AltWeeklies Wire
Could Spotify Be the Future of Music?new
A look at streaming music service Spotify and how artists do or don't make money on it.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
11-16-2011 |
Tech
Tags: spotify
Why Do Exclamation Points Get a Bad Rap?new
The web has brought about the rampant use of exclamation points. But who gives a fuck about exclamation-point abuse?
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
09-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Punctuation
Mother's Milk is Man's Best Friendnew
Wet nursing, milk banks, the powers of mother's milk, people freaking out about women nursing in public -- why can't Americans view mother's milk as something as valuable as a clean blood supply? People's hangups and a few health concerns get in the way.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
08-13-2010 |
Science
Tags: Breastfeeding
iPhone4: Breaking Boardsnew
The qwerty keyboard may feel right, but it's so wrong.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
07-13-2010 |
Tech
Tags: technology, iPhone
The New Ecstasy?new
You can snort it. It’s legal. But think about it first.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
06-18-2010 |
Drugs
Citizens Armed With Cameras — 'Video Vigilantes' — Take on the Policenew
The most notorious and obvious example of video vigilante-ism might be George Holliday’s 1991 video of the Rodney King beating, which showed four police officers brutally kicking King and beating him with their batons.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
03-26-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Smartphone Apps Take Birding to the Next Levelnew
It turns out that iBird Explorer is one of many birding apps for smartphones. There’s the WildLab, National Geographic Handheld Birds, Birdpost and ChirpTracker Mobile. Peterson Field Guides, a sacred text in the world of birding, even has apps.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
03-26-2010 |
Tech
Swingers Amiss: Is Group Sex Obscene?new
When swingers swing, is it obscene? Depends on your definition of "obscenity." And of "public."
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
07-21-2009 |
Culture
