The Pitchfork Music Festival is starting to roll out the acts playing Chicago's Union Park July 17-19, with the slate for Friday night—where bands will play setlists chosen by ticket buyers—being announced. The lineup is loaded with indie's elders: Built to Spill, Yo La Tengo, Tortoise (...

You Ask It, I'll Answer It   Question: How does someone make a life?  This sounds like an odd question considering that "everyone is sooo busy."  Everyone but me.  I lost my life because of various factors.  I live in a small community and have been out of...

I recently had a spine-chilling, blood-curdling experience. I accidentally spilled a whole cup of hot, steaming coffee on my MacBook. I’ve always been the cautious type, taking very good care of my electronics and everything else in general. When I read about other Mac users experiencing spill...

Huntsville Times: Waste ponds at TVA's Widows Creek steam plant sit over limestone formations that could allow toxic heavy metals to contaminate groundwater, say geological and environmental experts. And the ponds' walls are vulnerable because they are built with coal ash, according to an expert. Th...

TVA spokesman Gil Francis says he does not think the massive mounds of toxic coal ash spilled into Roane County back in December which are now swirling into the air really exists - he told WATE-TV reporters is was probably just some fog. The WATE report has video of plumes of ash rising 30 or 40 fee...

I'm feeling like Spring. It's all this gorgeous spring makeup that is coming in my inbox.  NARS Spring 2009 is full of color that I can't wait to try.  NARS Blush Duo Hungry Heart - Iridescent gold ivory and pink sand with golden sheen NARS Duo Concealer Vanilla/Honey - Fair ...

I spilled a little bit of juice on a few of the keys on my Kindle. I thought I'd mostly cleaned it off, but when I took out my Kindle later, I found the juice had surrounded a couple of the keys and dried, making them difficult to press. What's the best way to unstick the keys without damaging the K...

    At yesterday's Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the spill of more than 1 billion gallons of coal ash from a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in Eastern Tennessee, CEO Tom Kilgore faced hard questions - and criticism for his lack of responses. &nb...

Reuters: Preliminary water tests from rivers near a huge coal ash spill in Tennessee show elevated levels of pollutants such as mercury and lead, a environmental group said on Friday. "We're concerned that the water poses a greater risk to residents in the area than has been revealed so far,&qu...

Reuters: Preliminary water tests from rivers near a huge coal ash spill in Tennessee show elevated levels of pollutants such as mercury and lead, a environmental group said on Friday. "We're concerned that the water poses a greater risk to residents in the area than has been revealed so far,&qu...