Office workers on their lunch-breaks whipped out their camera phones to catch the surprise appearance by the band whose album “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” is released in Britain on Monday and in the United States on Tuesday. Reuters: U2 Take New Album to the Streets of New York It’s interesting how technology is [...]
Frontline asks: Is Wal-Mart good for America? The show will be broadcast in Chicago on WTTW at 9p.m. (via Gapers Block)
P Diddy, Andre 3000, and several other people who have never voted before the 2004 election implored the MTV generation to get out and vote. As it turns out, more people than ever did vote. However, a large number of those that did come out to vote were motivated by a higher power. Tim Egan [...]
CBS has fired the producer who made the decision to preempt the end of CSI: Miami with a special news report on Arafat’s death. [Reuters article]
The Wall Street Journal Online is having a free open house where you can access the entire site for free today. Check it out while you can.
The big eye managed to annoy several million people this week when it preempted the end of CSI: Miami with a special news report announcing Arafat’s death. I could have waited five minutes for the 10 o’clock news. I don’t think it would have made much of a difference since reports of Arafat’s demise have [...]
If you’ve been hiding under a rock all morning, you may have missed this: XRT is playing the new, unreleased U2 album continuously today. The last spin starts at 9p.m. If you’re trapped in your cube at work, listen online at wxrt.com. You have to download an ActiveX component, but I suppose it’s worth it [...]
As if there weren’t enough good reasons to buy a mac… Someone comes along and writes an OS X only app that makes you wonder why everyone doesn’t have at least one Mac in their stable. 1001 is one such app. It interfaces with flickr to deliver photo streams to your desktop. The latest version [...]
CBS Chicago recently compared cellular phone service providers in Chicago. I was surprised by which carrier came out on top. Let’s just say that Joan Cusack picked the right carrier to hawk for. [link]
