Culture and Society

Xingolati (pronounced Zîng-gō-läh-ti): is it a frothy, pricey hot new liquid stimulant at Starbucks, or the Groove Cruise of the Pacific, starring the “fearless freaks” themselves, Flaming Lips? If you voted for the latter, you are smarter than you look. TALENT UPDATE: just added to the lush, pullulating talent bill …

Oil...what emerging economic powers like China and India need most to ensure they keep up with the developed world

...this disc represents a unique opportunity to listen to the predecessors of so many of today's musical styles.

Yesterday, the BBC investigative news program Panorama tackled the thorny and critical issue of Islamic extremism in Britain and whether the Islamic leadership there, in particular the ostensibly moderate Muslim Council of Britain, was capable of “dealing with this issue head on,” as MCB Secretary General Sir Iqbal Sacranie promised …

The inaugural Surfrider Foundation Celebrity Surf Jam brings together stars from the world of music, film, professional surfing, and Surfrider Foundation activists from across the country on Sunday, September 11th for a friendly surfing competition in the waters off of Huntington Beach to help raise awareness of the importance and …

I'm not blaming Google for directly censoring anybody, only that they have created the possibility for censorship.

When does tradition...become the shackle that ties us into backwardness and bigotry?

Now we know why Eminem called of his European tour a couple of days ago: today publicist Dennis Dennehy said the rapper formerly known as Marshall Mathers, 32, was “in the hospital under doctors’ care” recovering from addiction to sleeping medication. He had been due to begin the 10-date European …

Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly top ten posts.

I could be a fictional construct you made up and posed questions to for this interview, and then answered yourself.