By the time I sent off the copyedit of Garment of Shadows the first week of January, my brain was empty of words.  In the last year, I’ve written short stories and introductions, guest blogs, essays, & silly stuff to do with the Pirate King public... read more

Google Public Alerts is a platform designed to bring you relevant emergency alerts when and where you’re searching for them. Relevant weather, public safety, and earthquake alerts from US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA... read more

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Twitter: In last 3 minutes of Super Bowl, there were 10,000 tweets per second (TechCrunch) 2. First streaming of Super Bowl a success, but left a lot to be desired... read more

what i eat and drink in a day project for green media1. photograph everything you eat and drink in one whole day.2. select your best photos and upload them to flickr.3. title and tag all your photos. put them into a set. be creative with all aspec... read more

I was surprised by how much activity there was yesterday over SOPA/PIPA. If you’ve been following along you’ll know that SOPA/PIPA are the House and Senate versions of a bill that has been proposed in order to manage the fact that there are a lot ... read more

As summer draws to a close, here at the Magazines & Newspapers Center, we would like to take a moment to determine how to best continue delivering useful and timely information to you--our readers. If you have (and currently still are) reading... read more

I have a confession to make: I don't read librarian blogs. A shocking revelation, I know, but there is a reason: they remind me of the stuff I should be doing. I need to be blended, embedded, gaming or xtranormaled... read more

Smooth Reading and Riding! Over the past two years, we’ve shared our public transit tales and tips with you--hoping to strike a chord, or at least elicit a chuckle. When we started blogging about the different etiquette infractions--from eye-poppi... read more

No, we haven't stopped providing awesome content for your geeked-out brain - CNN Tech's newest posts have just gotten a new look and a new location. Our redesigned section at CNN.com/TECH has become your one-stop blog for the latest in tech news, ... read more

Paris Casino bathroom sink Originally uploaded by siegel_jackie. What's a person to do in Las Vegas when they don't enjoy gambling? The answer came on walking through the themed Paris casino after dinner and in need of a bathroom. The bathrooms t... read more

This is a column on MediaPost's Video Insider that posits that what Apple has wrought on the world is just as significant as the invention of the electric telegraph.What do you think? read more