CEO Bartz: “We Are Not a Search Company” Jordan Golson
(05/28/2009)

Chrysler's day of reckoning Andrew Leonard
One American automaker looks set to get a swift resolution in bankruptcy court. Will General Motors follow suit? (05/27/2009)

How Meet the Spy Machinima Helped Double TF2’s Popularity Wagner James Au
(05/28/2009)

AT&T’s HSPA Upgrade Might Cement Future iPhone Exclusivity Kevin C. Tofel
(05/27/2009)

One Size Doesn’t Fit All When It Comes To Online Recommendations Darren Vengroff
(05/27/2009)

Seven Apps to Improve the iPhone’s Camera & Photos Nick Santilli
(05/27/2009)

For Online Recommendations, One Size Doesn’t Fit All Darren Vengroff
(05/27/2009)

Palm Pre: Unlikely to Do Any Killing Just Yet Liam Cassidy
(05/27/2009)

Zune HD Coming This Fall Chris Albrecht
(05/27/2009)

Suntrica’s Wearable Solar Chargers Imran Ali
(05/27/2009)

Watch Your Web Site Users With Clixpy Scott Blitstein
(05/27/2009)

Greenpeace to IT Industry: You’re Slackers On Fighting Climate Change Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/27/2009)

Waiting for the TV (and DVD, and Phone, and DVR) of the Future Liane Cassavoy
(05/27/2009)

TubeMogul Gets Embedded in Players Around the Web Liz Gannes
(05/27/2009)

Sean and Jilly Move In: The Worst Ideas Are Usually the Funniest Liz Shannon Miller
(05/27/2009)

So There IS a Zune HD Coming. Can it Compete? Kevin C. Tofel
(05/27/2009)

Midweek Miscellany: 3 Free Useful Tools Darrell Etherington
(05/27/2009)

When is a Tablet PC Not a Tablet PC? James Kendrick
(05/27/2009)

Active Media Bumps SSD Throughput for Dell Netbooks Kevin C. Tofel
(05/27/2009)

AT&T Moves Up Its LTE Rollout, Admits To Network Issues Om Malik
(05/27/2009)

Babylon 8: On-the-Fly Translation of Words and Web Pages Samuel Dean
(05/27/2009)

Vista SP2 Arrives with Windows Search 4.0, Easier Wireless Configuration Kevin C. Tofel
(05/27/2009)

Microsoft Announces Zune HD: So What? Liam Cassidy
(05/27/2009)

Does Your Email Fail to Speak for You? Meryl Evans
(05/27/2009)

Mobile Data Growth Boosting Backhaul Demand Om Malik
(05/27/2009)

Which is the Best 3G Network in the U.S.? James Kendrick
(05/27/2009)

Obama: A divider, not a uniter Andrew Leonard
The latest conservative GOP message: By attacking speculators, the president is tearing the country apart (05/27/2009)

Rabbit Bites interviews folk singer Dar Williams
A conversation about disco, snap peas and rock 'n' roll (plus a special performance for the bunnies). (05/26/2009)

Must Read: "How to Sell" By Laura Miller
Diamonds are a boy's best friend in this crackling novel of scams, sex and druggy escapades in the jewel trade. (05/26/2009)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Setting my time machine ahead six years to 2009, I found I'd landed in a world gone mad! (05/26/2009)

"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" Tracy Clark-Flory
A new ad attacks the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold the gay marriage ban. (05/26/2009)

Obama ruined my game By G'Ra Asim
Being a black male intellectual used to make me stand out. Now, it's the norm. Thanks for nothing, man. (05/26/2009)

A bum note can't stop Susan Boyle Sarah Hepola
The "Britain's Got Talent" sensation stumbles, and she still reminds us of ourselves. (05/26/2009)

How are feminists responding to Sotomayor? Judy Berman
While NOW cheerleads, NARAL releases a cautious endorsement. (05/26/2009)

A woman who loves finance and fashion? Rebecca Traister
This annoying moment brought to you by the New York Times' "Vows" section (05/26/2009)

Mourning in San Francisco Katharine Mieszkowski
Boos, tears and civil disobedience as California decides to uphold Proposition 8 (05/26/2009)

Why the long face, ladies? Rebecca Traister
Conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat knows why women are unhappy: Not enough sexual stigma! (05/26/2009)

Republicans: Attack this woman at your peril By Mike Madden
The White House prepares for a fight aides think they can win over Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination. (05/26/2009)

This president does not chop brush By Mike Madden
Unlike all his predecessors since Kennedy, Obama is an engaged city dweller -- just like the majority of Americans. (05/26/2009)

Should a Brookings "expert" know what the presidential oath says? Glenn Greenwald
The claim that the President takes an oath to protect the country is as false as it is revealing. (05/26/2009)

The only sure way to fund universal healthcare By Robert Reich
With revenue scarce, Obama is going to have to borrow an idea from John McCain to pay for universal healthcare. (05/27/2009)

Obama's choice of Sotomayor deserves praise Glenn Greenwald
Though there is much to learn about her, Sonia Sotomayor is an excellent pick for Obama. (05/26/2009)

Sotomayor: The triumph of empathy Alex Koppelman
The president introduces an obviously moved Sonia Sotomayor, his pick to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court. (05/26/2009)

Former Bush lawyer sues to overturn Prop 8 Alex Koppelman
Ted Olson joins his Bush v. Gore opponent in a suit that appears intended to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide (05/27/2009)

Calif. Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8 Alex Koppelman
The court's justices ruled in favor of an amendment to the state's constitution that outlaws same-sex marriage (05/26/2009)

The terrible timing of anti-Prop 8 activists Alex Koppelman
A powerful new ad about Prop 8 sums up the campaign by same-sex marriage advocates: A day late, a dollar short (05/26/2009)

Obama picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court Mike Madden
The White House confirms to Salon that Obama's pick to replace David Souter is Sonia Sotomayor (05/26/2009)

Sonia Sotomayor and the politics of race Alex Koppelman
By choosing a Hispanic woman for SCOTUS, President Obama has presented the GOP with a difficult quandary. (05/26/2009)

DNC praises Sotomayor en español Mike Madden
Democrats begin a push to capitalize politically with Latino voters on President Obama's Supreme Court pick. (05/26/2009)

The Copenhagen Call: 6 Biz-Friendly Steps To a Global Climate Deal Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/26/2009)

Browsys Brings the Folder Metaphor to Browsing Samuel Dean
(05/26/2009)

Feng Office: Putting the “Flow” in Workflow Darrell Etherington
(05/26/2009)

Netbooks and HD Video: Hot or Not? AMD and NVIDIA Hope for Hot Kevin C. Tofel
(05/27/2009)

Apple Tablet Rumors: Could It Change the World? Liam Cassidy
(05/26/2009)

Hands-on: Waterfield Designs Muzetto Urban Man Bag James Kendrick
(05/26/2009)

Smart Grid to Grow 21 Percent a Year to $17B by 2014: Report Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/26/2009)

Netvibes Adds Multiple Personalized Page Support Dawn Foster
(05/27/2009)

Why are Americans feeling better? Andrew Leonard
Consumer confidence takes a big jump. Are people still paying attention to economic bad news? (05/26/2009)

iWork ‘09: The Missing Manual Imran Ali
(05/26/2009)

Networks Show Respect for TV Streaming by Ignoring It Liz Gannes
(05/26/2009)

Palm Pre Email Client Video Walkthrough Kevin C. Tofel
(05/26/2009)

Are First Solar’s Glory Days Behind It? Kevin Kelleher
(05/27/2009)

On the Web, Growth Costs Real Money Om Malik
(05/26/2009)

WiMAX Gear Maker Alvarion Working on Smart-Grid Pilots Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/26/2009)

Windows Home Server Setup Experience and First Impressions Kevin C. Tofel
(05/26/2009)

Zach Galifianakis In Danger of Going Mainstream? Liz Shannon Miller
(05/26/2009)

Amazon Takes Personal Kindle Notes, Ratings Online Kevin C. Tofel
(05/27/2009)

Sony VAIO P Gets Windows XP James Kendrick
(05/26/2009)

Nokia Ovi App Store Opens Its Door James Kendrick
(05/26/2009)

Facebook’s $200M Cash Cushion May Be a Lifeline Stacey Higginbotham
(05/26/2009)

Apple Bringing Video Purchasing/Downloads to the iPhone Darrell Etherington
(05/26/2009)

New iPhone Icons Uncovered in SDK Beta 5 Darrell Etherington
(05/26/2009)

10 Golden Rules of Social Media Aliza Sherman
(05/26/2009)

Get Ready for TwitterTeeVee Chris Albrecht
(05/26/2009)

BlackBerry App “Gwabs” Contact Data From Email Kevin C. Tofel
(05/26/2009)

Everything’s Relative, Especially Wireless Broadband Speeds Stacey Higginbotham
(05/26/2009)

Will the Openness of Android Turn it Into Another Windows Mobile? James Kendrick
(05/26/2009)

Psystar Files for Chapter 11: Apparently, Drawn-Out Legal Battles With Apple Aren’t Lucrative Darrell Etherington
(05/26/2009)

Apple Softens Replacement Policy for Moisture-Damaged iPhones Darrell Etherington
(05/26/2009)

Climbing out of a midlife crisis By Katharine Mieszkowski
How couch potato Mark Obmascik changed his life, and his body, summiting dozens of Colorado mountains in one summer (05/25/2009)

Backlash grows against Obama's preventive detention proposal Glenn Greenwald
Leading opponents of Bush terrorism policies object strongly to Obama's proposal (05/25/2009)

A White House holiday Mike Madden
President Obama marks Memorial Day with a somber ceremony... and 18 holes. (05/25/2009)

Why Lost’s Web-based ARGs Have Made Us Go ARGH! Jose Fermoso
(05/25/2009)

Steve Westly Predicts the Next Cleantech IPOs: Tesla, Silver Spring, Solyndra Justin Moresco
(05/25/2009)

SOA Governance Determines Success in the Cloud Scott Morrison
(05/25/2009)

Is Facebook the New Spam Heaven? Om Malik
(05/25/2009)

Quietly, Netvibes Grows Its Revenue Om Malik
(05/26/2009)

Can an $80M Ad Campaign Help Microsoft Search? Om Malik
(05/26/2009)

North Carolina Sweetens the Deal for Apple’s New Server Farm Liam Cassidy
(05/25/2009)

NTFS for Mac OS X 7.0 Liam Cassidy
(05/25/2009)

Lenovo Celebrates Holiday With Two New Notebooks, One Netbook James Kendrick
(05/25/2009)

Palm Pre Supports Multiple Exchange Accounts Kevin C. Tofel
(05/25/2009)

Not a GTD Disciple? Don’t Worry About It Pamela Poole
(05/25/2009)

How Do You Organize Your Email, Dawn Foster? Dawn Foster
(05/25/2009)

How to Put Sustainability On the Books Celeste LeCompte
(05/26/2009)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
"Dollhouse" lives, "Earl" dies, and Leno joins the living dead! The networks announce their puzzling fall lineups. (05/24/2009)

With DataDomain, NetApp Gets Back in the Game Gary Orenstein
(05/24/2009)

Market7 Means Collaboration for Video Production Aliza Sherman
(05/24/2009)

Susan Boyle Performs Memory On Britain’s Got Talent Semi-Finals Liz Shannon Miller
(05/24/2009)

Electric Car Infrastructure Trials: Some Progress, Long Road Ahead Josie Garthwaite
(05/25/2009)

The house that taxpayers built By David Sirota
New York's billionaire mayor used public funds to build the new Yankee Stadium for the richest team in sports. (05/23/2009)

Casio’s Camera Creates Some Cool Videos Liane Cassavoy
(05/23/2009)

World Biz Leaders to Call for “Massive” Climate Investment Josie Garthwaite
(05/23/2009)

7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Home Office Celine Roque
(05/23/2009)

Thought My SD Card Was Hosed; a Free Utility Proved Me Wrong Kevin C. Tofel
(05/23/2009)

Google vs. the Real-Time Web Kevin Kelleher
(05/23/2009)

"Busted" author responds to criticism Andrew Leonard
Times reporter Edmund Andrews tells PBS his wife's bankruptcies were not relevant to his personal credit crunch (05/23/2009)

Who is screwing with bankruptcy law? Andrew Leonard
Is Obama strong-arming G.M. bondholders? Or are greedy derivatives traders the real problem? An expert explains. (05/23/2009)

The One Thing the Palm Pre Must Do To Succeed: Good Web Browsing James Kendrick
(05/23/2009)

Sample 720p Video From the Canon T1i and the Ending I Never Saw Coming Kevin C. Tofel
(05/23/2009)

Palm Goon: Meet the Pre James Kendrick
(05/23/2009)

Weekly App Store Picks: May 23, 2009 Olly Farshi
(05/23/2009)

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" By Stephanie Zacharek
Historical characters come back to hysterical life in this sequel to the charming megahit starring Ben Stiller (05/22/2009)

Interview with Sasha Grey
The porn star turns indie escort in Soderbergh's latest film (05/22/2009)

Red State Update: A Rush Limbaugh challenge
Jackie and Dunlap take on MSNBC and have a heart-to-heart with Rick Sanchez (05/22/2009)

Steven Soderbergh and Sasha Grey deliver "The Girlfriend Experience" Andrew O'Hehir
The indie film legend talks about his latest experiment: Casting a real-life porn star as a high-class call girl (05/22/2009)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Will the real indigents please stand up (05/22/2009)

Don't judge the chemo kid By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
Those who have been through the living hell of cancer treatment understand the Hausers' decision to run away (05/22/2009)

Police to prostitutes: Craigslist is dangerous! Tracy Clark-Flory
Sex workers haven't left the Web site, so officials attempt to scare them away (05/22/2009)

Toddler pretending to breastfeed shocks dozens! Kate Harding
Today's reminder that boobs are for sex, not food (05/22/2009)

We're here! We're queer! We're... in Iraq? Judy Berman
As the president drags his feet on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad throws a gay pride party (05/22/2009)

Tingling Thigh Syndrome on the rise! Kate Harding
"Skinny jeans" can cause temporary nerve damage. Please tell me this means the trend will die. (05/22/2009)

Slipped through the cracks Joe Coscarelli
Do daughters make dads more liberal? Plus: Sexual harassment at the UN, Michelle Obama and more. (05/22/2009)

Judges examine lawyer cleavage Tracy Clark-Flory
A panel discussion sparks a gender war over sexy courtroom attire. (05/22/2009)

Rx and the single payer By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
Americans may want single-payer healthcare, but that doesn't mean they're going to get it. (05/22/2009)

Another round for democracy By Joe Conason
Cheney's hostile speech only highlighted President Obama's commitment to American standards of liberty (05/22/2009)

Is Obama creating "an American Gulag?" Joan Walsh
A system of preventive detention isn't consistent with his promise to restore the rule of law (05/22/2009)

U.S. Congress to finally stand up against torture? Glenn Greenwald
Obama's proposed agreement with the UAE is in jeopardy because of their tolerance of torture and lawlessness. (05/22/2009)

Facts and myths about Obama's preventive detention proposal Glenn Greenwald
Is a system of indefinite detention with no charges a standard or radical idea? (05/22/2009)

Endorsing Mr. Deeds Thomas Schaller
WaPo's surprises with their endorsement of Creigh Deeds (05/22/2009)

Credit card nation Thomas Schaller
New rules restrict credit card fees and interest rate changes, thank God. (05/22/2009)

Obama down to two Court finalists?
President interviews Diana Wood, one of two reported finalists for SC opening. (05/22/2009)

Daisy Dukes Thomas Schaller
The RNC revives an LBJ commercial pulled as too incendiary to argue against closing Guantanamo. (05/22/2009)

Barbour shops Thomas Schaller
Mississippi's governor seeking support in Iowa and New Hampshire (05/22/2009)

Pink boxer brigade Thomas Schaller
Pink boxers and flip-flops are the new combat readiness (05/22/2009)

Another waterboard critic swallows hard Thomas Schaller
This just in: Simulated drowning really sucks (05/22/2009)

New argument against closing Gitmo: Overcrowding Alex Koppelman
Conservative blogger Hugh Hewitt suggests there's no room in U.S. prisons, but that's never stopped us before (05/22/2009)

Liberty U. bans College Dems
At Liberty U. you are free to support either of the major parties, except the Democrats (05/22/2009)

Japanese Game Maker Survey Finds Strong Appetite for iPhone Development Darrell Etherington
(05/22/2009)

How to Speed Up DOE Loan Guarantees Josie Garthwaite
(05/22/2009)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Do pilots have a "romper room"? Do they fly the same routes over and over? Those questions and more (05/22/2009)

Amazon Has a Huge Opportunity on Palm’s Pre Kevin C. Tofel
(05/22/2009)

Not All Sprint Stores Carrying the Pre- Find Out Which Ones Near You Will James Kendrick
(05/22/2009)

UN Climate Talks: Cleantech IP Battle of the Year? Josie Garthwaite
(05/22/2009)

"Forget about ordering sushi for lunch" Andrew Leonard
A trickle-down disaster or a return to sanity? The collapse of conspicuous consumption in New York (05/22/2009)

This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #40- E-books and Idols James Kendrick
(05/22/2009)

Microsoft Ads Winning Over More Consumers Than Apple’s Liam Cassidy
(05/22/2009)

How Do You Organize Your Email, Aliza Sherman? Aliza Sherman
(05/22/2009)

Home Energy Programs Getting Smarter With Software Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/22/2009)

Intel’s Netbook OS Plans Hint Smartphone Aspirations Kevin C. Tofel
(05/22/2009)

Travel Tip: Take an Ethernet Cable Simon Mackie
(05/22/2009)

MobileTechRoundup 172- Pre-Plannning Kevin C. Tofel
(05/22/2009)

Apple Offers Summer ‘Camps’ for Kids Nick Santilli
(05/22/2009)

Another Reason We Need Energy Efficiency: Water Scarcity Amy Westervelt
(05/22/2009)

(Hypothetical) Secret Emails From the Set of Beyonce’s Ego Liz Shannon Miller
(05/22/2009)

Why It’s the Megabits, Not the MIPs, That Matter Om Malik
(05/22/2009)

The Remote Wine and Dine: Keep Your Clients Happy With Extras Darrell Etherington
(05/22/2009)

An Apple Is Best Seen and Not Heard: My Quest for Quiet Computing Charles Moore
(05/22/2009)

How Pogoplug Works Om Malik
(05/23/2009)

Biggest "Idol" upset ever By Sarah Hepola
Kris Allen surprises everyone, including himself, by beating Adam Lambert and winning the show's eighth season (05/21/2009)

DVDs you should have seen, but didn't: Buñuel, Visconti, Hitchcock, Chris Marker and more Andrew O'Hehir
Two of Buñuel's weirdest, Chris Marker's magnum opus, Riviera Hitchcock, the original "Odd Couple" and more. (05/21/2009)

"Terminator Salvation" By Stephanie Zacharek
As resistance fighter John Connor, Christian Bale struggles to save mankind -- and this iconic sci-fi franchise (05/21/2009)

Our favorite "American Idol" performances
(05/21/2009)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
It's the polyester of foods, the only wholly moral food (05/21/2009)

"It's not right to be this way" Katharine Mieszkowski
Lesbian teen takes on the public school that tried to change her sexual orientation (05/21/2009)

Porn or prescriptions? Amy Benfer
Trying to find the best cure for dudes with the middle-aged blues. (05/21/2009)

Online habits: Men shop, women bank Judy Berman
A new study about how gender affects our Internet behavior upends some old stereotypes (05/21/2009)

Sale: Virginity for just $13K! Tracy Clark-Flory
An 18-year-old auctions off her first time and falls far short of her target price (05/21/2009)

An international abortion underground Lynn Harris
The Irish women in England who helped shepherd their sisters (05/21/2009)

Stimulus money going to scofflaw companies By Michael Grabell and and David Epstein /ProPublica
Major recipients of U.S. contracts have paid big fines for breaking environmental, safety and discrimination rules (05/21/2009)

"As president, I refuse to allow this problem to fester"
President Obama gives a speech on Guantanamo Bay, torture and national security (05/21/2009)

Rush Limbaugh's race to the bottom By Gabriel Winant
Bend over, grab your ankles and submit to a mind-blowing rundown of the radio bully's obsessive butt talk! (05/21/2009)

Hailing the leader as a War President and the powers that go with it Glenn Greenwald
Does America have any other kind of President besides War Presidents? (05/21/2009)

Playing the Pelosi card By Gene Lyons
What? CIA operatives concealed the truth about torture from a San Francisco liberal? No! (05/21/2009)

Obama's civil liberties speech Glenn Greenwald
As usual, Obama effectively defended various ideals while advocating policies that contradict them (05/21/2009)

Wild Dick Cheney at the Neocon Corral Joan Walsh
The way the media cover the ex-veep, you'd never know his torture views were rejected by his colleagues and party (05/21/2009)

"Torture still happens all the time" Christopher Matthews
As Dick Cheney tries to justify "enhanced interrogation," victims of torture tell Congress why it's wrong. (05/21/2009)

Obama pushes back on torture, terror Mike Madden
The president tries to answer critics of his approach to interrogations policy on both the left and right (05/21/2009)

Dick Cheney is angry Alex Koppelman
In a fiery speech, the former vice-president defends his administration and attacks President Obama (05/21/2009)

House Dems shoot down idea of Pelosi investigation Ben Travers
Democrats kill Republican measure to investigate House Speaker's allegations about the CIA (05/21/2009)

America loves Dick Cheney Alex Koppelman
A new poll shows the former vice president's favorability rating climbing. (05/21/2009)

Irrational exuberance at Fox News Gabriel Winant
Fox News wants you to know it's okay to be a Republican -- plenty of people are doing it (05/21/2009)

Democratic leaders to Sestak: lay off Specter Gabriel Winant
With a poll pitting the incumbent against a potential challenger, the DSCC makes its primary preference clear (05/21/2009)

Isn't the torture debate over? Caitlin Shamberg
The president is speaking; the former vice president should listen. (05/21/2009)

Conservatives take aim at D.C. marriage law Mike Madden
Opponents of same-sex marriage make good on threat to try to overturn a D.C. law recognizing the ceremonies. (05/21/2009)

Apple Tapping Japan’s Asahi Kasei for iPhone Magnometer Darrell Etherington
(05/21/2009)

Give Something Back: Online Volunteer Opportunities Celine Roque
(05/21/2009)

Video, Photos: GE Demos Smart Appliances Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/21/2009)

Will Google Win When Microsoft Kills Office 2000? Stacey Higginbotham
(05/21/2009)

U.S. sneezes, rest of world drops dead Andrew Leonard
Americans think their economy is bad? Take a look at Mexico, or Japan. (05/21/2009)

The Ominous Return of the Satellite Phone Stacey Higginbotham
(05/21/2009)

Flow Batteries: EnerVault Quietly Building Energy Storage for the Grid Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/21/2009)

What You Need to Know About the New Car Emissions Standards Josie Garthwaite
(05/21/2009)

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Lands Early at AT&T Kevin C. Tofel
(05/21/2009)

Krugman talks down the dollar Andrew Leonard
The global economic free fall may be over, says the Nobel Prize winner, but that's no reason for cheer (05/21/2009)

UPDATE: Palm Pre Launch Buzz James Kendrick
(05/21/2009)

Maybe It’s Time to Look at Windows Home Server Kevin C. Tofel
(05/21/2009)

HTC Touch Diamond2 Caught on Video- Look at that Screen! James Kendrick
(05/21/2009)

Enjoy Physics-Based Fun With Ragdoll Blaster for iPhone Liam Cassidy
(05/21/2009)

OffiSync Brings Google Docs Goodies to MS Office Simon Mackie
(05/21/2009)

Roommate Comedy and Online Video: A Brief Overview Liz Shannon Miller
(05/21/2009)

Quick Picks: Two Must-Have Resources for Designers Darrell Etherington
(05/21/2009)

U.S. Government Delays Broadband Grants Stacey Higginbotham
(05/21/2009)

MSI Wind U123- 10.2 Inches of Netbook Goodness James Kendrick
(05/21/2009)

It’s the Little Things: Command Line Improvements to Mac OS X Tom Reestman
(05/21/2009)

Passpack: Online Password Manager With Secure Sharing Simon Mackie
(05/21/2009)

Could OpenTable’s IPO Lead to More Tech M&A? Paul Bonanos
(05/22/2009)

Pogoplug: My MacBook Air’s Second New Best Friend Om Malik
(05/22/2009)

"Busted" author gets busted, for real Andrew Leonard
The strange case of the subprime N.Y. Times reporter gets much stranger. (05/21/2009)

Bateman: Starfleet Academy, No. 1 party school
A visit to "Star Trek's" bar of the future shows kids acting a lot like they do today, bad pickup lines included. (05/20/2009)

Interview with Open Salon blogger Saturn Smith
(05/20/2009)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Psst! Wanna know how to save newspapers? (05/20/2009)

Electric cars are coming! By Katharine Mieszkowski
We're sorry to be buzz kills. But we've heard this one before. Like in 1990. And 1910. Do the automakers have the juice this time? (05/20/2009)

Bristol: Babies are great birth control Tracy Clark-Flory
Sarah Palin's daughter says girls wouldn't have sex if they knew the consequences (05/20/2009)

There are four people living in my head By Cary Tennis
I talk to my voices, I know what they look like, and it's starting to scare me. (05/20/2009)

Withdrawal method: Not an oxymoron? Lynn Harris
Contraceptive researchers make a measured push for pulling out (05/20/2009)

Gimme my virginity back! Tracy Clark-Flory
A study shows that "losing it" early usually ends in girls' regret. (05/20/2009)

Beware the stepmonster! By Heather Havrilesky
A sympathetic new book about the family member everyone loves to hate suggests even the best stepmoms in the world are set up to fail miserably. (05/20/2009)

Are transgender people mentally ill? Judy Berman
Activists protest this week's American Psychiatric Association meeting, where debate rages over the controversial "Gender Identity Disorder" (05/20/2009)

"The world has ignored our warnings" By Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath
Nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei talks about being wiretapped by the Bush administration, whose "arrogance and ignorance" turned the Middle East into "a giant mess." (05/20/2009)

London's best show in town By Garrison Keillor
The theater is great, but it can't compare to the Daily Telegraph's dogged campaign to expose the corruption in Gordon Brown's government. 2,200 pounds for moat cleaning, anyone? (05/20/2009)

Obama's coming collision with Netanyahu By Gary Kamiya
American politicians hate to confront Israel. But here's why Obama will. (05/20/2009)

Terrorists in Prison: is there anything the Right doesn't fear? Glenn Greenwald
As always, the more frightened one is of childish fantasies, the more Serious and Tough one is deemed to be. (05/20/2009)

The GOP gets ready for name-calling Mike Madden
Prominent Republicans say they hope the GOP doesn't go through with its juvenile motion to rename Democrats. (05/20/2009)

Democrats reject Obama's Guantanamo Bay plan Vincent Rossmeier
The Senate voted 90-6 against funding the closure of the detention facility. (05/20/2009)

Is Glenn Beck "a lying sack o' dog mess?" Alex Koppelman
The bombastic radio and Fox News talker faces off with the hosts of "The View." (05/20/2009)

GOP won't rename Democrats, after all Mike Madden
The Republican National Committee waters down a resolution about whether Democrats are socialist. (05/20/2009)

Republicans lose their national security edge Vincent Rossmeier
A new poll finds that Americans no longer favor Republicans on national security issues. (05/20/2009)

Top SCOTUS prospect on her way to the White House? Alex Koppelman
Judge Diane Wood is heading to Washington -- could it be for a meeting with President Obama? (05/20/2009)

The great Limbaugh battle Alex Koppelman
The radio host comes under fire from two big names in American politics: Powell and Reagan. (05/20/2009)

Free Utility Recovers “Lost” Photos and Data Kevin C. Tofel
(05/20/2009)

Apple and Wal-Mart: Do Opposites Really Attract? Darrell Etherington
(05/20/2009)

App Store Roundtable: Analytics Gavin Bowman
(05/20/2009)

Yahoo Going All-In With iPhone App, Abandons Other Platforms (For Now) Darrell Etherington
(05/20/2009)

KnowledgeWebb: 25 Free Memberships for WWD Readers Simon Mackie
(05/20/2009)

Why People Don’t Follow Back on Twitter Meryl Evans
(05/20/2009)

Utility Perspective: Why Partner With Google PowerMeter? Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/20/2009)

Microsoft BlueTrack Peripherals Work Anywhere James Kendrick
(05/20/2009)

The sad sound of hedge fund whining Andrew Leonard
Money managers warn Obama's "activism" will hurt unions in the long run. Do they understand how democracy works? (05/20/2009)

Simple Ways to Boost Your Energy Levels Simon Mackie
(05/20/2009)

Welcome Back, Sam Has 7 Friends! Um, So Where’d You Go? Liz Shannon Miller
(05/20/2009)

Google Sync Gains Symbian S60 Beta Support Kevin C. Tofel
(05/20/2009)

Pandora One- Better than the Free Version James Kendrick
(05/20/2009)

Intel vs. Dell: Friends in the Field, Competitors on Sustainability? Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/21/2009)

Amazon, iTunes, Other? Where Do You Buy Your Digital Music? Tom Reestman
(05/20/2009)

A credit card as irresistible as you are Andrew Leonard
No legislative reform on earth is powerful enough to stop the Lady Titanium MasterCard! (05/20/2009)

All My Mail Turns the iPhone Into an Email Powerhouse James Kendrick
(05/20/2009)

BlackBerry Location Apps Are Expensive; Apple Has More Om Malik
(05/20/2009)

A watchdog to growl at Wall Street Andrew Leonard
Elizabeth Warren's brainchild -- a "Financial Products Safety Commission -- may become reality. Her fans say: Put her in charge! (05/20/2009)

Kindle for iPhone Updated, Gets Some Color James Kendrick
(05/20/2009)

The subprime New York Times reporter Andrew Leonard
The curious case of Edmund Andrews, who covered the mortgage meltdown as a journalist, while living it as a deadbeat. (05/20/2009)

The Hidden Cost of Owning a BlackBerry James Kendrick
(05/20/2009)

Many App Gems Named Among Webware 100 Winners Samuel Dean
(05/20/2009)

Joost Boldly Goes Where Hulu Wouldn’t Liz Gannes
(05/20/2009)

App Review: Face Fun – iPhone Face-Recognition Multiplied By Fun Olly Farshi
(05/20/2009)

Show Document: Easy, No-Signup Live Document Collaboration Simon Mackie
(05/20/2009)

Dell Plays with Ubuntu Netbook Remix and Android on Netbook Video James Kendrick
(05/20/2009)

Why Location Awareness Will Make the Web More Useful Om Malik
(05/21/2009)

Embrace your inner show-tunes nerd By Heather Havrilesky
Fox's hysterical new comedy captures the countless absurdities of high school show choir -- and so much more. (05/19/2009)

Finale wrap-up: "Gossip Girl" By Thomas Rogers
After two seasons of elite sex and scheming, the classmates finally graduated. Is there life after high school? (05/19/2009)

The day the bloggers won By Eric Boehlert
With no traditional-media allies or lobbying money, the netroots was able to alter the debate about wiretapping in the 2008 campaign. Leading the charge: Salon's Glenn Greenwald. (05/19/2009)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
How do the Republicans do it? (05/19/2009)

What's wrong with Michelle Obama's style? By Kara Jesella
Her controversial cardigans! Her bare arms! As a feminist, I cringe at the constant media attention to our first lady's appearance. But that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it. (05/19/2009)

The retirement of your (retro) dreams Tracy Clark-Flory
The high court rules that pregnancy discrimination is A-OK when it comes to pensions. (05/19/2009)

I feel like quitting writing By Cary Tennis
I've had some success at 60, but it seems downhill from here. (05/19/2009)

Sexual chocolate Sarah Hepola
A new candy bar for the ladies hungers to be an orgasmic experience. (05/19/2009)

Quote of the day Sarah Hepola
Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar will try anything to get a scene right -- including, apparently, cunnilingus. (05/19/2009)

Meghan McCain: "Pro-sex, pro-life, pro-gay marriage" Judy Berman
The political daughter turned professional pundit was occasionally insightful but ultimately incoherent on Monday's "Colbert Report" (05/19/2009)

Dirty girls Abigail Kramer
Women have a complicated relationship with housework, as explained by the author of a new anthology on the subject. (05/19/2009)

Attack of the 66-year-old mother Amy Benfer
The strange case of Elizabeth Adeney prompts the question: How old is too old to have a child? (05/19/2009)

The right's Social Security scare tactics By Michael Lind
Libertarians and conservatives react to the latest undramatic report on the trust fund's health by marshalling frightening, meaningless numbers. (05/19/2009)

Obama's embrace of Bush terrorism policies is celebrated as "Centrism" Glenn Greenwald
For all the flamboyant displays of opposition to Bush/Cheney policies, they remain the political and media consensus. (05/19/2009)

Our unending war of terror By Noam Chomsky
Bush's embrace of torture was horrific, but it was hardly the first time Americans have acted like terrorists. (05/19/2009)

Salon Radio: Eric Boehlert's new book about political blogs Glenn Greenwald
How has the advent of blogs changed politics and journalism? (05/19/2009)

A Palin-Clinton alliance? Alex Koppelman
Greta Van Susteren's husband, who's been advising the Alaska governor, reportedly approached her with the idea of helping pay Hillary Clinton's campaign debt. (05/19/2009)

Quote of the day Mike Madden
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano knows the first rule of getting yourself more Supreme Court buzz: Do not talk about your Supreme Court buzz. (05/19/2009)

Poll: Nevadans want Reid gone Alex Koppelman
A plurality of his home state's voters think it's time to elect someone else to the Senate majority leader's seat. (05/19/2009)

Are the new fuel standards worth the cost? Alex Koppelman
Opponents of President Obama's new fuel economy rules say his plan will cost Americans money, and might kill thousands. (05/19/2009)

Giuliani: Terrorists "couldn't give a darn" about waterboarding Alex Koppelman
Appearing on MSNBC, the former New York City mayor defends waterboarding, and says it isn't used as a recruiting tool by al-Qaida. (05/19/2009)

"The corner has been turned" for the GOP? Mike Madden
Michael Steele says the Republican Party is back in business. (05/19/2009)

Reid was wrong, Kennedy's cancer not in remission Alex Koppelman
The Senate majority leader told a reporter that Sen. Ted Kennedy's brain cancer was in remission, but now his office is walking those comments back. (05/19/2009)

Rumsfeld denying GQ report Alex Koppelman
Through an aide, the former defense secretary says he wasn't responsible for briefings that featured Biblical quotations. (05/20/2009)

Deadline Nears for Stimulus Bet for Battery Makers: Who’s In the Game? Josie Garthwaite
(05/19/2009)

BzzScapes: Brand Tracking Made Social Darrell Etherington
(05/19/2009)

Hackintosh Dell Mini 9 OS X: Is it Worth it? David Klein
(05/19/2009)

Would You Pay for Tiki Bar TV? Chris Albrecht
(05/19/2009)

How testosterone poisoning wrecked the economy Andrew Leonard
The neuroscience of bubble mania: When derivatives traders take big risks and score big profits on a daily basis, their brain chemistry gets out of whack. (05/19/2009)

Android MID Coming June 11? James Kendrick
(05/19/2009)

Moblin v2.0 Beta Arrives With Completely New UI Kevin C. Tofel
(05/19/2009)

Atheros Chip Creates Wi-Fi Hotspots From 3G Phones Kevin C. Tofel
(05/19/2009)

Time: YouTube a Top 10 Tech Failure Liz Gannes
(05/19/2009)

Obama MPG Proposal Raises Stakes for Green Car Tech Josie Garthwaite
(05/19/2009)

How the Semantic Web Will Redefine Digital Music Paul Bonanos
(05/19/2009)

What “American Idol” Can Teach Us About Stats Peter Daboll
(05/19/2009)

The Importance of Contingency Plans Aliza Sherman
(05/19/2009)

Tip for Building Consensus on Smart-Grid Standards: Don’t Be a Jerk Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/19/2009)

TuneUp Update Brings New Features for Obsessive-Compulsive iTunes Users Jenny Kortina
(05/19/2009)

Interview: Yuuguu’s CEO Discusses the Launch of Screensharing For Skype Users Imran Ali
(05/19/2009)

Forget Cupcake- Android “Rosie” Video Appears James Kendrick
(05/19/2009)

The Senate sticks one to the bankers Andrew Leonard
The credit card "bill of rights" passes with a 90-5 vote. The banking industry isn't amused. (05/19/2009)

With Facebook, Has OpenID Moved Closer to Being the De Facto Login Standard? Jordan Golson
(05/19/2009)

30 Apple-Themed Desktop Wallpapers Andrew Bednarz
(05/19/2009)

Terminator Salvation Multitasks With a Machinima Prequel Liz Shannon Miller
(05/19/2009)

Why We’re Buying a Palm Pre James Kendrick
(05/19/2009)

Rumor Has It: Leaked iPhone Specs Describe Big Improvements Darrell Etherington
(05/19/2009)

Eye-Fi Explore Video: Photo and Video Uploads With No Cables Samuel Dean
(05/19/2009)

Google Makes Utility & Smart Meter Friends for Energy Tool PowerMeter Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/20/2009)

Waterfield Designs New Man Bag- Muzetto James Kendrick
(05/20/2009)

Big Think: Ziggy Marley on love and music
The reggae artist says that in order for music to matter it has to keep its soul. (05/18/2009)

Cannes roundup: Lars von Trier and Jane Campion ... they're ba-a-ack! Andrew O'Hehir
Danish bad boy's gruesome horror venture outrages some, thrills others. In other news from 1995, "Piano" director debuts a poetic period piece, Francis Coppola goes indie and more. (05/18/2009)

The evolutionary argument for Dr. Seuss By Laura Miller
Why do we often care more about imaginary characters than real people? A new book suggests that fiction is crucial to our survival as a species. (05/18/2009)

Pesticides indicted in bee deaths By Julia Scott
Agriculture officials have renewed their scrutiny of the world's best-selling pest-killer as they try to solve the mysterious collapse of the nation's hives. (05/18/2009)

Stop the biopharmaceutical bodysnatching! Abigail Kramer
The ACLU is suing to end corporate patents on the breast cancer gene. (05/18/2009)

Stay or go? I'm on deadline to decide By Cary Tennis
I'm separated and in counseling, and I have to decide next week to divorce or not (05/18/2009)

Obama's heckler moment Sarah Hepola
At the president's Notre Dame commencement address, the old "abortion is murder!" protest scene gets a new twist. (05/18/2009)

In your face, Nancy Pelosi Rebecca Traister
Conservatives had a chance to attack the Speaker of the House on substantive grounds. Instead, they made sexist jabs about her use of Botox. (05/18/2009)

The great puberty panic! Kate Harding
Researchers have found genes that appear to trigger the onset of menstruation. Can we stop freaking out about girls' bodies gone wild now? (05/18/2009)

The end of "pro-choice" America? Frances Kissling
The new Gallup poll on abortion may not represent a sea change in public opinion, but it does highlight the question of just how much "choice" our country will tolerate. (05/18/2009)

The 13 people who made torture possible By Marcy Wheeler
The Bush administration's Torture 13. They authorized it, they decided how to implement it, and they crafted the legal fig leaf to justify it. (05/18/2009)

Real medical reform: Gravely ill By Robert Reich
"Single-payer" isn't mentioned anymore, and now even Obama's Medicare-like public insurance initiative looks unlikely. (05/18/2009)

The Wingnut explains why socialized healthcare sucks By Glenallen Walken
Our undercover conservative answers a tough question: If socialized medicine is so awful, how come no country that's adopted nationalized healthcare has ever gotten rid of it? (05/18/2009)

A new Salon letters tool Joan Walsh
If a post is abusive, flag it. (05/18/2009)

The myth of the parasitical bloggers Glenn Greenwald
Establishment media outlets claim that others steal their work for free, but the truth is often the opposite. (05/18/2009)

Rumsfeld was even worse than you thought Alex Koppelman
A new report details the anger within the Bush administration toward the former secretary of defense, and shows how he hurt Katrina relief efforts. (05/18/2009)

Perry: That whole secession thing? Nevermind Alex Koppelman
In an op-ed, the Texas governor says he doesn't advocate secession, but he's more than a little disingenuous in making his case. (05/18/2009)

Mike Huckabee for poet laureate! Alex Koppelman
The former Arkansas governor pens a critique of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- in verse. (05/18/2009)

SCOTUS won't hear challenge to California medical marijuana law Alex Koppelman
Two counties which had refused to comply with the law won't get any help from the Supreme Court -- at least, not yet. (05/18/2009)

You are what you hold policy forums to discuss Mike Madden
A liberal thinktank tries to get Washington to turn its attention to food issues. (05/18/2009)

South Carolina senators battle over GOP's future Alex Koppelman
On the question of whether it's better to win or be ideologically pure, Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint are taking different sides. (05/18/2009)

How an Obama joke led millions to evade taxes Alex Koppelman
Conservative blogger Glenn Reynolds can't see the humor in the president's joke about auditing Arizona State University administrators. (05/18/2009)

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage: It Takes A Heck of a Long Time Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/18/2009)

Why Silver Spring Should Be Worried About Cisco Celeste LeCompte
(05/18/2009)

Palm Pre Release Date- First Week of June? Kevin C. Tofel
(05/18/2009)

Can Solar Follow the iPhone Curve? Not Anytime Soon Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/18/2009)

Identify Enables Easy Social Snooping Simon Mackie
(05/18/2009)

Obama puts the fuel economy pedal to the metal Andrew Leonard
Bush never stopped fighting California's proposed rules for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Fut for the new administration, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. (05/18/2009)

The credit card pound of flesh Andrew Leonard
Interchange fees paid by merchants to the biggest banks cost more than employee health care. But don't expect Congress to do anything about it. (05/18/2009)

Canon EOS Rebel T1i On the Way Kevin C. Tofel
(05/18/2009)

Microsoft Finally Giving iPod Touch a Serious Competitor? Darrell Etherington
(05/18/2009)

Work From Home: Field Apple Tech Support Calls Darrell Etherington
(05/18/2009)

GlassDoor Provides Online Community, Info-Sharing For Job Seekers Eric Berlin
(05/18/2009)

A fresh new dawn for trust-busters Andrew Leonard
Longtime Microsoft antagonist Gary Reback has a new book out on the politics and economics of anti-trust. His timing couldn't be better. (05/18/2009)

Sony Intros Upgraded Alpha DSLRs for First-Time Shooters Kevin C. Tofel
(05/18/2009)

Laptop Hunters: No, Not THAT Lauren, The OTHER One! Tom Reestman
(05/18/2009)

Vopium For Android- Free Wi-Fi, Low-Cost International Calls Kevin C. Tofel
(05/18/2009)

What Will the Upfronts Bring for Web Video? Chris Albrecht
(05/18/2009)

Web Work 101: How To Respond to an Online Job Ad Celine Roque
(05/18/2009)

Social Networking & Dawn of the Zettabyte Era Om Malik
(05/19/2009)

Google Has One More To-Do for Mobile Tasks Kevin C. Tofel
(05/18/2009)

Hyperion Has a $100M Valuation for Mini Nuclear Power David Ehrlich
(05/18/2009)

The man who (maybe) blew up the global economy Andrew Leonard
Who can protect us from that most nefarious of all 21st century super-villains: The alpha male derivatives trader? (05/18/2009)

Wolfram Alpha: Impressive, But Not the Future of Search, Yet Simon Mackie
(05/18/2009)

Microsoft Reviving the Tablet PC? Maybe Apple IS Working On One James Kendrick
(05/18/2009)

OK, Internet, Show Us on the Doll Where Gooby Touched You Liz Shannon Miller
(05/18/2009)

StatShot: Season Finales Flood Twitter Chris Albrecht
(05/18/2009)

Smart Grid Progress: DOE Announces First Standards, Raises Cap on Stimulus Funds Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/18/2009)

Apple Ad Dominates New York Times Home Page, Yet Again Darrell Etherington
(05/18/2009)

How to Avoid or Minimize Apple Update Woes Charles Moore
(05/18/2009)

Notre Dame's stand against Catholic fundamentalism By James Carroll
Ironically, those opposing Obama's appearance at the university are not going to be backed up by the Vatican. (05/17/2009)

Randall Terry is no match for Obama By Frances Kissling
The man who destroyed the antiabortion movement with his extremism is trying to use the president's visit to Notre Dame to advance his cause, but he will fail -- again. (05/17/2009)

Distorting public opinion on torture investigations Glenn Greenwald
A representative of a leading Democratic group falsely claims that "nobody is interested" in torture. (05/17/2009)

You Deserve a Vacation! Georgina Laidlaw
(05/17/2009)

Got My Verizon MiFi Today for $4.13 James Kendrick
(05/17/2009)

Watchitoo: Watch Content Together (and Smile, Cause You’re on Camera) Liz Gannes
(05/18/2009)

Is Memcached a Good or Bad Sign for MySQL? Gary Orenstein
(05/17/2009)

Andy Samberg Sticks to YouTube to Promote the MTV Movie Awards Liz Shannon Miller
(05/17/2009)

How Internet Content Distribution & Discovery Are Changing Om Malik
(05/18/2009)

Will Ferrell Stumps Tom Hanks On SNL Celebrity Jeopardy Liz Shannon Miller
(05/17/2009)

Weekly App Store Picks: May 16, 2009 Olly Farshi
(05/17/2009)

Roundup: Movies not to miss Andrew O'Hehir
"Brick" creator plus Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo in "Brothers Bloom"; a pair of crackerjack Teutonic thrillers, and a Japanese superhero on the skids. (05/16/2009)

Ad tells teens: Have sex, give birth at school! Tracy Clark-Flory
Britain attempts a viral campaign to combat unintended pregnancies through scare tactics. (05/16/2009)

The virginity fetish By Tracy Clark-Flory
Why is our culture so obsessed with girls' chastity? Author Jessica Valenti talks about how purity balls and "barely legal" porn both feed the same idea: That a woman's worth is between her legs. (05/16/2009)

Obama, the healthcare Riddler By David Sirota
Why is the president suddenly so afraid of a single-payer solution to America's healthcare crisis? (05/16/2009)

The NYT sums up Obama's civil liberties record in one paragraph Glenn Greenwald
Obama "has backtracked, in substantial if often nuanced ways, from the approach to national security that he preached as a candidate." (05/16/2009)

Smart politics: Obama names Huntsman ambassador to China Alex Koppelman
By picking the Utah governor, the president sidelined a potentially strong opponent in 2012, but the Republican will get a boost, too. (05/16/2009)

Wanted: One Mobile Device, for a 24/7 Life Balaji Natarajan
(05/16/2009)

How to Rebuild a Working Relationship With Difficult Clients Celine Roque
(05/16/2009)

Tech IPOs Are Back — But Only for Those That Don’t Need Cash Kevin Kelleher
(05/16/2009)

Mobile Fun Privacy Screens for Your Phone James Kendrick
(05/16/2009)

HP dv2 Hits Staples for $599 After Rebates Kevin C. Tofel
(05/16/2009)

The Cannes death rattle By Wolfgang Höbel
The Hollywood elite may be headed to the south of France this week, but the mood is gloomy. Has the moment for big film festivals -- and the enthusiasm for art-house cinema -- passed? (05/15/2009)

Geneva Conventions, you're screwed
The president isn't releasing new torture photos, but doesn't this just mean that we'll torture more? (05/15/2009)

"Management" By Stephanie Zacharek
It's nerd love at first sight for Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn in this aggressively quirky romance. (05/15/2009)

Inventing a family By Stephanie Zacharek
French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours." (05/15/2009)

"Summer Hours" By Stephanie Zacharek
The director of "Irma Vep" offers a wistful portrait of a family struggling to let go of their late mother's belongings -- and the mysteries they contain. (05/15/2009)

"Angels & Demons" By Stephanie Zacharek
Holy conspiracy theory! The Illuminati have hatched a plot to destroy the Vatican in this "Da Vinci Code" follow-up, and only Tom Hanks can save the faithful. (05/15/2009)

Story Minute By Carol Lay
Once upon a time, there existed a third sex... (05/15/2009)

Oprah's bad medicine By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
Given her influence, it's a shame the TV star offers unbalanced health and medical advice. (05/15/2009)

Can Obama ease the abortion debate? Kate Harding
As the president seeks common ground between pro-choice and pro-life camps, conservatives scurry farther to the right. (05/15/2009)

Sex ed on Comedy Central Judy Berman
Health information meets hilarity on the cable channel's new sketch show for teens. (05/15/2009)

Watching Farrah's public suffering Kate Harding
All the attention surrounding 1970s icon's terminal illness shows how little we acknowledge death as a natural part of life. (05/15/2009)

I cannot watch violence on TV or in movies By Cary Tennis
My family thinks it's just entertainment, but it leaves me anxious and sleepless. (05/15/2009)

I bleed, it leads: My final news stories Hart Seely
A veteran reporter crafts opening paragraphs for news stories on his paper's final day. (05/15/2009)

Rush Limbaugh's advice for women Joan Walsh
You'll have no equality, ladies, until Nancy Pelosi resigns. Plus: Why is Rush obsessed with anal poisoning? (05/15/2009)

Obama's kinder, gentler military commissions Glenn Greenwald
Bush critics vehemently objected to the idea of commissions generally. Will they continue to do so now that Obama supports them? (05/15/2009)

Tea bagging by teleconference Alex Koppelman
Two Republican governors hold another tea party, borrowing the movement's cachet for their own fundraising purposes. (05/15/2009)

Gitmo general told Iraq WMD search team to torture Mark Benjamin
After the invasion of Iraq, Gen. Geoffrey Miller told the Iraq Survey Group they were "running a country club" and needed to get tough on prisoners. (05/15/2009)

Majority of GOP insiders say Cheney hurting party Alex Koppelman
A poll of Republican operatives finds that they believe the former vice president's sudden outspokenness isn't helping them. (05/15/2009)

Rove talks to prosecutor about U.S. attorney firings Alex Koppelman
After a long fight over executive privilege, the former Bush advisor finally cooperated with an investigation into the firings. (05/15/2009)

Dark days for the right Vincent Rossmeier
Judging from what leading conservatives are saying, these are very bad times for the GOP. (05/15/2009)

Cheney's torture trap for Democrats Mike Madden
The debate in Washington has shifted from whether torture is wrong to what Nancy Pelosi knew about it. Did the former vice president win yet another bureaucratic war? (05/15/2009)

Mitt Romney: Noun, verb, 9/11 Vincent Rossmeier
Doing his best Rudy Giuliani impersonation, the former governor alleges President Obama is making America less safe. (05/15/2009)

A brace of orthodontists... and more
In need of some modern collective nouns? Members of Salon's Table Talk community offer their suggestions. (05/15/2009)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Do you really think I'd lie to you about cabin air? Plus: The Colgan crash and the problems with regional airlines. (05/15/2009)

Reminder: You Can’t Stockpile Broadband Stacey Higginbotham
(05/15/2009)

ContactHelp: Quick Telephone Support Numbers and Tips Samuel Dean
(05/15/2009)

MobileTechRoundup 171: YouFi, MeFi, WeFi, MiFi! Kevin C. Tofel
(05/15/2009)

This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #39- Getting Smaller James Kendrick
(05/15/2009)

How to Fix OS X 10.5.7 DVI-HDMI Screen Resolution Issues Andrew Bednarz
(05/15/2009)

Missed Connection: Government Lab and VC Biz Model Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/15/2009)

Why GM and Battery Startup Sakti3 Tied the Knot Josie Garthwaite
(05/15/2009)

FUEL Adds 150% More Gas to BlackBerry Bold Kevin C. Tofel
(05/15/2009)

iTunes: Rebranding History Liam Cassidy
(05/15/2009)

Losing Gracefully: What to Do When You Can’t Deliver Darrell Etherington
(05/15/2009)

Vuze Looks For Money In Porn Janko Roettgers
(05/15/2009)

G.M.'s death spiral accelerates Andrew Leonard
As bankruptcy day approaches, thousands of dealerships get pink slips and the UAW is hammered again. Meanwhile, bondholders complain about a raw deal from the government. Get in line! (05/15/2009)

Don't worry, be happy, pay lots of taxes Andrew Leonard
Those darn Scandinavians lead the world in "life satisfaction" and super-expensive "nanny states." Could they get any more annoying? (05/15/2009)

Email Tip: Save Time and Stress with One New Folder Meryl Evans
(05/15/2009)

Is the Netbook Fad Over? I Don’t Think So James Kendrick
(05/15/2009)

How the Cloud Will Disrupt the IT Status Quo Stacey Higginbotham
(05/16/2009)

The robocaller who dialed one time too many Andrew Leonard
Senator Chuck Schumer got a call telling him his car warranty was about to expire. Suddenly, the FTC is dragging a telemarketer into court. If only we all had such power! (05/15/2009)

App Review: Rockchinko Olly Farshi
(05/15/2009)

R.I.P. Countrywide Andrew Leonard
Bank of America banishes the infamous brand name. But the spirit of the nation's one-time largest mortgage lender will not be so easy to dismiss. (05/15/2009)

ASUS 1005HA Netbook Is a 1008HA With Removable Battery Kevin C. Tofel
(05/15/2009)

Crowdsourced Slow Dramatic Clap Deserves Its Own Round of Applause Liz Shannon Miller
(05/15/2009)

Finale wrap-up: "Lost" By Laura Miller
One of the series' deepest mysteries is revealed and intriguing new loopholes open up in the thrilling season finale. (05/14/2009)

Call me Ishmael. The end. By Barry Yourgrau
Cellphone novels, the rage in Japan, now have competition in America: Twitter fiction. (05/14/2009)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix: Star Trek Babies, Torture Tomfoolery, Dinkle and more! (05/14/2009)

Craigslist Xes out sex ads Tracy Clark-Flory
Without the erotic services section, where will sex workers turn for work? (05/14/2009)

Life of the potty By Robert Radin
Everyone's child obsesses about something. But why did my son choose urinals? (05/14/2009)

Did voodoo cause my daughter to be stillborn? By Cary Tennis
People say the father of my child cursed her with black magic. (05/14/2009)

Veronica Lario, accidental feminist Judy Berman
Silvio Berlusconi's outspoken soon-to-be ex-wife is uniting women across the political spectrum (05/14/2009)

Quote of the day Sarah Hepola
A wee bit of sexual hysteria at a press conference on the dangers of the Internet for children and teens. (05/14/2009)

May is "Spurned Woman Month"! Mary Elizabeth Williams
With reality star Kate Gosselin on the cover of four tabloids, it seems that America just can't get enough of wronged wives. (05/14/2009)

Terry McAuliffe is Barack Obama By Mike Madden
The ultimate Clintonite reinvents himself to win over young voters and black voters in Virginia -- and becomes the favorite to win next month's Democratic gubernatorial primary. (05/14/2009)

Soufan: CIA torture actually hindered our intelligence gathering By Mark Benjamin
An FBI agent testifies that an al-Qaida prisoner provided useful intelligence until the CIA got rough -- and casts doubt on Bush's statements about the effectiveness of harsh interrogations. (05/14/2009)

Cheney lives on Joan Walsh
It's not just his crazy "Out of the Bunker!" tour. As long as Obama covers up and refuses to prosecute torture, the Dark Lord prevails. (05/14/2009)

They're Obama's wars now By Gene Lyons
George W. Bush may have started the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but it's up to the new president to resolve them. (05/14/2009)

We tortured to justify war By Joe Conason
Dick Cheney keeps saying "enhanced interrogation" was used to stop imminent attacks, but evidence is mounting that the real reason was to invent evidence linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida. (05/14/2009)

We wouldn't want to inflame anti-American sentiment Glenn Greenwald
Obama's excuses for covering-up torture evidence are as incoherent as they are dangerous. (05/14/2009)

No honorary degree? No problem Alex Koppelman
The president speaks at Arizona State University, which was seen as having snubbed him by deciding not to award him a degree. (05/14/2009)

Mama said knock Limbaugh out Alex Koppelman
John McCain's mother tells Jay Leno that the radio host doesn't represent her side of the Republican Party. (05/14/2009)

Is the FBI breathing down Norm Coleman's neck? Gabriel Winant
As the former senator presses his case for his Senate seat in court, the feds are taking a look at some potentially shady dealings. (05/14/2009)

Cheney's declassification request denied Alex Koppelman
Memos about the efficacy of torture that the former vice president wants released won't be made public, at least for now. (05/14/2009)

Democrats closing ranks around Murtha Gabriel Winant
The House Democratic leadership is working to protect one of its own, but at what cost? (05/14/2009)

The GOP throws away the Yiddishe Mama vote Gabriel Winant
An Arkansas Republican says he only called Sen. Chuck Schumer "that Jew" because he cares about tradition. (05/14/2009)

Specter gets ready to flip back on union bill Mike Madden
Surprise: The Pennsylvania Republican-turned-Democrat says he's prepared to find a deal to support legislation to make it easier for workers to join unions. (05/14/2009)

Quote of the day Ben Travers
Alberto Gonzales jumps on the empathy-bashing bandwagon. (05/14/2009)

One of Specter's Democratic rivals quits Mike Madden
Joe Torsella, the former head of the National Constitution Center, decides not to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania next year. (05/15/2009)

Lessons from the Match King Andrew Leonard
A new book about the rise and fall of Ivar Kreuger, industrialist and financier extraordinaire of the 1920s, has arrived just in time. (05/14/2009)

Safeguarding Energy Data Amid the Rise in Consumption Calculation Mary Catherine O'Connor
(05/14/2009)

"Good" unemployment news turns sour Andrew Leonard
Let's hope it's just statistical noise. New jobless claims data undermines the theory that the worst of the recession is over. (05/14/2009)

Paid Subscriptions: The Next Great Trend In Online Advertising? Eric Berlin
(05/14/2009)

Need a Multi-IM Client For Android? Check eBuddy Kevin C. Tofel
(05/14/2009)

Clearwire: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ LTE Stacey Higginbotham
(05/14/2009)

How-To: Access Your Time Capsule Over the Internet Jenny Kortina
(05/14/2009)

A Lesson for Electric Car Makers in Hydrogen Vehicles’ Loss Josie Garthwaite
(05/14/2009)

Spam Reporting For Mobile Clients is a Must Kevin C. Tofel
(05/14/2009)

Forget the Mile-High Club — Who’s in the 50,000 Servers Club? Stacey Higginbotham
(05/14/2009)

1B Apps Served, One Disappointing Revenue Total for Apple Darrell Etherington
(05/14/2009)

Gmail Tip: Twitter Gadget Jenny Kortina
(05/14/2009)

In the U.S. Senate, banking lobbyists still walk tall Andrew Leonard
The tussle over credit card industry reform is proving that the banking industry hasn't lost much of its clout with Congress. Just wait until legislators try to sink their teeth into derivatives regulation. (05/14/2009)

Would You Buy a Netbook With a Non-Removable Battery? Kevin C. Tofel
(05/14/2009)

Is a Heat Pump and Gravel the Answer to Energy Storage for the Grid? Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/14/2009)

Present.io: No Download, Simple Setup Presentations Aliza Sherman
(05/14/2009)

Coffee Break- Another Case for MiFi James Kendrick
(05/14/2009)

Imeem’s iPhone App Competes With Apple on Its Own Hardware Paul Bonanos
(05/14/2009)

Sony Loses Money for First Time in 14 Years James Kendrick
(05/14/2009)

A Comparison of Freshbooks vs. Harvest vs. Blinksale Simon Mackie
(05/14/2009)

Moxi DVR Overwhelms and Underwhelms Liane Cassavoy
(05/14/2009)

80legs Cares About Your Bandwidth Cap Stacey Higginbotham
(05/14/2009)

This Grass Roots Campaign Gets Out the Laughs Liz Shannon Miller
(05/14/2009)

The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Andrew Leonard
Speaking at MIT, Steven Chu finds an audience that understands him a little better than the jokers on Capitol Hill. (05/14/2009)

A Trip to Verizon- Yes, They Will Sell You a MiFi Today James Kendrick
(05/14/2009)

Is the Latest Apple OS Update Causing Problems? Om Malik
(05/14/2009)

Performing Live: London’s iPhone Orchestra Olly Farshi
(05/14/2009)

Facebook On the Verge of Being a Top 10 Video Site Liz Gannes
(05/14/2009)

How HD Voice Can Save Wireline Telecom Daniel Berninger
(05/15/2009)

Take That, Apple: Download Torrents With Your iPhone Without Any BitTorrent App Janko Roettgers
(05/15/2009)

Mark Davis reads David Feherty
It's segments like these that keep Camille Paglia away from talk radio. (05/13/2009)

Gibbs shrugs about Air Force One photo op
Camille Paglia responds to talk radio, Madonna and the month in politics. (05/13/2009)

Why the original "Star Trek" still matters Andrew O'Hehir
Cheap, sexist and nerdy? Check, check and check. But the original Kirk and Spock offered an erotic, Apollonian beacon of hope amid the darkness of '70s culture. (05/13/2009)

Dick Cheney's favorite Republican
The former V.P. disses Colin Powell, saying Rush Limbaugh is better for the GOP. (05/13/2009)

"Atom Age Vampire" premieres!
Contributor Scott Bateman brings his first feature film to the big screen. (05/13/2009)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Hats off to the Celtics' white guy, Brian Scalabrine. (05/13/2009)

New York Assembly: Yea for gay marriage! Tracy Clark-Flory
Gov. Paterson's measure is headed to the state Senate. (05/13/2009)

"Timeouts" for grown women Lynn Harris
Abortion "counseling" and waiting periods have no effect, other than to delay healthcare. (05/13/2009)

Sex and the single Catholic priest Frances Kissling
A former archbishop has admitted he's gay, the latest in a series of church scandals. Is it time to get rid of celibacy? (05/13/2009)

I'm trapped and going crazy and I just need help! By Cary Tennis
I'd leave my husband and take my daughter but that would be kidnapping! (05/13/2009)

The Angelina effect? Lynn Harris
The birth rate among unmarried women in their 20s and 30s is soaring. (05/13/2009)

Feminism is dead! Long live feminism! Rebecca Traister
The Double X vs. Jezebel hubbub proves there's life in the f-word yet. (05/13/2009)

The hidden hand of Dick Cheney By Juan Cole
Out of office, he continues to push his tortured version of reality -- and his vision of an imperial presidency -- and there are signs he is succeeding. (05/13/2009)

Why has the Right collapsed? Glenn Greenwald
Listen for any random 15 minutes to their favorite radio shows and the answer will be magically revealed. (05/13/2009)

The truth about Social Security and Medicare By Robert Reich
Social Security is a tiny problem, but Medicare is entirely different. It's a monster. (05/13/2009)

The massive expansion of America's "Hard Left" Glenn Greenwald
Establishment pundits depict every idea they dislike as "partisan" because that's the only way they can understand the world. (05/13/2009)

Cheney: "We are what we are" By Garrison Keillor
In other words, we're Republicans. We will not bend our principles to please people we didn't like in the first place. (05/13/2009)

Radio rage By Camille Paglia
The assassination jokes and "liberal" conspiracy theories on talk radio could be an ominous sign of things to come. Plus: Madonna vs. Daniela, gay men's favorite divas, a charming TV show for kids and more. (05/13/2009)

Dawn Johnsen's belief in the rule of law disqualifies her from Senate confirmation Glenn Greenwald
Compare Johnsen's inability to get confirmed with the actions of the Serious Centrists in Washington. (05/13/2009)

Obama's latest effort to conceal evidence of Bush era crimes Glenn Greenwald
The President's rationale for changing his mind is as incoherent as it is reminiscent of the Bush/Cheney mindset. (05/13/2009)

Cheney still talking about war and Iran Alex Koppelman
At an event Tuesday night, the former vice president spoke of seeing "a giant conspiracy" against U.S. action. (05/13/2009)

Senate blocks its first Obama nominee Alex Koppelman
The GOP led a successful filibuster of David Hayes, the president's choice for deputy secretary of the Interior Department. (05/13/2009)

Administration could renege on release of abuse photos Alex Koppelman
The Justice Department committed, in court, to making the pictures public, but the White House seems to be walking that back. (05/13/2009)

A conservative revolt against the NRSC Vincent Rossmeier
A leading right-wing blogger calls for a boycott of the GOP's Senate campaign committee in the wake of its endorsement of moderate Charlie Crist. (05/13/2009)

Obama decides to fight release of abuse photos Alex Koppelman
The president reportedly told his legal team to reverse an earlier decision on the grounds that the pictures would endanger American troops. (05/13/2009)

Obama speaks on decision to fight release of abuse photos Alex Koppelman
The president says the pictures are "not particularly sensational" and that only a few people were responsible for what happened. (05/13/2009)

GOP hits back over torture probe Ben Travers
Boehner, Graham try to deflect investigations into Bush-era interrogation techniques by criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (05/13/2009)

Economic "green shoots" turn brown Andrew Leonard
Monthly foreclosures break another record, and retail spending drops again. What's the connection? Jobs, jobs, jobs. (05/13/2009)

Three Companies to Watch in 3D Jose Fermoso
(05/13/2009)

HP Mini 1000 6-cell Battery in the House James Kendrick
(05/13/2009)

Remote Control Your PC With Twitter Kevin C. Tofel
(05/13/2009)

Is the iPhone a Phone, a Computer? Or Both? Ed Sutherland
(05/13/2009)

Belated Tech Rhymes For Limerick Day Tom Reestman
(05/13/2009)

PHOTOS: Better Place’s Battery Swap Station Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/13/2009)

Will Foxit’s eSlick Be Barnes & Noble’s Kindle Competitor? Kevin C. Tofel
(05/13/2009)

MSI X340 Reviewed, Earns 3.5 Of 5 Stars at LAPTOP Kevin C. Tofel
(05/13/2009)

FAQ: Energy Storage for the Smart Grid Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/13/2009)

Severa: Easy One-click CRM, Project Management and Invoicing Meryl Evans
(05/13/2009)

Apple Takes the Gloves Off With Three New Ads Darrell Etherington
(05/13/2009)

A maximum wage for bankers? Andrew Leonard
The news that the Obama administration is looking at ways to restrict Wall Street compensation sends the usual suspects into spasms of gibbering hysteria. (05/13/2009)

Hulu’s Kilar: We’re Sick of the Same Ads Ad Nauseam, Too Liz Gannes
(05/13/2009)

PG&E, BrightSource Solar Deal Now World’s Largest at 1,310 MW Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/13/2009)

Fill Revenue Gaps With Alternative Income Streams Dawn Foster
(05/13/2009)

New “TV Everywhere” Head: Web Access to TV Is Too Confusing Liz Gannes
(05/13/2009)

The Growing Feedback Fiasco Aliza Sherman
(05/13/2009)

Google Calendar Gets Gmail Tasks Integration Simon Mackie
(05/13/2009)

Is Gmail’s Spam Filtering Failing For You, Too? Kevin C. Tofel
(05/13/2009)

Are Apple’s High Laptop Prices Sustainable? Charles Moore
(05/13/2009)

Free MobileMe Alternative: How to Set Up Google Sync for Mac and iPhone David Klein
(05/13/2009)

Closing the barn door after the derivatives escaped Andrew Leonard
Geithner announces new regulations for the financial instruments everyone now loves to hate. Does Larry Summers have anything to add? (05/13/2009)

Auto-Tune The News Musically Manipulates Current Events Liz Shannon Miller
(05/13/2009)

Round #1 Compromise on Climate Bill: Cut Clean Energy Requirements Josie Garthwaite
(05/13/2009)

Ink Blogging With Smartpen by Livescribe James Kendrick
(05/13/2009)

Save the World with Terminator Salvation on the iPhone David Appleyard
(05/13/2009)

Charging Up Cell Towers With Fuel Cells David Ehrlich
(05/13/2009)

Tiny USB Office: A Free App Suite for Tight Squeezes Samuel Dean
(05/13/2009)

What the Yahoo Ruling Means for Web-based Companies Matthew Hirsch
(05/14/2009)

Updated: Nautanki.tv, Ummm, Borrows (Heavily) From Hulu? Chris Albrecht
(05/13/2009)

Teridian Launches Energy Management Chip, Next Up: Wireless Justin Moresco
(05/14/2009)

O'Reilly vs. Garofalo
The host goes after the actress for his "Pinheads & Patriots" segment on Monday night. (05/12/2009)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
The real-life ticking bomb scenario: Cha-chunk! Cha-chunk! (05/12/2009)

A judge without empathy is inhuman By Robert Burton
The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work. (05/12/2009)

It's cheap -- but can you swallow it? By Sarah Hepola
In this slumped economy, fast food restaurants are beckoning with their impossibly thrifty value menus. I tried them so you don't have to. (05/12/2009)

Shopping for computers is tough! Sarah Hepola
Dell introduces a new website for female customers. What are the chances they sell a pink laptop? (05/12/2009)

Just call her Lady Justice Katharine Mieszkowski
The heat's on Obama to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court. (05/12/2009)

Trump: You're not fired! Tracy Clark-Flory
Miss California gets to keep her crown for good. (05/12/2009)

I think I've made all the wrong choices By Cary Tennis
I'm 38, still single, in a one-bedroom, trapped in debt. (05/12/2009)

Not-so-opposite marriage Kate Harding
A transgender woman who got hitched before transitioning points out that legal same-sex unions (by somebody's definition) already exist in all 50 states. (05/12/2009)

Double X comes out swinging Tracy Clark-Flory
A new women's Web magazine premieres with an attack on lady-blog Jezebel. (05/12/2009)

Private health-insurance companies get ready to self-medicate By Mike Madden
Big healthcare industry players promise the White House they'll get on board with reform -- so they don't get trampled by it. (05/12/2009)

Army suicides soar past 2008's pace By Mark Benjamin
The day after the shooting at a combat stress clinic in Iraq, new data released to Salon shows soldiers committing suicide at a record-setting pace. Is combat stress the reason? (05/12/2009)

John Edwards takes paternity test on Maury Povich show By Choire Sicha
A partial transcript of the upcoming episode in which Maury reveals to John and Elizabeth Edwards whether or not John fathered Rielle Hunter's baby. The results are in! (05/12/2009)

Let's cut Social Security to pay for banker bailouts! By Michael Lind
You are about to be hit by another wave of disinformation about how Social Security is going broke and needs reforming (meaning, your benefits must be cut). It's not true. (05/12/2009)

Obama, where's the pressure on health insurers? By Robert Reich
If the president's healthcare reforms don't include the option of government-funded insurance, there's no reason to think the private firms will really change their behavior. (05/12/2009)

Who's afraid of Wanda Sykes? Joan Walsh
The comedian known for going over the top is the perfect match for Rush Limbaugh. So why are some liberals upset? Plus: Hitchens on Sykes: "The black dyke got it wrong." (05/13/2009)

Obama administration threatens Britain to keep torture evidence concealed Glenn Greenwald
If a British court describes Binyam Mohamed's torture, then the U.S. will no longer inform Britain of terrorist plots, Obama threatens. (05/12/2009)

In Florida, a battle for the GOP's soul Alex Koppelman
Gov. Charlie Crist, a popular moderate, announced his run for Senate on Tuesday, and conservatives immediately lined up against him. (05/12/2009)

Philly Inquirer quietly hires John Yoo as columnist Alex Koppelman
The paper managed to slip the news past even its own employees for months. (05/12/2009)

Liz Cheney: "My dad would rather be fishing in Wyoming" Alex Koppelman
The daughter of the former vice president goes on MSNBC to explain why her father is speaking out and attacking the Obama administration. (05/12/2009)

Why Miss California is just like President Obama Alex Koppelman
The beleaguered beauty queen is defending herself and her position on marriage by pointing out that the president agrees with her. (05/12/2009)

Edwards hits record low poll numbers Alex Koppelman
North Carolinians strongly disapprove of their former senator, who continues to be dogged by his affair and questions surrounding it. (05/12/2009)

Garofalo ambushed by Fox over tea party criticism Alex Koppelman
The actress and comedian had previously said that the protests were "about hating a black man in the White House." (05/12/2009)

"I can see Russia from my house: The Sarah Palin story" Alex Koppelman
The Alaska governor has signed a deal to write a memoir, due out next year. (05/12/2009)

Is the White House pulling out on abstinence? Vincent Rossmeier
The Obama budget cuts two abstinence-only programs, but the administration's not completely ruling out funding for the idea. (05/12/2009)

Task.fm: SMS and Email Alerts With Natural Language Input Simon Mackie
(05/12/2009)

Rumored iPhone Specs: A Rundown on the Reality Kevin C. Tofel
(05/12/2009)

Did the White House just declare climate change war on itself? Andrew Leonard
A mysterious memo supposedly prepared by the Office of Management and Budget savagely attacks the EPA's finding that greenhouse gases are a pollutant. (05/12/2009)

Return of the oil grinch Andrew Leonard
For the first time in six months, the price of crude is pushing $60. Sit back and watch the economic "green shoots" wither. (05/12/2009)

Cucku Uses Skype to Back Up Your Family’s Data Janko Roettgers
(05/12/2009)

Vodafone Wants to Take a Bite Out of Apple’s App Store Stacey Higginbotham
(05/12/2009)

Intel’s Newest Atom CPU Is Already Splitting Kevin C. Tofel
(05/12/2009)

Could Android Save Motorola? Ed Sutherland
(05/12/2009)

Firefox Extension Linja Zax- Funny Name, Optimizes Web for Touchscreens James Kendrick
(05/12/2009)

Verizon MiFi 2200 Review- Mobile Broadband Done Right James Kendrick
(05/12/2009)

The Internet Saves/Sucks Energy, Round 3: Google Defends Power Use Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/12/2009)

App Store Roundtable: After Sales Support Gavin Bowman
(05/12/2009)

Project Rant Gives Voice to The Rage of Strangers Liz Shannon Miller
(05/12/2009)

Selling the Multi-Skilled Freelancer: Single or Separate Storefronts? Celine Roque
(05/12/2009)

LaunchSplash: Don’t Let “Under Construction” Lose You Business Darrell Etherington
(05/12/2009)

Coffee Break- Netbooking with MiFi James Kendrick
(05/12/2009)

When You Are Your Own Worst Enemy, What’s a Hulu to Do? Chris Albrecht
(05/12/2009)

Crippled SlingPlayer Software Highlights Network Neutrality Issue Kevin C. Tofel
(05/13/2009)

The GigaOM Interview: Cole Brodman, CTO, T-Mobile USA Om Malik
(05/12/2009)

Time Master: Above and Beyond Time Tracking Tanner Morrison
(05/12/2009)

Top Travel Sites for Saving Money and Avoiding Hassle Samuel Dean
(05/12/2009)

Build Your Own Verizon iPhone This Sunday Stacey Higginbotham
(05/12/2009)

Need for Speed Undercover Infiltrates the iPhone Darrell Etherington
(05/12/2009)

Public Safety Advisory: How to Downgrade from Time Capsule 7.4.1 Jenny Kortina
(05/12/2009)

Microsoft Jumps the Shark, But Gets a Lamborghini Gallardo SE for Only $700 Tom Reestman
(05/12/2009)

Showdown at the General Motors corral Andrew Leonard
It's Round 2 between Obama and the hedge fund sharks. The bondholders got creamed in Round 1. But now they're talking even tougher. (05/12/2009)

Can we afford the Obama agenda? Andrew Leonard
Last Thursday, a Treasury bill auction didn't do too well. Is the dreaded bond market casting a negative vote on the president's deficit spending? (05/12/2009)

SlingPlayer Finally Lands on the iPhone, Sans 3G Liane Cassavoy
(05/13/2009)

Big Think: Ray Kurzweil on simulating the human brain
The futurist says we will soon have technology capable of re-creating the subtlety and suppleness of the brain. Should we be worried? (05/11/2009)

White House responds to Wanda Sykes
Did the comedian go to far when she joked about 9/11? Press secretary Robert Gibbs says: Yes. (05/11/2009)

"Sag Harbor" By Andrew O'Hehir
Colson Whitehead's autobiographical summer-nostalgia novel mixes nerdy teen boys and barbecues gone awry in this affectionate portrait of an African-American seasonal community. (05/11/2009)

You can never have too many mothers By Julia Wallace
Babies are what bring us together, according to sociobiologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, whose new book touts the importance of multiple caretakers. (05/11/2009)

I'm drawn to dark, brooding men By Cary Tennis
They don't make good boyfriends, but I keep coming back for more. Why? (05/11/2009)

MILF swap Sarah Hepola
Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg dedicate this "Saturday Night Live" viral video to all the mothers out there. (05/11/2009)

Quote of the day Amy Benfer
Mr. Mom sighted in Mexico by Village Voice reporter. (05/11/2009)

Houston pulls a Palin Abigail Kramer
Rape victims are being billed for the investigation of their own assault (05/11/2009)

Some of my worst frenemies are women! Amy Benfer
Mean people suck, but why are mean girls accused of betraying the feminist cause? (05/11/2009)

Shirley Jones considers Playboy Rebecca Traister
At 75, the Partridge Family matriarch would be the oldest woman to go nude in the magazine. Is this empowering -- or just another cheap way to sexualize females of all ages? (05/11/2009)

Miss California (kinda sorta) keeps crown Tracy Clark-Flory
Carrie Prejean's fate will be decided tomorrow, but she's already been replaced, unofficially. (05/11/2009)

Stem cell division By Peter Dizikes
The growing blue state-red state gap over this research shows that science has serious economic and political muscle in America today. (05/11/2009)

Dear Wingnut, why are Republicans afraid of science? By Glenallen Walken
Our undercover conservative answers two different Salon readers who want to know why the GOP seems anti-intellectual and anti-science. (05/11/2009)

Roxana Saberi's plight and American media propaganda Glenn Greenwald
Abridgments of press freedom by Iran receive endless attention from the American press while far more severe abridgments by the U.S. are ignored. (05/11/2009)

Inside the mind of Dick Cheney Alex Koppelman
The former vice president has to know Democrats love having a national security argument with him, but he keeps slamming President Obama anyway. (05/11/2009)

Did Edwards staffers plan to sabotage his campaign? Alex Koppelman
Aides, concerned that the candidate's affair would mean a GOP victory in 2008, reportedly decided not to let him get the Democratic nomination. (05/11/2009)

Report: Florida Gov. Crist will run for Senate Alex Koppelman
The Republican is very popular in his state, and is probably the GOP's best chance to hold on to the seat. (05/11/2009)

Limbaugh explains Cheney's motivations Alex Koppelman
The reason the former vice president is speaking out, the radio host says, is "love of and for his country." (05/11/2009)

Obama strikes a deal with the healthcare industry Alex Koppelman
The biggest players in healthcare say they'll help reform efforts by cutting spending growth by $2 trillion over 10 years -- can they be trusted? (05/11/2009)

Obama's killing the economy on purpose! Alex Koppelman
A top Republican congressman says the president's strategy is to drive employment and stock prices lower as part of a power grab. (05/11/2009)

Michael Steele does it again Alex Koppelman
The RNC chair can't seem to keep his foot out of his mouth -- this time, he insulted Mitt Romney, and the GOP base. (05/11/2009)

Torrents on Your iPhone? Yes! No! Maybe! Jackson West
(05/12/2009)

The New Micro EVs: 6 Subcompact Electric Vehicles to Watch Josie Garthwaite
(05/11/2009)

Hands-on Review of the Palm Pre Shows They Don’t Get It James Kendrick
(05/11/2009)

Beta Watch: Shiretoko Firefox 3.5 Intel-Optimized Browser Charles Moore
(05/11/2009)

We Interrupt Your Web Browsing to Bring You TV Commercials? Chris Albrecht
(05/11/2009)

The iPhone Will Not Destroy the Wireless Business Stacey Higginbotham
(05/11/2009)

Greentech Poster Child: Silver Spring Networks Officially Made of Gold Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/11/2009)

Ozone Browser for S60, UIQ Looks Speedy, User-Friendly Kevin C. Tofel
(05/11/2009)

Recession Avoidance Tactics Georgina Laidlaw
(05/11/2009)

The utopian economics of "Star Trek" Andrew Leonard
The young Spock's movie shout-out to "new growth theory" isn't just a nifty inside joke -- it's a bold statement of confidence in the promise of technology. (05/11/2009)

Mobile Tech Minutes: Hands-On With Verizon’s MiFi 2200 Kevin C. Tofel
(05/11/2009)

iPhone Dev Sessions: Create a Drum App Henry Balanon
(05/11/2009)

Obama Gets Funny — But Not Viral, Yet Liz Gannes
(05/11/2009)

The upcoming boom in toxic credit Andrew Leonard
Credit card-backed securities may follow the same disastrous path as their subprime mortgage cousins. (05/11/2009)

Coffee Break- Bubbling with the MiFi James Kendrick
(05/11/2009)

Bromos Search for a Satirical Bromance Liz Shannon Miller
(05/11/2009)

Raveal: The Future of Online Job Hunting? Darrell Etherington
(05/11/2009)

Quick Tip: Prolong Your MacBook Battery Life Jenny Kortina
(05/11/2009)

Unchain the antitrust lawyers! Andrew Leonard
The Obama administration reverses Bush policy and threatens to target would-be monopolists. History -- remember Microsoft? -- warns us to temper our enthusiasm. (05/11/2009)

Web Celebs Declare They Are Geeks! Chris Albrecht
(05/11/2009)

Honda Insight Cracks Open Prius Stronghold — Can Startups Step In? Josie Garthwaite
(05/11/2009)

Another Way the iPhone Is Hurting Rival Phone Makers Om Malik
(05/11/2009)

Obama the polar bear killer Andrew Leonard
Where's the outrage, hollers Bush's press secretary. Why isn't the new president castigated for failing to use the Endangered Species Act to stop climate change? (05/11/2009)

Newspapers: Dumb, Fat & Lazy? Om Malik
(05/11/2009)

Agility Is Not Just About Software Development Pamela Poole
(05/11/2009)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Would you rather lose your memory or your money? HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project" and Frontline's "The Madoff Affair" unearth your worst nightmares. (05/10/2009)

Mothering heights By Heather Havrilesky
A shout-out to all of you childless singles out there, from the self-righteous mothers of the world! (05/10/2009)

It's time for Obama to listen to his mama By Frances Kissling
The president has promised to increase religion's influence on policymaking. He should honor the late Ann Dunham by strengthening the wall between church and state instead. (05/10/2009)

But seriously, folks... Mike Madden
President Obama and Wanda Sykes get laughs -- and conservative outrage -- at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. (05/10/2009)

Weekend Vid Picks: There’s a Star Trek for Everyone Liz Shannon Miller
(05/10/2009)

Proposalware: No-Hassle Mobile Proposals Darrell Etherington
(05/10/2009)

Why Sync Is So Difficult Jean-Gabriel Morard
(05/10/2009)

Tiscali Buy Makes Carphone UK’s Largest Broadband Provider Om Malik
(05/10/2009)

It’s Not Just the Data, But What You Do With It Om Malik
(05/11/2009)

Is BBC iPlayer a Typical App For Our Hyperconnected Future? Om Malik
(05/10/2009)

Viliv S5 UMPC vs. Viliv X70- Which One For You? James Kendrick
(05/10/2009)

Timberlake and Samberg are Back with “Motherlover” on SNL Chris Albrecht
(05/10/2009)

Finale wrap-up: "Dollhouse" By Heather Havrilesky
Joss Whedon tries to be his best (and succeeds!) with a clever, action-packed season finale. (05/09/2009)

The funny thing about mothers Sarah Hepola
The authors of "Love, Mom" talk about the unintentional comedy (and cringes) of maternal correspondence. (05/09/2009)

Bacon-flavored capitalism By David Sirota
The swine flu scare was just the latest example of why an economic theory that mixes subsidization, consolidation and deregulation endangers us all. (05/09/2009)

Building the Tools to Legalize P2P Video-Sharing Janko Roettgers
(05/09/2009)

Second Life Is Social Media Aliza Sherman
(05/09/2009)

Why Jeff Bezos Is Obsessed With Waste Kevin Kelleher
(05/09/2009)

DialKeys Gen 2: On-screen Keyboard for UMPCs James Kendrick
(05/09/2009)

Weekly App Store Picks: May 9, 2009 Olly Farshi
(05/10/2009)

Red State Update: What is Miss California without her crown?
Jackie and Dunlap worry about the fate of scandalous Carrie Prejean. (05/08/2009)

Captain Kirk is a rock star
Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir on how the new "Star Trek" captures the essence of the iconic series. (05/08/2009)

"Objectified" By Stephanie Zacharek
Gary Hustwit's documentary isn't just about industrial design. It's about the way everyday objects can take on powerful meaning. (05/08/2009)

Elizabeth Edwards doesn't speak Rielle Hunter
The betrayed wife goes on Oprah to talk about her new book, "Resilience." (05/08/2009)

"Star Trek" By Stephanie Zacharek
Resistance is futile! And you don't have to speak Klingon to enjoy J.J. Abrams' joyous and sexy update of the sci-fi classic. (05/08/2009)

The dirt on A-Rod By Allen Barra
A controversial new biography collects just about every rumor and bad story ever told about baseball icon Alex Rodriguez. But who leaked his drug tests, and what do they mean, anyway? (05/08/2009)

WayLay By Carol Lay
My grandmother's fur coat. (05/08/2009)

"A lot more problems down the road" Kate Harding
The murder of Johanna Justin-Jinich by a man who allegedly stalked her may not have been preventable, but let's not pretend it was completely unpredictable. (05/08/2009)

Elizabeth Edwards' walk of pain By Rebecca Traister
It was excruciating to watch the tough and brilliant cancer survivor talk about her husband's betrayal on "Oprah Winfrey." Just as bad was witnessing the depth of her denial. (05/08/2009)

The contemplative life calls, but I'm married By Cary Tennis
How does a spouse pursue a spiritual quest? (05/08/2009)

Does video game sex still sell? Judy Berman
According to a Guardian writer, the reign of realistic boob jiggle may be coming to an end. (05/08/2009)

Fighting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Katie Rolnick
In a return appearance on "The Rachel Maddow Show," openly gay 1st Lt. Dan Choi talks about being booted by the military -- but accepted by his unit. (05/08/2009)

Bustice for all Kate Harding
British retailer Marks & Spencer responds to negative outcry over surcharges on larger bras: "We boobed." (05/08/2009)

Where all my loose ladies at? Tracy Clark-Flory
An Esquire author announces a sexual state of emergency: Women aren't giving it up. (05/08/2009)

The sleeping beauties of "Dollhouse" Mary Elizabeth Williams
As it nears its finale, Joss Whedon's series has brought up complicated questions about damsels in distress and sexual exploitation. (05/08/2009)

Uncle Sam gets stressed By Mike Madden
Treasury releases its evaluations of top banks' financial health -- but the federal budget reveals that the government's own fiscal position is shaky. (05/08/2009)

A secret e-mail argument among psychologists about torture By Sheri Fink
Private messages reveal a dispute at the highest levels about the proper role of psychologists in interrogation, and whether cooperating with the Bush administration was unethical. (05/08/2009)

The NYT's definition of blinding American exceptionalism Glenn Greenwald
How we talk about the actions of other countries reveals the extent to which we exempt ourselves from our ostensible standards. (05/08/2009)

Stop "Hillary-care" now! By Joe Conason
Single-payer "socialist" healthcare is popular with voters, but that doesn't keep the GOP from its pathetic attempts to demonize it. (05/08/2009)

We own the banks. Now what do we do with them? By Robert Reich
As the majority shareholders in failing banks, the American public should push management to cut executive compensation and make more loans to Main Street. (05/08/2009)

Puzzle: to whom might the NYT be referring in its Editorial? Glenn Greenwald
The more light that is shined on the tactics and mindset of the Respectable Intellectual Center, the more their influence will erode. (05/08/2009)

Obama can't fix the military commissions By Denny LeBoeuf
The president won't be able to tweak the unlawful and inconsistent system for prosecuting Guantánamo detainees. He has to scrap it entirely. (05/08/2009)

Dirt already coming out on potential SCOTUS picks Alex Koppelman
Possible foes of two women rumored to be in line for the job have found old statements that might be damaging. (05/08/2009)

Dems already fighting Obama's budget cuts Alex Koppelman
Members of Congress, who want money to continue flowing to their districts, aren't happy about the president's $17 billion in cuts. (05/08/2009)

How committed is Obama to ending DADT? Alex Koppelman
The military has ousted another Arabic linguist for coming out as gay, but the president has assured a discharged officer that he will end the policy. (05/08/2009)

Would the right accept a gay Supreme Court justice? Alex Koppelman
Conservative groups say sexuality wouldn't, by itself, be a reason to oppose a nominee. (05/08/2009)

Quote of the day Alex Koppelman
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele explains his judicial philosophy. (05/08/2009)

White House official resigns over Air Force One NYC flyover Alex Koppelman
The director of the White House Office of Military Affairs, stepped down because of a PR photo shoot eerily reminiscent of 9/11. (05/08/2009)

Alan Keyes' letter from Notre Dame jail Alex Koppelman
The conservative politician was arrested Friday for protesting President Obama's upcoming appearance at the school. (05/08/2009)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
From swine flu to malaria, how jetliners can spread disease. Plus: Is the air on planes really as dirty as we think? (05/08/2009)

Obama on unemployment: Let's end "senseless rules" Andrew Leonard
The president vows to remove restrictions that make it difficult for the newly unemployed to seek job training and education. (05/08/2009)

Developer Wants to Crowdsource Government RFP Stacey Higginbotham
(05/08/2009)

Via Licensing Pushes LTE Patent Pool Stacey Higginbotham
(05/08/2009)

Mobile Tech Manor #38- Too Busy To Play James Kendrick
(05/08/2009)

Quick Tip: Increase iPhone Typing Speed & Accuracy Jenny Kortina
(05/08/2009)

Clearing the Cache: BlackBerry Edition Scott Blitstein
(05/08/2009)

Jobs report: Less apocalyptic than usual Andrew Leonard
How do you find a silver lining in the news that the economy lost more than half a million jobs for the sixth straight month? It's not easy. (05/08/2009)

Did Microsoft Buy SeeqPod? Paul Bonanos
(05/08/2009)

Microsoft Introduces Facebook for Windows Mobile — Finally Ed Sutherland
(05/08/2009)

Did dinner with Obama pay off for the White House? Andrew Leonard
Krugman and Stiglitz concede that maybe, possibly, in a best-case scenario, the administration's "muddling-through" plan for the banks could work. But they're not jumping for joy. (05/08/2009)

Final Tasks for a Friday Afternoon Georgina Laidlaw
(05/08/2009)

Obama crushes the Chrysler hedge funds Andrew Leonard
The dissident bondholders have been routed. Was justice served, or is Big Government running amok? (05/08/2009)

3 Reasons Nvidia Looks Good Despite Its Loss Stacey Higginbotham
(05/08/2009)

Mia Farrow Brings Her Darfur Fast to YouTube Liz Shannon Miller
(05/08/2009)

Windows Upgrade Advisor: Is Your PC Ready For Windows 7? Simon Mackie
(05/08/2009)

ACme: Wireless Energy Management Goes Open Source Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/08/2009)

Surf Canyon: Targeted Search Extension for Firefox Gets an Update Samuel Dean
(05/08/2009)

How ISPs Can Survive Becoming Dumb Pipes Stacey Higginbotham
(05/09/2009)

Bateman: Repent with Mrs. James Dobson
The chairman of the National Day of Prayer task force and wife of the evangelical leader asks you to join her on this special day. (05/07/2009)

Interview with Kirby Dick
The filmmaker talks about his latest documentary and why politicians should get out of the closet. (05/07/2009)

Behind Washington's closet door Andrew O'Hehir
Closeted gay politicians like you-know-who and hm-hm aren't just personally screwed-up, says filmmaker Kirby Dick. They're hopelessly distorting democracy. (05/07/2009)

Obama is Spock: It's quite logical By Jeff Greenwald
Our president bears a striking resemblance to the rational "Star Trek" Vulcan whose mixed race made him cultural translator to the universe. (05/07/2009)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Hollywood tales: Welcome to the big time, Zac Efron! (05/07/2009)

I got canned for being drunk By Cary Tennis
It's two years later, I've been to rehab, but what do I say in the job interview? (05/07/2009)

Suck it, abstinence-only ed! Tracy Clark-Flory
Obama's budget puts the smackdown on Bush-era sex education programs. (05/07/2009)

Your daily homophobia Sarah Hepola
As same-sex marriage spreads across New England, Louisiana moves to block gay rights. (05/07/2009)

Why I'm starting to feel for Miss California Mary Elizabeth Williams
Scorned for speaking her mind, punished for lying about her past, Carrie Prejean is a shining example of our mixed-up ideas about American womanhood. (05/07/2009)

Obama reaches across the aisle on abortion Judy Berman
The president is trying to find common ground between pro- and anti-choice factions. But can he accomplish anything without selling out women's rights? (05/07/2009)

Bastardizing Bristol Amy Benfer
The teen mother has been parading around her infant as a cautionary tale. But is raising a kid as a young parent always an illegitimate choice? (05/07/2009)

A guide to Salon's investigation of torture, American-style By Mark Benjamin
From Abu Ghraib to Abu Zubaydah, everything you need to know about torture during the Bush administration's war on terror. (05/07/2009)

Keep on whining, Republicans By Gene Lyons
The more the GOP complains, the better Obama looks. (05/07/2009)

What "oversight" means in Washington Glenn Greenwald
The Federal Reserve has transferred trillions of dollars since last September, and nobody but the Fed knows what it did. (05/07/2009)

Jeffrey Rosen and TNR's response to critics Glenn Greenwald
The author of the slimy hit piece on Sonia Sotomayor purports to address criticisms while ignoring most of them and distorting the rest. (05/07/2009)

Ridge won't run against Specter Alex Koppelman
The former Pennsylvania governor has decided not to jump in the race, leaving the Republican field open for a conservative favorite. (05/07/2009)

Palin's popularity takes a nose dive Alex Koppelman
She was once touted as the country's most popular governor, but Sarah Palin's numbers are now falling back to earth. (05/07/2009)

Obama turns into Clinton? Alex Koppelman
A former RNC press secretary says the president has morphed into his old rival, but his claims don't hold up. (05/07/2009)

Brother, can you spare $17 billion? Alex Koppelman
The president touts a series of spending cuts in his latest budget proposal, but they're not that significant in the scheme of things. (05/07/2009)

Viagra: Because Congress has nothing better to do Alex Koppelman
A Virginia Democrat introduces an act to ban ads for the drug from appearing on television before 10 p.m. (05/07/2009)

Specter gets a subcommittee after all Alex Koppelman
The Pennsylvania senator has lost his seniority, but in a deal with his new Democratic colleagues, he'll chair an important subcommittee anyway. (05/07/2009)

Barack Hussein Obama's un-American mustard choice Alex Koppelman
Conservatives go after the president for choosing that most effete of condiments for his burger: Grey Poupon. (05/07/2009)

No More YouTube Without Google (Accounts) Liz Gannes
(05/07/2009)

Treasury hangs out Wall Street's dirty laundry Andrew Leonard
The stress test report card includes the government's best guess as to how badly the financial crisis will pummel the biggest banks. But no one knows what's really going to happen. (05/07/2009)

The big White House stress test gamble Andrew Leonard
Sick banks will get six months to raise new capital. Is the Obama administration betting that the recession will end during the summer? (05/07/2009)

YouMail: More Useful Voicemail Meryl Evans
(05/07/2009)

The stress test report card Andrew Leonard
The Treasury reports that under a "more adverse scenario" the big banks could lose $600 billion. Here are the winners, and losers. (05/07/2009)

Reader Feedback: Macs as a Superior Development Platform? Nick Santilli
(05/07/2009)

A climate change House of fools Andrew Leonard
A prominent Democrat vows to oppose any attempt to restrict greenhouse gas emissions, while declaring that biofuel critics are "in bed with big oil." (05/07/2009)

Windows 7 RC: Reality Check Edition Tom Reestman
(05/07/2009)

Ford, Magna Can Look to Startups for Electric Focus Roadmap Josie Garthwaite
(05/07/2009)

YouTube Celebrities Help Pimp Out Sexperts Liz Shannon Miller
(05/07/2009)

Sony Adds Machinima Studio To Playstation 3’s Home (Editor Not Included) Wagner James Au
(05/07/2009)

More "good" news on unemployment Andrew Leonard
The total number of unemployed drawing benefits is still at an all-time high, but the number of new applications is continuing to drop. (05/07/2009)

Battery Materials Market to Swell, No Thanks to Lead Josie Garthwaite
(05/07/2009)

Top Gun Blasts Nostalgically Onto the iPhone David Appleyard
(05/07/2009)

Windows 7 XP Mode Explained- It’s Beta Software James Kendrick
(05/07/2009)

Kickstarter: An Innovative Approach to Funding Via the Web Darrell Etherington
(05/07/2009)

Seeo Promises a Safer Lithium Battery With Higher Energy Density Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/07/2009)

iPhone OS Beta 5 Now Available, Kills Carrier File Switching Darrell Etherington
(05/07/2009)

ActiveHotkeys: Hotkey Help at Hand Simon Mackie
(05/07/2009)

Wireless Scorecard, We Heart Data Edition Stacey Higginbotham
(05/07/2009)

Personal Branding Tip: Get a Google Profile Simon Mackie
(05/07/2009)

Is Warner Music Killing Music Startups? Om Malik
(05/08/2009)

Mobile Video: So Many Apps, So Little Time Liane Cassavoy
(05/08/2009)

Senate hearing pits newspapers against the Web Katharine Mieszkowski, Caitlin Shamberg
"The Wire" creator David Simon and Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington debate the future of journalism. (05/06/2009)

Finale wrap-up: "The Real Housewives of New York City" By Heather Havrilesky
Clash of the self-promotional titans! The "Real Housewives of NYC" end the season going head-to-head in a product-publicity death match. (05/06/2009)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Bob the angry flower + "The Wire" + L.A. = this strip. (05/06/2009)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act: fail? Lynn Harris
Workplace protections actually hurt women, say moms. Well, one mom, anyway. (05/06/2009)

Savita Bhabhi does Bollywood Tracy Clark-Flory
India's first X-rated starlet is ready for a cultural showdown. (05/06/2009)

Remembering Marilyn French By Katie Rolnick
The late feminist author reminded women that "they were not alone and not crazy." (05/06/2009)

I'm a Harvard grad who can't hold a fast-food job By Cary Tennis
I have a history of depression and I'm back at my parents' -- but I have an Ivy League film degree! (05/06/2009)

Bristol Palin: "Teens should just not have sex" Judy Berman
The young mother seemed distant and hopelessly scripted at a town hall meeting. But what she left unsaid spoke volumes. (05/06/2009)

The worst parents in the world By Rebecca Traister
Screw Gymboree and breast-feeding! New confessional memoirs by Ayelet Waldman and Michael Lewis join an ever-growing genre lashing out at our expectations for today's mommies and daddies. (05/06/2009)

Bristol Palin on the "Today" show Sarah Hepola
The poster child for teen pregnancy says, "Learn from my example." (05/06/2009)

Screw inner beauty Sarah Hepola
Broadsheet contributor Kate Harding talks about her new book, why diets don't work and learning to love yourself at any size. (05/06/2009)

Brave lady of the day Lynn Harris
The recipient of the first full face transplant steps into the spotlight. (05/06/2009)

The Republicans are against it! Whatever it is By Mike Madden
Led by Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, the GOP is already preparing to oppose President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court as a radical leftist -- whoever he or she is. (05/06/2009)

"Nuclear weapons are not Kalashnikovs" By Susanne Koelbl
Prior to his meeting with Obama, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari discusses his country's nuclear arsenal, failed peace talks with the Taliban and the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. (05/06/2009)

Moms love the bad eggs more By Garrison Keillor
She devotes her life to a creep like Larry, but what about me? I'm the son who does everything I can to make her proud. (05/06/2009)

Mask hysteria By Kurt Hollander
It doesn't matter if they don't stop swine flu. Mexicans love them anyway. (05/06/2009)

The faux defense of Western liberties from the anti-Muslim, Mark Steyn Right Glenn Greenwald
Selective application of free speech principles is the hallmark of those who oppose free speech. (05/06/2009)

SCOTUS pick politics: Bring the crazy! Joan Walsh
White men are a little overanxious about Obama's next move, as I experienced on "Hardball." (05/07/2009)

Obama, the enemy of economic inequality By Robert Reich
The "ruthless pragmatist" is actually passionate about a central moral issue of modern American life -- the lopsided distribution of political and economic power. (05/07/2009)

Passing energy legislation is a lot like cat herding Vincent Rossmeier
Democrats are split over whether to support a climate change bill. (05/06/2009)

D.C. council votes to recognize gay marriage Mike Madden
The move by the District may provoke conservatives to try to overturn the law, using the power Congress claims to meddle in local affairs in the capital. (05/06/2009)

The White House's full-court press on Afghanistan and Pakistan Alex Koppelman
Leaders from both countries, vital to the administration's counter-terror strategy, came to Washington for a series of meetings Wednesday. (05/06/2009)

The trials and travails of Arlen Specter Alex Koppelman
The senator's new colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus deny him his full seniority, which could hurt his reelection effort. (05/06/2009)

Steele caves to foes inside RNC Alex Koppelman
The chair of the Republican National Committee agrees to new constraints on his financial power that his supporters saw as a rebellion against him. (05/06/2009)

GOP pollster Luntz plans talking points against healthcare reform Alex Koppelman
The famous language specialist is giving congressional Republicans tips on how to win a tough fight, and if they listen, it just might work. (05/06/2009)

Majority opposes torture probe Alex Koppelman
A new poll shows most Americans believe waterboarding is torture, but don't want it investigated. (05/06/2009)

App Store Roundtable: Transparency and the Approval System Gavin Bowman
(05/06/2009)

Are You an Information Junkie? Dawn Foster
(05/06/2009)

CableCARDs: Cause for Joy, and Pain Liane Cassavoy
(05/06/2009)

Peak star anise? Andrew Leonard
The Chinese spice contains the key ingredient for manufacturing the antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu. Prices are rising. (05/06/2009)

Non-Gadget Goodies: Tide to Go Instant Stain Remover Pen Jenny Kortina
(05/06/2009)

Apple Customer Satisfaction: It’s the Experience Jon Buys
(05/06/2009)

Kindle DX Announced- Who Is It For Again? James Kendrick
(05/06/2009)

Microsoft Bans VoIP From Its Mobile Marketplace Ed Sutherland
(05/06/2009)

Teen Vampire’s Vlog Tells the Truth About Twilight Liz Shannon Miller
(05/06/2009)

The great Chinese credit binge Andrew Leonard
Banks are loaning like mad in China: When you're state-owned, you take government stimulus suggestions seriously. (05/06/2009)

Four Useful Quicklook Plugins Andrew Bednarz
(05/06/2009)

The Green Bus Rush: Why Innovators Are Moving Into Transit Tech Josie Garthwaite
(05/06/2009)

The Bank of America is stressed out Andrew Leonard
BofA is said to need an additional $34 billion to cope with continued adverse economic conditions. But why should we care if this makes bankers angry? (05/06/2009)

Palm Pre Release Update- First Half of 2009 James Kendrick
(05/06/2009)

Portable Stand for Mobile Devices- Crabble James Kendrick
(05/06/2009)

4 Essential Utilities for Windows Netbooks Samuel Dean
(05/06/2009)

Streamline Site Search in Firefox Simon Mackie
(05/06/2009)

UPDATE: Use Your Phone to Lock Up Your Laptop When You Walk Away- Phoenix Freeze James Kendrick
(05/06/2009)

After Long Delays, In-Flight Broadband Is Taking Off Om Malik
(05/06/2009)

Apple Promotes QuickPWN Briefly, Changes Mind Darrell Etherington
(05/06/2009)

Beta Watch: Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 Charles Moore
(05/06/2009)

It’s Not About the Tools, It’s About the Strategy Celine Roque
(05/06/2009)

Visual Proof That Windows 7 Blows Mac OS X and Linux Away Kevin C. Tofel
(05/06/2009)

Bitlet.org: BitTorrent Video Streaming In Your Browser Janko Roettgers
(05/07/2009)

Surprise! Amazon Launches Large-Screen Kindle Stacey Higginbotham
(05/06/2009)

Obama and biofuels: Love me, love me not Andrew Leonard
Mixed signals emerge from the White House on the pros and cons of corn-based ethanol. (05/06/2009)

A warning shot for General Motors Andrew Leonard
The recalcitrant hedge funds that torpedoed the Chrysler deal get smacked down by a bankruptcy judge. You better believe G.M.'s bondholders are paying attention. (05/06/2009)

Mobile Tech Minutes- Using the Viliv S5 UMPC James Kendrick
(05/06/2009)

Tribeca: Best of the fest Andrew O'Hehir
An Irish horror-romance-farce, an Iranian take on "L'Avventura," a gritty lesbian thriller, a black-and-white jazz musical -- and go-kart racing. (05/05/2009)

"The Little Stranger" By Laura Miller
This astonishing novel by the author of "Tipping the Velvet" gives the traditional ghost story a creepy twist -- and a dose of class resentment. (05/05/2009)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Mr. Vice President, should Americans be worried about the swine flu? (05/05/2009)

My parents treat me like a child By Cary Tennis
I'm 25, but they don't want me to be independent. (05/05/2009)

Mommy, what's a vagina? By Katherine Ozment
One minute I'm cleaning up Legos with my 3-year-old daughter. The next minute I'm conducting an impromptu anatomy lesson and desperately hoping not to flub it. (05/05/2009)

Abortion plane! Sarah Hepola
A fringe Catholic group's protest of Obama's Notre Dame invitation is so nutty even conservative commentators disapprove. (05/05/2009)

Freeze your eggs for feminism! Amy Benfer
A Newsweek writer argues that putting your eggs on ice might just be as revolutionary as the birth control pill (05/05/2009)

Vanity Fair's "weighty" Jessica Simpson story Judy Berman
The pop star refused to talk about her body for a June cover story. But that didn't stop the magazine from obsessing over it. (05/05/2009)

Elizabeth Edwards questions baby's paternity Tracy Clark-Flory
She admits to having "no idea" whether her husband fathered his mistress' child. (05/05/2009)

To your health, ladies Katharine Mieszkowski
Insurance industry tells Congress it's willing to end the practice of charging women more. (05/05/2009)

The reluctant enablers of torture By Sheri Fink
A Senate report shows that during the Bush administration's War on Terror, mental health professionals raised questions about harsh interrogations -- but helped design interrogation programs anyway. (05/05/2009)

The world's new superpower By Dilip Hiro
China keeps growing even as the global economy melts down. The U.S. may never recover its former place atop the pecking order. (05/05/2009)

Two groups call for probe following Salon exposé By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
A veterans organization and a government watchdog group have asked the House Armed Services Committee to investigate a veterans healthcare scandal exposed by Salon. (05/05/2009)

Jeffrey Rosen, TNR and the anonymous smears against Sonia Sotomayor Glenn Greenwald
The gossipy hit piece aimed at a potential Supreme Court nominee illustrates how toxic is anonymity-based "journalism." (05/05/2009)

The "best and the brightest"? Spare me By Michael Lind
Some are arguing that if we prosecute Bush officials for torture, or reregulate the financial industry, talented people won't enter government or become bankers. No, they're not kidding. (05/05/2009)

Why Obama is taking on corporate tax havens By Robert Reich
It's about revenue and fulfilling campaign promises, but it may also have something to do with getting universal health insurance enacted. (05/05/2009)

Joe the Plumber: I won't let "queers" near my children Alex Koppelman
In an interview, the conservative star says he has gay friends who understand his feelings. (05/05/2009)

Ridge seriously considering run against Specter Alex Koppelman
The former Pennsylvania governor, a Republican, may take on his former party colleague, but he'll have to deal with conservatives' favorite candidate first. (05/05/2009)

Rove, Plouffe reenact "Mean Girls" Vincent Rossmeier
During a discussion Monday, the two political strategists gave their audience lessons on how to behave like teenagers -- and not much else. (05/05/2009)

DOJ probe of torture memo authors almost finished Alex Koppelman
The Associated Press reports that the investigation is close to its conclusion; the results will be key to the decision of whether to prosecute. (05/05/2009)

DOJ report on torture memo authors recommends disciplinary action Alex Koppelman
Former Bush administration officials are reportedly pushing back against the probe, but its conclusions might actually shut down talk of prosecution. (05/05/2009)

Specter still pulling for Coleman victory Alex Koppelman
The new Democrat's comments aren't likely to win him any friends with his Senate colleagues, or with his party's activists. (05/05/2009)

"Birther" movement now at war with itself Alex Koppelman
Two factions, both of which question President Obama's eligibility for his office, are fighting, and now they're going to court. (05/05/2009)

Smart Grid Debate: Licensed vs. Unlicensed Wireless Spectrum Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/05/2009)

For the iPhone App Store, Future Holds Chaos & Opportunity Om Malik
(05/05/2009)

A Chinese wind blows through Texas Andrew Leonard
It's tough to get financing from Wall Street for new clean energy projects these days. But China seems happy to help. (05/05/2009)

3TIER Cracks Open Solar, Wind Data With API Josie Garthwaite
(05/05/2009)

New Kindle Details Emerge- Built For Textbooks James Kendrick
(05/05/2009)

Sprint- Adding New Prepaid Customers, Losing Contract Customers James Kendrick
(05/05/2009)

Rumor Has It: Apple to Open the Door for More “Mature” Apps With iPhone 3.0 Darrell Etherington
(05/05/2009)

The $1 trillion game of chicken Andrew Leonard
The day of the stress test results cometh. We know the banks will need more capital. But how are they going to get it? (05/05/2009)

Vogue on Your eReader? New E-paper Tech Will Make It Happen Om Malik
(05/05/2009)

Can we afford our technological salvation? Andrew Leonard
Bad news for techno-optimists: New research suggests that advanced manufacturing technologies are ever-more energy intensive. (05/05/2009)

The Move: What I Did Right, and What I Did Wrong Darrell Etherington
(05/05/2009)

Experience The Girlfriend Experience Online First Jackson West
(05/05/2009)

Biggest Danger on Social Networks Isn’t Hackers, It’s Dumb Employees Stacey Higginbotham
(05/05/2009)

How-To: Port Forwarding On an Airport Extreme & Time Capsule Jenny Kortina
(05/05/2009)

Bento for iPhone: Mobile Database Creation and Syncing David Appleyard
(05/05/2009)

Lifestyles of the formerly rich and not that famous Andrew Leonard
Another tragic tale of down-and-out Wall Streeters to tickle your sense of schadenfreude. Too bad real poverty can't generate the same kind of buzz. (05/05/2009)

Don’t Call the Gravedigger — Newspapers Aren’t Dead (Yet) Brian McConnell
(05/05/2009)

Garfunkel and Oates Bring a Girly Edge to Folk Comedy Liz Shannon Miller
(05/05/2009)

QuickBooks Online Now Available to Mac Users Weldon Dodd
(05/05/2009)

5 Simple Ways to Boost Your Efficiency Samuel Dean
(05/05/2009)

The incredible expanding AIG bonus pool Andrew Leonard
You'd think an insurance company would know how to keep its numbers straight, wouldn't you? But for AIG, it just doesn't seem that easy. (05/05/2009)

Qwest’s 1st Rule of Bandwidth Caps: Don’t Talk About The Caps Stacey Higginbotham
(05/06/2009)

Hiccups in the Stream, That Is What They Are Chris Albrecht
(05/06/2009)

Big Think: Lidia Bastianich on what makes a great chef
"Tutti a tavola a mangiare!" The Italian-American chef on the cultural history of food and how sharing pasta could lead to a more peaceful world. (05/04/2009)

Gerd, 66, and Dina, 79 Edited by John Bowe
One day, he comes in my house and says, "What happened with your husband? He has an affair with my wife!" (05/04/2009)

I want a baby really badly! By Cary Tennis
I know I'm too young, but every time I look at one, I want one. How to delay my desire? (05/04/2009)

Janet Jackson's breast goes back to court Tracy Clark-Flory
The Supreme Court orders yet more scrutiny of the infamous "wardrobe malfunction." (05/04/2009)

A new kind of "sexting" Judy Berman
A North Carolina program answers teens' candid questions via text message (05/04/2009)

Her Honor: Domineering and dumb Rebecca Traister
A New Republic profile of potential Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is a primer on how we talk about women in powerful places. (05/04/2009)

Pregnant British woman faces execution Kate Harding
Laotian authorities claim the upcoming trial of 20-year-old Samantha Orobator will be fair, but that would be a departure from everything else about her case. (05/04/2009)

Stop worrying about your children! By Katharine Mieszkowski
Kids today are just as safe as they were in the '70s, says "Free-Range Kids" author Lenore Skenazy, and what's really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up. (05/04/2009)

Pakistani pop singer killed Abigail Kramer
Ayman Udas was shot to death last week for the sin of appearing on TV. (05/04/2009)

You can spare a dime to save a kid By Frances Kissling
Instead of buying yachts and gilded trash cans, Wall Street's bailout kings could have spent some of their excess cash alleviating poverty. But what about you and me? (05/04/2009)

Someone needs to give Jane Harman an award for this Glenn Greenwald
It will be extremely difficult to top the California Blue Dog in the race for most shameless statement of 2009. (05/04/2009)

The Wingnut explains how the GOP can win back moderates By Glenallen Walken
Our undercover conservative columnist answers a question from a voter who wants to know when it will be OK to pull the lever for Republicans again. (05/04/2009)

Flu panic may be ending soon Mike Madden
With signs that the swine flu isn't as dangerous as initially feared, the administration tries to ease up on the warnings. (05/04/2009)

New GOP leader on Judiciary could mean tougher confirmation Alex Koppelman
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., a stalwart conservative will replace Sen. Arlen Specter as the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee. (05/04/2009)

Dems drop money for Guantanamo closure Alex Koppelman
A new spending bill written by House Democrats doesn't include $50 million the administration wants to pay for closing the detention facility. (05/04/2009)

Quote of the day Alex Koppelman
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., says Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to switch parties is evidence that Americans are "rebelling against the far-left agenda." (05/04/2009)

Now, Specter leads Toomey Alex Koppelman
The Pennsylvania senator and new Democrat got a big boost in the polls from his party switch. (05/04/2009)

Giuliani skips former roommates' same-sex wedding Alex Koppelman
The then-mayor had promised the couple, who let the then-mayor stay with them when he separated from his wife, that he'd marry them if it became legal. (05/04/2009)

Edwards acknowledges he's under federal investigation Alex Koppelman
The feds are looking into donations to the former senator's campaign and PAC, and whether money may have been diverted to his mistress. (05/04/2009)

Flu panic may be ending soon Mike Madden
With signs that the H1N1 flu isn't as dangerous as initially feared, the administration tries to calm the public. (05/04/2009)

Cavuto puzzled about bullish markets Thomas Schaller
Amnesiac Neil Cavuto seems puzzled that the markets are up and a Democrat is in the White House. (05/04/2009)

Nevada indicts ACORN on felony charges Gabriel Winant
The oft-bashed community group says it's the victim, not the villain, but do those claims ring hollow this time around? (05/04/2009)

Build a Twitter-Monitoring Dashboard Using TweetGrid Simon Mackie
(05/04/2009)

How to Watch Hulu Around the World Jackson West
(05/05/2009)

Apple’s Budget Macs: Real Possibility or Wishful Thinking? Darrell Etherington
(05/04/2009)

What’s In Your Bag, James Kendrick? James Kendrick
(05/04/2009)

App Review: World Cup Ping Pong Olly Farshi
(05/04/2009)

Why the Kindle HD Can’t Save Newspapers Om Malik
(05/04/2009)

Yahoo Video Gets “Streamlined” Liz Gannes
(05/05/2009)

Streamline Your Gmail With the “Send & Archive” Button Jenny Kortina
(05/04/2009)

Can Outsourcing Its Network Stem the Bleeding at Sprint? Ed Sutherland
(05/04/2009)

Obama's "tax scam" crackdown Andrew Leonard
The president announces a plan to crack down on overseas tax havens and other multinational corporate tax loopholes. But how hard will he fight for his changes? (05/04/2009)

The Story of Grid Net: How Ray Bell Is Betting WiMAX Can Fix the Grid Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/04/2009)

Startup Skyline Solar Comes Out Shooting for Grid Parity — Can It Deliver? Josie Garthwaite
(05/04/2009)

The Netbooks Are Taking Over! Stacey Higginbotham
(05/04/2009)

Web Worker Careers: Virtual Assistant Meryl Evans
(05/04/2009)

Image Editing on Netbooks- Yes You Can James Kendrick
(05/04/2009)

OS Upgrading: More Customer Education Needed Charles Moore
(05/04/2009)

Selling the Multi-Skilled Freelancer Celine Roque
(05/04/2009)

YouTube Cracking Down on Brand-Integrated Vids? Chris Albrecht
(05/04/2009)

App Store Roundtable: User Review System Gavin Bowman
(05/04/2009)

Kentucky Derby Races Its Replay Onto YouTube Liz Shannon Miller
(05/04/2009)

This Fossil Messenger Bag Perfect for Netbooks James Kendrick
(05/04/2009)

Does the new bull market belong to Obama? Andrew Leonard
Another good day for stocks raises the question: After all the nasty things said about the president's negative influence on the market in February, where's the love now? (05/04/2009)

Obama's dinner with Stiglitz and Krugman Andrew Leonard
We know they ate roast beef and discussed the banking system. The rest is a mystery. (05/04/2009)

StatShot: What’s Being BitTorrented? Testosterone Chris Albrecht
(05/04/2009)

The Fight for the Netbook Operating System Stacey Higginbotham
(05/05/2009)

Rorschach "Rachel" Andrew O'Hehir
An Israeli film explores the ambiguous death of Rachel Corrie, peacenik angel to some and "terrorist-loving swine" to others. (05/03/2009)

How to make a film about Rachel Corrie
Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project. (05/03/2009)

UAE "torture" scandal and cover-up sparks outrage in the U.S. Glenn Greenwald
How primitive and uncivilized must a country be to allow its leading officials to inflict torture with no accountability? (05/03/2009)

The Last Frontier for P2P VOD: Your Patience Janko Roettgers
(05/03/2009)

Lapinator Laptop Desk Helps Keep Me Cool Scott Blitstein
(05/03/2009)

Bluetooth Headset Makers in Class-Action Lawsuit — Give Me a Break James Kendrick
(05/03/2009)

What Startups in Amazon’s Ecosystem Should Learn From VMware Sarah Tavel
(05/03/2009)

Twitter’s Tipping Point Om Malik
(05/04/2009)

Khosla on Smart Grid Stimulus: Not the Best Use of Funds Katie Fehrenbacher
(05/04/2009)

Precious! Fan Film The Hunt for Gollum Goes Online Chris Albrecht
(05/04/2009)

"Hungry Girl": Snack your heart out! Lillian Bixler
Lisa Lillien's hit recipe book is low in calories and high in processed foods. (05/02/2009)

What the White House knew about Souter By Mike Madden
Justice David Souter's upcoming departure wasn't entirely a secret in Washington. The administration had already started planning for a Supreme Court vacancy before the news broke. (05/02/2009)

Pandemic pandemonium By Mary Beth Crain
We can let the mere idea of a possible swine flu plague create chaos, or we can settle down and fight it with vigilance and reason. (05/02/2009)

The need of the most powerful to turn themselves into victims Glenn Greenwald
Whatever motivated the prosecution of two AIPAC officials, unfair oppression of that group in the U.S. wasn't it. (05/02/2009)

Former Rep. Jack Kemp dies Alex Koppelman
The Buffalo Bills quarterback and one-time Republican vice presidential nominee was 73. (05/03/2009)

Cheap Ways to Upgrade Your Laptop Simon Mackie
(05/02/2009)

Can Federal Funds Prop Up the U.S. Wind Biz? David Ehrlich
(05/02/2009)

Why MySpace Is Really GeoCities 2.0 Kevin Kelleher
(05/02/2009)

How to Showcase Your Web Series On a Web Site Liz Shannon Miller
(05/02/2009)

Attack of the killer plague movies By Stephanie Zacharek
Infected zombies! Deserted streets! Social breakdown! What can Hollywood films tell us about our swine flu panic? (05/01/2009)

Red State Update: What a White House press conference smells like
Jackie and Dunlap on Obama's news conference vs. "American Idol," and the first 100 days. (05/01/2009)

Pigs! Birds! Flu! Zombies!
We go fear mongering with this compilation of our favorite clips of scary outbreaks (05/01/2009)

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" By Stephanie Zacharek
Hugh Jackman bares his claws, and his buff chest, as a mutant superhero in the first of the big summer action films. (05/01/2009)

WayLay By Carol Lay
The fog came out of nowhere and seeped into everything. (05/01/2009)

A-Rod isn't a cheater By Alva Noe
Taking steroids is only natural. It's an extension of our technological lives. So let's come down from our romantic soapboxes. (05/01/2009)

Bad mommy? Bad society! Kate Harding
The latest imperfect-mother confessional says more about how the entire culture screws up our kids than how one woman did. (05/01/2009)

Sarah Palin on "American Chopper"
She's just talking about patriotism and leaning back on the dead bear. (05/01/2009)

I lost my inheritance on a "technicality" By Cary Tennis
Due to an "error," the stepdaughter gets everything. (05/01/2009)

Britain's first female poet laureate Abigail Kramer
Once called a "poetess" by her male colleagues, Carol Ann Duffy becomes the first woman to hold the prestigious post. (05/01/2009)

Supreme Court Justice Anita Hill? Tracy Clark-Flory
The law professor is a Vanity Fair author's top pick. (05/01/2009)

"La Signora" is not amused Kate Harding
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is once again taking heat for outrageous sexism -- this time from his wife. (05/01/2009)

Farewell, Sportsman's Park. So long, horseracing? Edward McClelland
Before I give you Salon's Kentucky Derby pick, let's take a moment to remember the just-demolished racetrack outside Chicago, one of the many recent casualties in a fast-fading sport. (05/01/2009)

The Democrats have no more excuses By David Sirota
With Arlen Specter and Al Franken, the Democrats will have 60 votes in the Senate. They can no longer blame Republicans for standing in the way of a progressive agenda. (05/01/2009)

The Supreme Court needs women Joan Walsh
There's no justice to leaving eight men on the bench. It's time to move beyond tokenism and make the court look more like America (05/01/2009)

The Supreme Court pick of Obama's dreams By Joe Conason
Sonia Sotomayor, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals judge who comes from working-class Puerto Rican roots, is everything the president could desire. (05/01/2009)

Ronald Reagan: vengeful, score-settling, Hard Left ideologue Glenn Greenwald
The principles that the right-wing President advocated and bound the U.S. to abide by are today deemed hallmarks of leftist extremism. (05/01/2009)

America's necessary dark night of the soul By Gary Kamiya
We need to investigate the Bush years, even if it means tearing the country -- and ourselves -- apart. (05/01/2009)

Sestak says he might challenge Specter Alex Koppelman
Democratic leaders want a clear primary field for their newest senator, but one Pennsylania congressman might run anyway. (05/01/2009)

Radio host suspended; blamed Mexican "primitives" for flu Alex Koppelman
Boston-area host Jay Severin is off the air indefinitely after having described Mexicans as "millions of leeches." (05/01/2009)

What to expect in the coming court battle Alex Koppelman
Both sides have incentive to fight over the confirmation of the next Supreme Court justice, no matter who it is. (05/01/2009)

Catholics support Obama Notre Dame appearance Alex Koppelman
Despite protests from conservative Catholics over the university's decision to award the president an honorary degree, a poll shows a majority backs the idea. (05/01/2009)

Quote of the day Alex Koppelman
If you don't love George W. Bush, it's probably because you're an awful person. (05/01/2009)

Obama drops in on briefing to announce Souter retirement Alex Koppelman
The president confirmed that the Supreme Court justice will step down, and discussed his criteria for choosing a replacement. (05/01/2009)

Do Americans now favor same-sex marriage? Vincent Rossmeier
Two recent polls show that it's all in how you ask the question. (05/01/2009)

Hooray for Dollywood!
What's the happiest place on earth? Members of Salon's Table Talk community nominate their pick this week. (05/01/2009)

Outbreak
Are you afraid of the swine flu? Members of Salon's Table Talk community share the fears and the facts. (05/01/2009)

What the Chrysler-Fiat Deal Means for Green Car & Battery Startups Josie Garthwaite
(05/01/2009)

Mineful: A Quick Way to Make Those Feedback Forms Darrell Etherington
(05/01/2009)

This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #37: New and Old Friends James Kendrick
(05/01/2009)

MoCap LLC’s TV Transition Is Flawlessly Rendered Liz Shannon Miller
(05/01/2009)

Why I Jumped on the Blu-ray Bandwagon Liane Cassavoy
(05/01/2009)

Palm Pre Roundup James Kendrick
(05/01/2009)

Windows 7 on the Viliv S5 UMPC – an Update James Kendrick
(05/01/2009)

FileShareHQ: Easy File Sending and Sharing for Pros Simon Mackie
(05/01/2009)

New iPhone to Include Final Cut Pro HD — Just Kidding! Liz Gannes
(05/01/2009)

Cablecos Look to Businesses for Growth Stacey Higginbotham
(05/02/2009)

Is the iPhone Platform Destined to Disrupt the Packaged Software Industry? Mark Sigal
(05/01/2009)

Getting all Hugo Chavez on the hedge funds Andrew Leonard
Wall Street investors are moaning and whining about President Obama's attack on speculators. For supposed smart guys, they're not too hip to what's happening. (05/01/2009)

China: What world recession? Andrew Leonard
Forecasts for economic growth in the Middle Kingdom are getting some big revisions upward. That global meltdown? Just a speed bump. (05/01/2009)

Are Social Web Sites Spoiling In-Person Conversation? Blake Snow
(05/02/2009)

Is Keeping Older Mac Notebooks in Service False Economy? Charles Moore
(05/01/2009)

Another New Apple Hire, This Time It’s All Fun and Games Darrell Etherington
(05/01/2009)

What’s in Your Bag, Meryl K. Evans? Meryl Evans
(05/01/2009)

At long last, have we reached the bottom? Andrew Leonard
An economist asserts that a peak in jobless claims forecasts the lowest point in a recession. And he thinks that moment may have arrived three weeks ago. (05/01/2009)

Coffee Break – the Little Wonder at Work James Kendrick
(05/01/2009)

Ask the Pilot By Patrick Smith
How did a suicidal passenger get the door of a pressurized plane open? Plus: Can't any pilot fly most planes? And: The autopilot was on during landing? (05/01/2009)

Unboxing an $8,000 Phone- Vertu Ascent James Kendrick
(05/01/2009)

Joseph Stiglitz and the minke whales Andrew Leonard
Finally, the true story of the Norwegian Olympic boycott that never happened. (05/01/2009)

Is There Such a Thing As a Better Broadband Cap? Stacey Higginbotham
(05/01/2009)

Wolverine Expected to Make Up to $100M, Despite Flu and Torrents Janko Roettgers
(05/01/2009)

Billions on the Line as States Battle for Battery Makers Josie Garthwaite
(05/01/2009)

Sequel Pro 0.95 Released Andrew Bednarz
(05/01/2009)

Twitter Is Giving Facebook an Inferiority Complex Om Malik
(05/01/2009)