The Last Hurrah of the Mash-Ups
All of these unlikely musical pairings are bound to get unlikable soon. But rest assured somebody out there will still appreciate the effort. Reviews of the very last of the famous international long-playing records.
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A collection of 106 issues
Changed Equations That Changed the World
As it turns out, the rules of science are more flexible than you’d think. When you tinker with the mechanics of the universe, however, you’d better be prepared for drastic repercussions.
Downloading for the Greater Good
Fall semester is fast approaching, when students in our best universities will resume buying their essays off the internet and plagiarizing like crazy—and good for them! Why downloading term papers is an asset to higher education.
2005 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence
“Web Geeks Unite!” was our original slogan when we launched this site in 1999, and while the tagline has changed, the spirit is undiminished.
Tempting but Ill-Advised Email Auto-Responses
Email can be a time-saving, productive tool; that is, except when your friends and family are the ones behind it.
MiniDisco
Portable audio used to be strictly for joggers and the kids who smoked under the bleachers, but these days everybody and their guidance counselor has an iPod. So how did headphones become fashionable, and MiniDisc devotees get left by the wayside?
Questions Frequently Asked About TiVo, Answered by Someone Who Loves TiVo Too Much
What’s that? You still don’t have a TiVo? Ahh, you must have some questions about the technology before you take the plunge.
A Dallas, Texas, of the Mind
A new computer game lets players compete to reenact the assassination of President Kennedy--from the vantage point of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mp3 Bloggers
There exists in the internet a galaxy of passionate music fans sharing their favorite songs, for free, with as many people as can find them. We talk to six of our favorite mp3 bloggers to find out what makes them tick, what problems they face, and what the record companies should do next.
2004 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence
The web is an awfully tangled place, but there are jewels in the strands. Presenting The Morning News 2004 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence, where advanced technology, top-notch prose, and pictures of cats are equally admired.