Web magazine Table Matters explores eau de vie, the fruit-based digestif that many Americans associate with the expression “tastes like burning.” But the unaged brandy, when done well, cuts an impressive gastronomic figure: “‘If the fruit doesn’t have it, the eau de vie...

The second day of the “Neutrino Conference XIII” in Venice was dedicated to, well, neutrino telescopes. I have written down in stenographical fashion some of the things I heard, and I offer them to those of you who are really interested in the topic, without much editing. Besides, making...

A TEENAGER was allegedly caught having sexual intercourse with a sheepdog named ‘Rosie’ a court heard today (Tuesday). Spiky-haired Thomas Fletcher is accused of breaking into a bedroom - where two dogs had been locked away for their own safety - and carried out two depraved acts of best...

Many were shocked when Age of Empires creator Ensemble Studios was disbanded earlier this year, though Halo Wars lead producer David Rippy believes his former producer was a "victim of its own success." "Ensemble was kind of a victim of its own success as an RTS shop," Rippy told GamesIndustry.biz. ...

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In your meaty Tuesday media column: rumors of coming layoffs (and a die-off?) at OK! magazine, a golf magazine is killed, advertising plummets, media companies may default, and Americans don't know a damn thing: We hear that OK! Magazine is, sadly, well on its way to becoming a mere shell of the gra...

We already know the recession sucks for journalists because—to generalize slightly—they have been laid off. But it sucks for working journalists, too. Guess who else got laid off: all their sources! Imagine, if you will, that you're a business reporter. You spent years schmoozing and hob...

A few nights ago, while rotting with a watery Bombay and tonic in the crypt-like back corner of the dreadfully skeevy Lit Lounge, a musician friend went on a small tirade about hearing a feature on M. Ward on public radio that day. Much to my amusement — as this friend doesn't follow "indie" m...

Your jobs are gone. Your money is gone. But America's iconic brands will never leave you! (Until the rest of your money is gone). Advertising is the last optimistic thing around. And it's faking it. With admirable speed, the advertising industry started running "Times are Hard"-type ads almost immed...

Or is that Bridezilla? Some folks (ahem) might agree with the latter being the case. I am really, really trying to stay calm and relaxed about this whole thing. I am! I specifically planned this thing to be casual, laid back and unstructured so that I could just enjoy the months and weeks beforehand...