The news that R.E.M. broke up stunned me much more than the Stone Roses' reunion. Perhaps R.E.M. lost its relevance a decade ago, but their existence meant everything. Besides, tons of bands have been inactive for years without officially …

After months of wavering, I finally purchased a Kindle last week. I'm still familiarizing myself with its features. To my surprise, it doesn't have a touchscreen and is mainly controlled by a navigation button and other keys on a keyboard.…

I love Lifehacker even though I don't read every article on it. What attracted me to the website in the first place was its coverage of geeky tools, but its dub on psychology is equally interesting. An article on "cognitive fluency" caught…

I saw Eric Chenaux with my boyfriend last Sunday and totally enjoyed the show. There were only about 30 people, only a slightly bigger crowd than the Secret Machines show last year. Eric Chenaux's style resembles that of Mark Kozelek, but …