When I heard that Genesee County Jail (located in Southeast Michigan, servicing Flint, among other cities) would be offering video chatting for people visiting inmates, I was at first intrigued. I am...
“So what this is all about?” is one of the frequent questions that people ask artist Angelo Formica. It’s no surprise. Even if in contemporary art provocation is the norm, to see a religious...
Series five of Downton Abbey premiered in the UK on Sunday night, which normally would have had ISPs across the US humming as people furtively downloaded the hit British drama. Yet, something curious...
And so, the day has arrived, when 13 becomes 6. The Man Booker shortlist was announced last week, with the following titles making the cut: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, Joshua Ferris (Viking) The...
Over the past decade, I have mostly been resorting to the use of social media as my daily source of information, thus picking and plucking to suit my changing interests. In the aftermath of the Arab...
Rejoice, for the fates have declared that Gilmore Girls shall be accessible to all on Netflix as of 1 October. The US classic joins a growing number of series making their way to the internet for a...
Apple has been the gravitational center of hip technology for the better part of two generations. The combination of sleek design, eminently functional gadgets, cross-device syncing and...
The first time my ex-husband hit me, it was around 6 o'clock in the morning. I was three months pregnant. I hit him back and ran, locking myself in our bedroom. He kicked down the door to get at me,...
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s a place in this company for you.” Jake Gallo heard this on his interview and he was so insulted, he flew into a rage that he had to be dragged out the...
How do you get inside the head of a man whose head is inside a papier-mâché head? In the 80s and early 90s Frank Sidebottom’s painted noggin was a strangely familiar sight on Britain’s...
