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MusicBunk Instantly Shares Playlists
Social networking app MusicBunk wants to help users find friends who share similar tastes in music. A free download for iOS and Android devices, the application lets f... | More »May 24, 3:30 PM ET| Scott Steinberg -
Study: Watching Fox News Actually Makes You Stupid
It's not exactly a revelation that Fox News viewers are spectacularly ill informed about current events compared to people who watch other networks. But according... | More »May 24, 1:20 PM ET| Jillian Rayfield -
Democrats About to Give Away the Store on Bush Tax Cuts. Seriously??
Whenever I do anything my 12-year old daughter finds embarrassing – which is pretty much whenever I do anything—she says, "Really, Dad? Seriously??"... | More »May 24, 9:25 AM ET| Jared Bernstein -
Oz Rock Legend Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman Burns on the Bowery
"As true now as it was in 1975," said guitarist-singer Deniz Tek of Australia's Radio Birdman, introducing the first encore during his May 18th show at New York&#... | More »May 23, 6:20 PM ET| David Fricke -
gTar iPhone Guitar Makes Waves on Kickstarter
A new iPhone-powered guitar, titled the gTar, is currently rocking Kickstarter to the tune of $188,855 in pledges, ensuring that aspiring musicians will soon have a un... | More »May 23, 5:05 PM ET| Scott Steinberg -
Why Private Equity Firms Like Bain Really Are the Worst of Capitalism
By placing his career at Bain Capital at the center of his presidential campaign, former buyout artist Mitt Romney has put the private equity industry on trial. About... | More »May 23, 2:35 PM ET| Josh Kosman -
The Facebook IPO: Shareholders Weren't Invited to the Real Party
A suit has been filed by Facebook shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Morgan Stanley and others. It's based on a very simple concept: when internal an... | More »May 23, 12:00 PM ET| Matt Taibbi -
Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz Speak Out About Adam Yauch
"He had us fooled in the most beautiful way," Michael Diamond said of Adam Yauch, his friend and fellow Beastie Boy for more than 30 years, describing the latter... | More »May 23, 11:55 AM ET| David Fricke -
Google Doodle Synthesizer Pays Tribute to Bob Moog
Today the Google homepage honors Robert Moog, father of the modern synthesizer, by letting users play, record and share a synth melody of their own. The doodle was rev... | More »May 23, 11:00 AM ET| Oscar Raymundo -
What a Scam: Poor Kids' Money Snatched by Private Schools!
Read this (i.e., unless you’re the Hulk – saw The Avengers last weekend, and you don’t want Bruce Banner getting all riled up). It’s mor... | More »May 23, 10:11 AM ET| Jared Bernstein -
Democratic Congresswoman on Maddow: GOP's New Women's Caucus Can't Mask Anti-Women Policies
Want evidence that Republicans are not waging a "war on women"? How about the new caucus launched by House Republicans? The "Women's Policy Committee" is ma... | More »May 23, 9:33 AM ET| Jillian Rayfield -
Rodarte Costumes L.A. Philharmonic Production of 'Don Giovanni'
The Los Angeles-based design duo Rodarte has long demonstrated a keen understanding of theater and performance with their shadowy balletic dresses and distressed knits... | More »May 22, 4:00 PM ET| Colleen Nika -
Cory Booker on Maddow: Obama Campaign 'Didn't Force Me' To Walk Back Bain Comments
The Great Cory Booker Walkback continued last night, with the Newark mayor taking to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show to explain his recent comments in favor of, and th... | More »May 22, 11:58 AM ET| Jillian Rayfield -
Chicago History Repeats Itself As Cops and Protesters Clash
In 1972, writing in Rolling Stone about a looming confrontation between protesters and police in the streets in front of the Republican National Convention in Miami, H... | More »May 21, 4:35 PM ET| Rick Perlstein
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