Capturing the War

Soldier-filmed documentaries and soldier blogs on The New York Times website mark a new hybrid of war-information-gathering.

Fighting the Scientology Jihad

Are powerful Hollywood Scientologists pulling strings and muzzling South Park?

This year in Cannes

Only a few months left before Cannes' festival starts on Wednesday May 17th

My Name is Rachel Corrie

When did a different point of view, however politically controversial, ever hurt anyone?

Money for Homemade Creativity

You might not be able to make a living sitting in your underwear at home, surfing the Web, but you might win a trip to New York!

Hollywood for newbies

As a foreign film buff, I had high expectations when I decided to go to Los Angeles for the first time . In the end I discovered a lot, but not exactly what I was expecting.

The Blooker Prize

You read that right. I said "bLooker" (the name's "an affectionate nod to another important literary prize")

Charity Hospital's Many Heroes

During Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, Louisiana State University Medical Center’s Charity and University Hospitals suffered fewer casualties than any of the other hospitals in the area.

Atheists, porn, and Bibles

A UT-San Antonio atheist student group offers pornography in exchange for Bibles in a “Smut for Smut” campaign

Tracking mad cows

A Santa Gertrudis cow tested positive for BSE in Alabama this month. This calls for a better process by which we determine the age and movement of 95 million heads of U.S. cattle.

Trader Joe’s in New York

Trader Joe’s is coming to Union Square this Friday March 17, competing with Whole Foods Market and the flagship Greenmarket. The prospect of reasonably-priced high-quality produce and prepared foods/snacks has some New Yorkers aflutter with anticipation.

Scion takes a stab at sportswear

Adrants flatly stated that, "that boxy SUV is so hip, it's spawned a fashion label," but it seems to me more like the overzealous brainchild of brand planning and developing.

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

...Well actually, no, it doesn't. At least not for the members of the Yakuza, or the Japanese mafia, whose body rituals are not for the faint of heart.

Faith gets wired

Churches are increasingly utilizing technology to spread the good news

Urban Outfitters will steal your cupcakes

Knock-offs suck, but screwing over working artists sucks even more.