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Not only does Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University graduate student, have to pay off his expensive school tuition, but he's also going to have to tack on $675,000 to his expenses. Joel is being sued by the Recording Industry of America for downloading 30 songs on peer-to-peer networks. And the court has just ordered him to pay a fee of $22,500 per song. Although he still has a chance to appeal Read more
There's a new law being shopped around California's senate called SB242, or the Social Networking Privacy Act, which requires social networks to allow parents full access to their kids' profiles and even lets them request removal of text or photos from a minor's (under 18) profile. For me, this calls into question the rights of the user. Facebook allows users age 13 and up to open an account, and Read more
I've legitimately been pulled over for speeding a few times in my life (OK, three), but there are those stories told by friends who know someone who was pulled over for speeding but legitimately was under the limit. What follows is a day in court to battle the ticket, waiting, lines, a missed day of work, and most likely traffic school since it's you vs. the law. However, GPS smartphone apps may Read more
So much for any bad blood between Conan O'Brien and NBC. Despite all that the network put him through — and O'Brien's own counterattacks over the past few weeks — it seems that any animosity has gone by the wayside. Not even a week after O'Brien signed the deal to end his run on the Tonight Show, NBC is picking up a pilot from his production company, Conaco. Titled "Justice," the series Read more
For the first time in US history, the hate-crime statute has been used in the death of a transgender person. Yesterday a jury found Allen Andrade guilty of first-degree murder and a hate crime after he beat to death Angela Zapata, an 18-year-old transgender woman, with his fists and a fire extinguisher. Taped conversations between Andrade and two of his girlfriends were played as evidence of his Read more
Concert season seems to have already started, and I for one am stoked. There's nothing groovier than attending a live music show with some buddies and getting down. This song by French duo Justice has been around the world by now — I first heard it last Summer at the famous Boombox in London. Amidst London party kids and more London party kids, I was transported back to the '80s — but the Read more
Now that it's acceptable for indie-rockers to like Justin Timberlake, it's only natural that his music is getting remixed by hipster electronica outfits. Case in point: This insanely danceable, down-and-dirty remix of "LoveStoned" by Justice. (Thanks to Hate Something Beautiful for posting the track.) The French beat-making pair brings out the orchestra elements on the song, adds a slight Read more
Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger arrived hand in hand for the Haiti: Carnival in Cannes event on Friday. Diane wore a stunning navy chiffon gown by Jason Wu, while Joshua looked dapper in a black suit and bow tie. The event, which was presented by Giorgio Armani, supports Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization and Paul Haggis's Artists For Peace and Justice, as well as Petra Nemcova's Happy Read more
We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Yahoo! Shine: When basketball star Shaquille O'Neal was still a kid, he knew that he had to get good grades before he could to play sports. "In our home we had a rule: No pass, no play," his mother, Lucille O'Neal, told Yahoo! Shine in an interview. "If you didn't pass the grade, then you weren't allowed to play the Read more
Although most of us associate freeganism with dumpster diving, freegans actually do advocate much more than sifting through garbage for food. Madeline Nelson from freegan.info shared with me the ideology behind their lifestyle. She says, "Not all freegans are dumpster divers and not all dumpster divers are freegans. Freegans' focus is much broader and much more political — how to throw a cog Read more
