Art Review | Jan 05, 2009
Anonymous Postcard
Do you have a burning criticism or commendation that you'd like to get off your chest but feel too shy to let others know? Or perhaps you're not shy at all, but you want your opinion to pack a little more visual punch? By Danielle Sommer
Multimedia | Dec 28, 2008
InterBay 2008: My Best-Ofs, Online Plus Off
Living in the Bay Area we don't ACTUALLY have more access to the world wide whack, but it usually feels like we do. By Claire Light
Pop Culture | Dec 23, 2008
What The Bleep is Information Aesthetics, Anyway?
Academics and trendwatchers agree: in terms of mass communication, we live in a period of transition between words and images. By Danielle Sommer
Multimedia | Nov 01, 2008
Sweet Melissa
If the site's tagline is accurate, one can foretell that she will decidedly break the political news down. "Into pieces." By Scott Pierce
Multimedia | Oct 23, 2008
Planet Money
If it isn't obvious, Planet Money covers the economy, with a mission statement that boils down to "no jargon." By Danielle Sommer
NPR Topics: Digital Culture
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Recession May Affect How Gadgets Pitched At Expo
The Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest showcase for new electronics products, is in Las Vegas this week. Those attending are trying to console themselves that their sales in 2008 are projected as flat, or only down between 3 and 4 percent.
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Macworld, Without Jobs, Unveils ITunes Changes
In its last appearance at Macworld — and the first without CEO Steve Jobs — Apple introduced the new MacBook Pro with a longer battery life, and changes to rights management in iTunes. Tom Krazit of CNET News says Jobs has been the main attraction at the expo for some time and his absence must have weighed on some people's minds.
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The Wovel: Literary Alternative To Browsing Blogs
A Wovel is an on-line novel written serially, with readers deciding the turns of the plot. Publisher Underland Press is hoping people who already do most of their reading surfing the web will return each week to read the next installment.
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Wayback Machine Time Travels Old Web Sites
Host Liane Hansen speaks with Weekend Edition's Digital Correspondent David Kushner about the Wayback Machine, an Internet archive of the Web, and how it works.





