I can think of few writers and creators of our current age who have reflected the twisted, fearful nature of the modern mind better than Ste...

I did not know that public libraries were hotbeds of violence - but apparently they are in Knox County. How else to explain a new program to...

Starting next month, a printer which can rip out 16.5 high-resolution pages per second(!!!) is headed to consumers. It's made by Kyocer...

Time was when hit with some insomnia on a night in early Spring, I might have taken to the road and found some forgotten diner and sipped co...

While supporters were hoping for a response in the tens of thousands, the numbers were more in the hundreds for independent truckers attempt...

NOTE : For the most recent info, see this post - thanks! I've spoken with a few friends in the trucking industry, and though they don...

I've seen it mentioned in the news, and likely you have too - rumblings and reports that independent truckers plan to stop driving today...

Call me digitally dumb or digitally delusional. It's just that keeping up with the constant flow of technological change usually results...

Returning roundup of what the best bloggers in Tennessee are talking about, via TennViews : • 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera: Five Years. 4000 ...

Yesterday millions of humans all over the planet joined an 'initiative to raise awareness' called Earth Hour and turned off lights a...

The oddest moment in TV show history may well have occurred on March 4, 2001 in the pilot episode of "The Lone Gunmen", a spin-off...

Bloggers have been noting that the traffic traps at red lights are bringing plenty of trouble. Mike Silence notes, as does Music City Blogg...

A new movie opening this weekend at the IFC Center is a film-festival favorite called "Shotgun Stories" and I am happy to see my o...

The enormous cost of the full blown battle to a stalemate - aka the war in Iraq - is still being calculated, and sadly will continue to be t...

I received a bulk mail flyer from 1st District Congressman David Davis who sought to inform me on the actions I can take to decrease the pri...

The loud and not very illuminating arguments about Sen. Obama and former pastor Jeremiah Wright ignores an idea or two worth considering, as...

Today is a happy day for Atomic Tumor and his Ladyfriend as they are getting hitched. I echo the thoughts of many when I wish them a most ha...

Buffy creator Joss Whedon and cast-members of the show were at the Paley Center yesterday for a discussion of the show, an event which had S...

Then perhaps this illustrates why it matters ....

Other film festivals may have the fame, but the annual SXSW festival has the cool. One entry from this year's fest is "Not Your Typ...