We've been working hard to feed our families and ourselves with one awesome dinner a day. We cook a delicious meal each night and share it with our kids. It satisfies the parents. It satisfies the kids. And we've got......

I have been ever so slightly *MIA* here, I realize.  This is due to several reasons - - some personal - - others just involve lots of work and lots of catching up on work!  I do have lots going on, though - so let me get right to it! A few months back, I did a post here about a site that I had lau...

In our continuing series to preview some of the little indies (or what some people would call “real independent films”) that will be playing at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival, I give you the trailer for mumblecore producer (Mutual Appreciation, Nights and Weekends) Dia Sokol’s feature...

Local executives are opening their wallets to help fund Barack Obama's inauguration festivities, but their rewards are far more meager than those lavished on contributors to the galas of previous presidents....

Update: If I had watched the class lecture video before writing this, I would have known exactly what role open source played in early thinking about open educational resources. My bad. This is the first assignment post for the Introduction to Open Education (ITOE) class that I’m sitting in o...

Brushing aside the objections of Democratic leaders, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich selected former state attorney general Roland W. Burris yesterday to take the Senate seat previously held by President-elect Barack Obama, setting up a potential constitutional showdown....

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. It's what we've long suspected; at ESPN, pants are not a requirement, just a suggestion. NFL Live anchor Marcellus Wiley is out there, Jerry, and he's lovin' every minute of it! An...

Image from Grime 2009 Calendar, courtesy Dirty Canvas Following Wiley Vol. 1 (which may be my album of the year, I've decided), Grimetapes.com have meticulously hustled that edit button to bring you D Double E Vol. 1. Same principle as the Wiley Vol. 1 - all the best pirate radio moments from an MC ...

(click the image below to listen!) embed this episode in your myspace/blog/whatev: All the education you need is right here on the Mixtape Show. Okay, maybe not - but I’ll keep the written short and say this - if you don’t get something out of every track on here, rewind. Tracklist iLLiT...

Wiley is the undisputed godfather of the British Grime movement, and now he’s heading to Australia. Wiley’s influence on Grime music is unmistakable, from nurting younger talents like Tinchy Stryder, JME, Skepta, and Dizzee Rascal or pairing up with the likes of Lethal B, Kano, Sharky Major,...