“I’m sure God sent them to us.” Politicians love to claim credit for the big – and best changes – of history. Life is rarely so simple. There are those odd little movements like twitches on obscure nerve endings that end up reverberating throughout cultures and eras. The twentieth anniversary...

The last few days I’ve been listening to the newly remastered versions of my favorite Beatles records, “Revolver” and “Rubber Soul.” I imported the music into my iTunes, but instead of converting the files into MP3 or AAC, I am listening to the album in WAV format. The...

I haven’t made a mix tape for a girl in some time. I think the last one was for my wedding, and I didn’t do them too often before that because I dated Mindy for something like five years, and mix tapes only work for the first bit (after that, they expect you to actually do things). But I...

If you haven’t played Rock Band, or Rock Band 2, you’re missing out on one of the sublime gaming experiences this side of gunning down rival gangs in San Andreas. If you’ve ever strummed an air guitar, beat a rhythm, or hummed in the shower, you need to get this game. But not yet. In...

Monday marked the 40th anniversary of The Beatles last live performance on television, when they rocked “Hey Jude” on the David Frost show. I was born in 1976 (you know, the year when they had those cool quarters with the drummer dude on the back of them. Well, they used to be cool until...

This is some trippy stuff. Beautiful design, though.

Yeah, maybe it’s a little over-the-top cute, but I figured at least Susan Isaacs would get this…