So how to give this day its due – to live up to the massive hole left in our hearts, minds, urban landscape, lives? Dawn and I are going to do something quintessentially American: go to the Indians baseball game and drink in the atmosphere, the voluntarily controlled freedom expressed …

The next 9/11 is here. I’m having a very difficult time facing up to the enormity of what happened 365 days ago. I have been busying myself posting unrelated Blogcritics stories knowing full well what is there just outside of my attention. I was talking to an editor friend in …

A few weeks ago we reported on a plan to spur anemic record sales of British artists in the US: After 10 lean years in the U.S., the industry here is proposing extraordinary measures to restore its stateside standing. Essentially, by early next year it wants to establish a rock …

The Center for Democracy and Technology has a number of position papers on electronic privacy matters: FCC Enters Copyright Debate – On August 8, the Federal Communications Commission formally began considering whether to adopt a “broadcast flag” standard designed to limit consumers’ ability to make copies of digital-broadcast television programs. …

In July, the Commece Department held a workshop entitled UNDERSTANDING BROADBAND DEMAND: DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP. The list of attendees and speakers is a who’s who of government and industry on the subject: PHILLIP J. BOND Chief of Staff & Under Secretary Of Commerce for Technology JAMES ROGAN Under Secretary …

Cool Tunes is a radio show in a magazine format Saturday nights at 10pm ET on WAPS, “The Summit,” in Akron, Ohio. I play new music, reissues, and preview shows coming to town each week. Musically it is among the widest-ranging 2 hours in the country: modern rock, punk, electronica, …

Verizon gets some support from big friends including Yahoo in its legal battle against the RIAA.

With the certainty that we are moving in the direction of have more and more information about our digital selves being collected – see this story on the new Intel chip (”These systems are likely to police copyright by watching who consumes what,” said Chris Hoofnagle, legislative counsel with the …

Check out the intriguing Jazz USA site, which this month features: A Report from the JVC Newport Jazz Fest 2002. Earth, Wind and Fire live and in living color. A moment with Karrin Allyson. Talking about ‘My America’ with Monty Alexander. An interview with acoustic bassist Ben Allison. The Hot …

Interesting site that focuses on the idea of architecture–titled with a bow to the late great mid-c20 American trade journal “Architectural Forum” –but it doesn’t really observe the typical parameters of architectural, or historical, or theoretical, or stylistic discussion. Think of it as sprawling and encompassing all in a distinctive …