Nov 17th, 2008 · The job market is pretty tough these days, but there is a bright spot; the Obama transition team is filling thousands of positions in the new administration. And in the spirit of Mr. Obama's technology-savvy campaign, there's a Web site where you can apply and file your resume. Our resident humorist walks us through his application.
Oct 28th, 2008 · Film critic David Thomson blends eccentricity and common-sensibility in "Have You Seen ?", his insightful (and sometimes scathing) assessment of 1,000 classic films.
Oct 28th, 2008 · Old-thyme in instrumentation, but punk rock in spirit, O'Death is an eccentric jug-swigging porch band in a raw, dark way. The band has honed their energetic Americana over self-released CDs and constant touring. O'Death performs music in a session from WXPN.
Oct 17th, 2008 · The congresswoman from New York launched a spirited campaign in 1972 for the Democratic nomination. Chisholm said she ran for the office, despite the hopeless odds, to challenge the status quo.
Oct 14th, 2008 · Swedish-born brothers Erik and Kent Widman formed Love in October in 2006, after moving to Minneapolis, Minn. The following year, the band released its Words of Sound EP before following it up with the full-length Pontus, the Devil, and Me at the start of 2008. Rounded out by Nik Pfeifer on guitar and Brian Boesen on drums, Love in October is the sort of group that fans of Top 40 pop-punk have longed for. Pontus, the Devil, and Me features the spirited energy, rocking guitars and irresistible hooks of the genre, but with more thoughtful execution and clever songwriting.
Oct 14th, 2008 · In 1950, a mathematician asked, if a computer could think, how could we tell? His answer: it could hold a conversation. In this spirit, the annual Loebner Artificial Intelligence Prize goes to the most human-like computer. This year, to a program called Elbot. When asked, how's it going? Elbot responded: I feel terrible today. This morning I poured milk over my breakfast instead of oil, and it rusted before I could eat it.
Oct 7th, 2008 · Miguel Zenón says he's obsessed with over-the-bar bass lines, and that's the first line he wrote in his arrangement of Wayne Shorter's "Armageddon." In an exclusive preview from JazzSet, he leads the SFJAZZ Collective in a spirited rendition.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Senator John McCain was back in Washington Wednesday to vote on the financial rescue package. Before that, he was in Missouri invoking the spirit of former President Harry Truman, a native of the Show Me State. McCain urged lawmakers, like Truman, to put the nation ahead of their party politics and vote for the Wall Street rescue plan.