Nov 20th, 2008 · Google has updated its search function for Apple's iPhone to now include voice recognition software. This allows for spoken search queries without having to press any buttons. John Markoff, senior technology writer for The New York Times, talks about how to use the new software.
Nov 11th, 2008 · A Washington, D.C. hospital is suing to remove a 12-year-old boy from life support. Motl Brody was pronounced dead — with no brain function — after a battle with cancer. Motl's parents, who are Orthodox Jews, believe that he, and his soul, are still alive.
Nov 9th, 2008 · At the home workshop of Sam Zygmuntowicz, form follows function: The Brooklyn-based luthier, who has designed instruments for Joshua Bell and Yo-Yo Ma, is scientifically analyzing great violins of the past to make even better ones for today.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Rock music may give the electric guitar fire, but avant-garde jazz musicians often re-think the instrument beyond its basic, melody- and rhythm-based functions. Here are five musicians who eschew standard conventions and instead approach the guitar as a device of pure sound.
Sep 25th, 2008 · A building heralded as the greenest museum in the world opens Saturday in San Francisco. The California Academy of Sciences fits in with the natural world in both form and function.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · President Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday for the last time. In his speech, he'll portray himself as a multilateralist who wants to see the U.N. function better.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Sooner or later, a dinner function might come up out of nowhere and catch you sleeping on the iconic saxophonist's discography. So here's a five-song primer to one of the greatest performers of the 20th century.
Jun 16th, 2008 · Where Yo La Tengo's "Tears Are in Your Eyes" possesses the heavy-lidded feel of shared sorrow (with a reassuring hint of optimism), Adem's cover opts for a tone of comparative comfort. His version also functions as a sort of Cliffs Notes to what Adem is all about: a figurative glass of warm milk for a world of nervous stomachs.