More good news for Apple: According to a survey of iPod users by financial analysis firm Piper Jaffray, Macs are basking in the reflected glory of the iPod, with some who own the music player saying they have already or are intending to ditch their PCs for Macs. The research found that 6 percent of… Continue reading

Now that’s what I call a gesture in the true Spirit of the holidays. Kudos to Slate.

Think your job’s bad? Try dragging a bedspread around tick-ridden thickets, pausing regularly in the 100-degree heat not to squeegee the sweat from your brow but to tweeze dozens of the tiny pests into a collection jar. Reconsidering your career choice? Imagine training for years as a veterinarian, only to find yourself engaged in labwork… Continue reading

As has been pointed out before (and no doubt will be again), the GOP isn’t called “The Stupid Party” for nothing….

Jay Fitzgerald has the right take on the hyped meeting between George Steinbrenner and Pedro Martinez.