I guess our nano-warriors are on vacation: Tiny nanoparticles could be launched into tumours and heated up using light to destroy cancer cells, say doctors. This could help treat cancers which are inoperable and resistant to chemotherapy, they say. US researchers, writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of …

I like Taking Back Sunday quite a bit – great screaming melodic punky emo – in a good way. They are on tour with Saves the Day! through November and have some very cool news for fans: Taking Back Sunday and Nokia have teamed up to provide fans direct contact …

Son of a sneezing biscuit! This story couldn’t fit in much better to my daylong crusade against smug pricks, concerning which, this pud from Diebold joins the Smug Prick Hall of Fame: Diebold Election Systems, which makes voting machines, is waging legal war against grass-roots advocates, including dozens of college …

At 45 I have been listening rabidly to rock music for over 35 years – I AM classic rock. If it came out in the late-’60s or ’70s, I pretty much know it, but I have to admit all I remember about Bloodrock are their album covers. Barry Stoller passionately …

Like this woman, David Mamet appears to be laboring under the misconception that he is intelligent, when in reality he is, like this woman, a gibbering idiot. In language one can only conclude is meant to impress a “sophisticated” UK readership (they for whom Benny Hill was the apex of …

I am stating here and now that I would like EVERYONE to comment on ALL my posts from NOW ON. Everyone except spammers, that is. Lolita and your kin – you can take your “Nice site!” lurking kiddie porn URL, light it on fire, and gerbil it.

Though I’m in a pissed off mood today, I still wouldn’t have bothered with this if it weren’t for the overweening smugness, the serene sense of superiority of the poor embattled aesthete forced to deal with affronts to her sensibility: If you have a site named, Blog Critics shouldn’t you …

Like Halevi, I abhor the idea of The Fence, but also like him I see it as necessary under the current circumstances. For me, it is necessary as a symbol more than as a deterrent to terror, which it may only marginally be: Fencing in the Jewish state, after all, …

Computerworld says free Wi-Fi is an effective markeiting tool: Cities and community development organizations across the country have embraced free Wi-Fi to boost economic development and attract visitors to downtown areas. A handful of small airports in the shadow of large hubs offer free Wi-Fi to attract travelers. And Verizon …

My super cool friend Randy Haecker is the publicist for Sony Legacy, the Columbia and Epic reissues label. He has the privilege of publicizing and promoting the greatest single body of recorded popular music on earth. He also likes scary movies. Here’s his Top 10 list: Scrolling through the links …