Short Schrift

1) NetNewsWireLite. I've never really liked RSS readers. Sage for Firefox had gotten buggy, and live bookmarks aren't manageable (o...

I've been spending my unused blog-time posting over at Young Philly Politics, a sometimes-crazy political forum-cum-think tank of (you ...

Music blog Stereogum reports , and Si.com confirms , that Beyoncé Knowles will be the first non-model, non-athlete featured on the cover of ...

Jessica Pressler titled her musings on the ways that memories of an ex-boyfriend/-girlfriend return in strange unexpected moments "Reme...

Hot on the heels of my Best of 2006 mix CD , I've got another thematic mix that I want to share. This one is called "Not A Single L...

An unlikely, non-music related, thoughtful piece from Chris Dahlen at Pitchfork: Why does Web 2.0 seem to care more about Star Wars than abo...

Originally posted at Snarkmarket . (The link is to the original post -- scroll down to see multiple comments, some of which are mine.) Why d...

If you get a chance today, fire up Google Earth 4.0 . Then type in "Paris." I did it this morning, half on a goof, and was stunned...

Wired's Leander Kahney points out that the recent Apple vs. Apple (Inc. vs. Corps) settlement clears the way for Apple to sell iPods pre...

Many Short Schrift readers know that I run a small end-of-the-year Mix CD exchange with friends past, present and virtual. My mixical take o...