First impressions

Today is “Buy Nothing Day,” designed to highlight how all-emcompassing our consumer culture really is. And I intend to observe it — after all, I’ve been on a buying binge for a few weeks now. So  [more...]

Let’s take a look at a major difference between Virginia and California, shall we? In Virginia, hybrid cars have been allowed in carpool lanes for years. Nothing special was required — after all, a Prius  [more...]

In the wake of Rupert Murdoch’s gobbling up of yet another media outlet, you might want to take a look at the Columbia Journalism Review’s lists of Who Owns What. It’s a bit out of date – for  [more...]