Google Wave, or Combinatorial Game Theory?

By Megan Garber   Oct 12, 2009 at 01:31 PM

So you may have heard of Google Wave, the pioneering personal communication and collaboration tool that is going to Revolutionize... More

When the Right Voice Goes Wrong

Douthat’s latest Times column: a close reading

By Megan Garber   Oct 12, 2009 at 10:46 AM

What to make of Ross Douthat’s latest New York Times column? The piece (which answers the world’s plaintive pleas for... More

Moulin Rogue

By Megan Garber   Oct 9, 2009 at 02:10 PM

Time's resident humorist, Joel Stein, responds to the soon-to-be-released Sarah Palin autobiography with a tome of his own--Rogue Journalist: An... More

Dark Side of the Moon

By Megan Garber   Oct 9, 2009 at 12:57 PM

So, some big news today: Our president won the Nobel Peace Prize. Also, relatedly, it is Bo Obama's birthday. Also,... More

Man on the Street: The Match Game

By Megan Garber   Oct 9, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Gotta love the man-on-the-street story: the classic connector of readers to the thoughts and feelings of their fellow citizens. Not... More

Headline of the Day

By Megan Garber   Oct 9, 2009 at 10:54 AM

This one comes courtesy of the good folks at Fark, who repurposed a just-the-facts-ma'am CNN headline announcing President Obama's Nobel... More

Headline of the Day

By Megan Garber   Oct 8, 2009 at 12:08 PM

This one comes courtesy of the meme-makers over at Politico: "SECOND LADY ENJOYS WINE, FRIES" Oh, indeed. The Ethos of... More

Another Brick in the Paywall: Economist Edition

By Megan Garber   Oct 6, 2009 at 05:29 PM

A week from today, The Economist will begin experimenting with a new paywall system. The magazine's current wall--which provides non-subscribers... More

Pantry Raid, in Pictures

By Megan Garber   Oct 6, 2009 at 03:45 PM

The kitchen is closed. Gawker has, via a tipster, a description of Gourmet's offices after yesterday's closure announcement: By 1pm... More

WaPo’s Twitter Policy, in Action

By Megan Garber   Oct 6, 2009 at 03:24 PM

Over at Firedoglake, Marcy Wheeler rounds up a fairly eviscerating collection of Howie Kurtz's tweets from the past six days--as... More

FTC Votes to End “Blogger Payola”

By Megan Garber   Oct 5, 2009 at 05:15 PM

In light of recent scandals involving bloggers, advertisers, and the merging of the two in the ethically precarious practice known... More

The HuffPo Writes a Book Retort

By Megan Garber   Oct 5, 2009 at 04:01 PM

Don't call The Huffington Post (sorry) spineless. Today brings the launch of HuffPost Books, the outlet's section devoted to, yes,... More

Reichl: “Pretty Perfect,” “Happy” to “Stunned, Sad”

By Megan Garber   Oct 5, 2009 at 02:42 PM

Below are the most recent tweets from Ruth Reichl, prolific Twitterer and editor-for-now of Gourmet--a series which reads, in light... More

The Life and Times of the Chandlers

By Megan Garber   Oct 5, 2009 at 02:15 PM

Tonight comes the premiere of Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times--a chronicle of the city, its paper, and the... More

Fact-Checking…SNL

By Megan Garber   Oct 5, 2009 at 11:58 AM

It wouldn't be Monday if the morning shows weren't abuzz with whatever political satire was produced on Saturday Night Live... More