Perhaps you saw the new Pixar movie WALL•E this weekend? Perhaps now people will stop laughing at me when I explain that I was more upset about the death of my helpful, friendly Roomba than most pet deaths.
Robots are noble creatures worthy of respect! They have beautiful little fixations and neuroses that help us all [...]

As of mid-August, DS is ending its run in newspapers and going back to being web-only! Why? Because I’m an optimist, I opted out.
Gary and I are doing a full Q & A on the subject on Fleen today. The short answer is here on DS.
In the meantime, long story short: This is my decision, [...]

“You wouldn’t like me when I’m hopeful.”
The threat of millions of Gen Xers considering voting un-ironically.

Garfield, Fiery Furnaces, Snoopy and the end of $10.99 classic shirts beneath the cut…