When it comes to adulation of the rich, America really is in league of its own. There are signs that this bizarre fetish is on its way out, particularly when rich people do asshole things like this. But for now, America is still the land of rabid aspiration regardless of how ...read more
Back in 2006, writer Chuck Klosterman gathered some of his best essays dissecting pop culture and published it as Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas. One of my favorites of the bunch was called "Here's Johnny" and it attempted to nail down Johnny ...read more
Political blogger Seth Masket has my favorite comment so far about the pissy response many have had to suddenly finding a U2 album in their iTunes libraries. As you no doubt know by now, last week Apple shocked everyone by not only announcing the details of the new iPhone 6 ...read more
It's here! It's here! It's here! The iPhone 6 is here! And what's that? It's brought along a friend? The iPhone 6 PLUS?! Plus what?! How can we already be adding things to something that isn't out yet? STEVE JOBS IS A GENIUS! Let's take a look at all the amazing things ...read more
As much as we like to complain about the U.S. Supreme Court sometimes, believe it or not they do have the ability to nail a case. On Wednesday, SCOTUS handed down a unanimous decision deeming that law enforcement cannot search the data on an arrestee's cell phone without a ...read more
Happy Tuesday! Let's just all take one collective sigh before we get going. Here's what's happening on the interweb: 1. US 'Outraged' As Calls Grow to Help Rescue Nigeria Schoolgirls The US says it considers the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Islamist ...read more
Happy Wednesday. Hope you're not caught in a polar vortex. Here's what's happening on the interweb: 1. Republicans Drag Senate To A Halt To Force A Vote On Iran Sanctions Senate Republicans are dragging the upper chamber to a halt in an effort to force a vote on a bill that ...read more
It's Monday morning, so you know the drill. Time to get back to work. But take heart: the next few weeks should provide ample room for slacking off. Unless you're me, of course. Here's some crap for you to read. 1. Supplying Demands If you figured the recent budget deal in the ...read more
Putting an ironic pink case on your iPhone 5 and shopping in Whole Foods might make you feel unique and eco friendly, but you're still supporting modern day slavery in China, funding a multi millionaire libertarian who thinks global warming is a good thing, and propping up ...read more
Ok iPhone lovers, you know the situation - you're out with your phone, and you've forgotten to bring the damn charging cable. If only you'd stuffed the wire in your pocket, you'd be able to charge it in your car, in the socket at your friend's place, at the coffee shop etc ...read more
It's Monday, gerbils, which means it's back to the wheel with you. Here's what you need to know -- or might at least want to know -- going into the new week. 1. Site Survey This morning in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama will hold a press conference where he'll ...read more
It's Thursday morning people, and there are things you need to know. So welcome to today's Morning Banter, where we do our best to fill you in on what you should be talking about: 1. Physicists discover a jewel-like geometric object the challenge notion that space and time exist ...read more
Get ready to forget the world's problems, line up at your nearest Apple Store and do battle with thousands of other marauding consumers...the iPhone 5s is here!!!! How is it different to the other 10 million smart phones out there? Well, firstly it's Apple, and secondly, it ...read more
by Christie Thompson, ProPublica On Wednesday, the Guardian published documents revealing the government has been collecting months' worth of telephone "metadata" on millions of Verizon customers. The Washington Post and the Guardian followed with news that both the National ...read more
Steve Jobs may have been a despotic control freak who loathed regulation, but he saw Fox News for what it was - a massively insidious institution that was causing a huge amount of damage to American society. Jobs hated the network so much he personally ordered Apple ads to be ...read more
Tech geeks everywhere got massively excited yesterday about the release of a brand new Apple product - the 'iPad mini'. The device fits in your hand and does everything a regular iPad does, but on a smaller screen. Look, I'm a big fan of Apple, so I'm not here to lecture. I'm ...read more
An independent investigation has found "significant issues" among working practices at Chinese plants making Apple iPhones and iPads. The US Fair Labor Association (FLA) was asked by Apple to investigate working conditions at Foxconn after reports of long hours and poor safety. ...read more
In the American mind, if Apple made weapons, they would undoubtedly be drones, those remotely piloted planes getting such great press here. They have generally been greetedas if they were the sleekest of iPhones armed with missiles. When the first American drone assassins ...read more
It is entirely normal to mythologize people after they are gone - prominent and effective leaders are often cannonized in the media, their virtues given priority in accounts of their lives and their flaws relegated to background noise. Steve Jobs, a truly visionary figure who ...read more
Sad news - the legendary Steve Jobs has passed away. Apple put the following fitting words up in memorial: Image via CrunchBase ...read more
Mega news in the tech world (via paidcontent): Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who brought the company back from near-disaster to one of the world’s most valuable and game-changing technology organizations, has resigned. Tim Cook, Apple’s COO is taking ...read more
To restate for the record - I really like Apple. But this subscription thing just reeks of a Microsoft-style land grab that screams "bad idea." It's a play by Apple to lock down everything in the digital media world. Here's the thing: There's a platform available where content ...read more
