I love my DVR. It's gotten to the point where I don't know how I lived without it. Miss that last line because your roommate was talking? No problem, just rewind!

Place yourself in this situation: You're a journalist and you think you have a story that would stir up alarm among the public.

Ever wonder who's looking at the stuff you put out on the web? I do, especially with all the recent attention MySpace has been getting these days -- grown men seeking young, vulnerable prey.

With yesterday’s release of the 30th Anniversary Edition DVD of Sidney Lumet’s Network, many are noting the prophetic nature of the film.

It's a violation of privacy that social networking sites and blogs are now being used as portals into personal lives by employers and government organizations.

The celebrity couples have always been in the center of attention and spotlights, in or outside of the screen. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are no exception; they are actually creating more buzz than any other star couples.

Just two months ago, David Lehre, 21, was an aspiring filmmaker and completely unknown. Now, thanks to MySpace, the networking site that has exploded in popularity with people ages 15-29 since its debut just two years ago, Lehre’s film career has gotten a surreal jumpstart.

I was reading the newest issue of Rolling Stone and discovered Hasidic reggae sensation Matisyashu, whose single “King Without a Crown” is an MTV hit.

As a cutting-edge politics junkie (and yes, I'm nothing but cutting-edge), I've seen my fair share of Gallup polls. From Dean screams to trial denials, the Gallup poll has been a wonderfully cynical way to tap into the fears of your favorite American-next-door. But their latest poll on the Big Easy had me scratching my head.

While we toss about crazy terms such as "blog" and "blogosphere" and contemplate the future of podcasting and digital journalism, our friends in the poet's corner are coming up with new ways to explain the phenomenon of the Internet as well.

There it was staring me in the face, right out of my morning paper—a CD-ROM. Not just any CD-ROM (and by the way, when was the last time you heard anyone mention a CD-ROM, 1998?), a CD-ROM containing [insert favorite paper here].

Hip-hop is dying a slow, excruciatingly painful death. I may sound like a music snob by saying this, but ask most other hip-hop heads: Most of the hip-hop that is being put out right not, quite frankly, sucks.

Blogging was once an activity where people posted casually on their thoughts and ideas, and just to get opinions or information out to the public.

Yes, it's true. I think most older folk aren't "with it" when it comes to matters of trends and technology. Blame it on my parents being computer illiterate and referring to that rapper as "that Thirty cents" guy.

On my trip to India over winter break, I noticed something very unusual over there. Mass media, especially the internet, is as popular there as it is here, maybe even more.

A few months ago, I was introduced by some family members to Google Earth. Not only was I able to see pictures of my house, I was able to put in different addresses and look at satellite photos of just about anyone's house.

People pay to read the news. My family pays nearly $30.00 a month just to get the New York Times delivered to the front doorstep. But what if what we read in the paper is also offered in a digital format?

Last Wednesday, the Sydney Morning Herald published 15 previously unreleased photos of incidents at Abu Ghraib prison. The article was in advance of a television program that aired sixty of the new photos later that night.

So I'm sitting down to eat my cereal this morning and I turn on CNN for my usual ten minutes of headlines as I eat. I enjoy CNN because they generally run through the top stories in a rather objective and easy to understand manner that doesn't require all of my attention.

In the era of the blogosphere, many people turn to the Internet instead of newspapers to find information they need-- whatever it may be. Craigslist offers an excellent source to find just about everything, from apartments and roommates to different services or even jobs.