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Music From Saharan Cellphones Vol. 1 Music from Saharan cellphones is a compilation of music collected from memory cards of cellular phones in the Saharan desert. And it’s coming to vinyl. In much of West Africa, cellphones are are used as all purpose multimedia devices. In lieu of personal computers and high speed internet, the [...]

Killin’ Them Softly is easily one of HBO’s best comedy specials, catching star Dave Chappelle at a career high in 2000 and with an abundance of hysterical, highly polished material. Taking his time, stretching concepts and bits like a master, Chappelle plunges into a wealth of anecdotes and observations about the influx of white people [...]

For more than a decade, anthropologists and historians pieced together the history of a short-lived African-American community that was snuffed out in the 1850s by the creation of Central Park. They combed vital records and tax documents, scanned parkland using radar and studied soil borings. But because the vestiges of the community were buried beneath [...]

A Tucson, Ariz., SWAT team defends shooting an Iraq War veteran 60 times during a drug raid, although it declines to say whether it found any drugs in the house and has had to retract its claim that the veteran shot first. And the Pima County sheriff, whose team conducted the raid, scolded the media [...]

Chicago kids under the age of 12 would have to be in the house by 8:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 p.m. on weekends, under a curfew crackdown proposed by three South Side aldermen Wednesday to rein in “unsupervised” children. Public Safety Committee Chairman Michelle Harris (8th) joined Aldermen Toni Foulkes (15th) and Lona Lane [...]

Who’s ready for iAmerica? As the BBC has reported, the software company Apple has more cash on hand than the United States federal government, according to the company’s financial records. Apple’s quarterly financial report shows that the company responsible for the iPad, iPod and the iPhone now has $76.4 billion in reserve cash, while the [...]

…He was a dark, grim man wit’ jet black hair wit’ a patch o’ gray in the front o’ it; he always wore a buzz cut. He had dark, beautiful, rich skin with these piercin’ hazel eyes. Lookin’ into his eyes, you can see there was so much pain in his soul. He had a [...]

In some ways, all the uproar about Apple saving location data on its iOS device users is old news. Guess what? Big Brother, or Big Google, also collects geo-location information from its mobile, Android-powered devices. It’s like anything else in computing: geo-location can provide great services and resources, but it can also be abused. Take, [...]

HEY! Welcome back for another six degree of happenstance; I hope Mr. Deckard did a good job of telling a story. Well, this next story isn’t about revenge or cold blooded murder; this story is about love. Oh, there goes our loving couple outside of Steve’s dormitory on a clear beautiful night. Let’s take a [...]

by Paul Hiebert Close to 17 years ago, Kurt Cobain died. Conspiracy theories about his death abound — as they tend to do with people of note — but most agree it was Cobain’s own decision to end his life. Since today would have been his 44th birthday, we bring you 44 facts about the [...]

The state House today gave preliminary approval to so-called “stand your ground” legislation, a self-defense bill that gun advocates have pushed unsuccessfully for six years. The bill, also known as the “Castle Doctrine” extension bill, would allow someone to use lethal force against an assailant — without retreat — in a person’s yard, porch, car [...]

After a tough 2009, the head of French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent thinks it is too early to be optimistic despite growing signs consumer spending is on the rise.  Having just watched a presentation of the maison’s austere collection for next autumn and winter, YSL Chief Executive Valerie Hermann was in sync with the [...]