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Kevin Brownlow's Local Inspiration
If you watched the Oscars last night--probably one of the better broadcasts in recent years--you might have seen the segment devoted to the honorary Governors Awards....Read More Published 02/28/2011 at 4:27 PM 0 comments -
Me Want: Video Game Controllers Chart
I haven't been a very good pop-culture consumer for the past several years as priorities and disposable income margins changed. But, every once in a...Read More Published 02/26/2011 at 10:15 PM 0 comments -
ViPhone: Consumer Reports still can't recommend, rips off MP headline
Just when you thought it was safe to run out and buy the Verizon iPhone (in slightly less than expected numbers, apparently), Consumer Reports...um, reports...Read More Published 02/25/2011 at 6:53 PM 0 comments -
Spurrier V. Fulmer makes Tops 100 Rivalries
Bleacher Report tried to throw its arms around the Top 100 Rivalries in Sports History, and while we're already questioning the basement ranking for Tanya...Read More Published 02/24/2011 at 11:52 AM 0 comments -
Knox County Public Library gets eBooky
Excerpt from the press release:Knox County Public Library is now offering eBooks for checkout; library patrons can access 4150 eBooks for children, teens and adults...Read More Published 02/19/2011 at 6:47 PM 0 comments -
Tommy James and the Mob
Even if you don't love the simmering '60s hits of Tommy James (and if you don't, we're not sure we can really be friends with...Read More Published 02/14/2011 at 3:58 PM 0 comments -
New Radiohead, in Newspaper Format
The website for the new Radiohead album, The King of Limbs, is offering presales in two different versions. One is a pretty straightforward digital download,...Read More Published 02/14/2011 at 10:28 AM 0 comments -
Cars of the Future, Past
This week's cover story by Cari Wade Gervin is all about our immediate future with electric cars--a future once considered to be highly unlikely just...Read More Published 02/11/2011 at 10:04 PM 0 comments -
Harmonix Wins, Kinda: RIP Guitar Hero
Looks like Activision is giving the once-proud Guitar Hero franchise its final sendoff. Per Activision Blizzard's 2010 financial results,...At the same time, due to continued...Read More Published 02/09/2011 at 4:51 PM 0 comments -
Paris ... Um, We Mean Knoxville ... Is for Lovers
With Valentine's Day on the way, I know you're all sitting around thinking, "I just love my girlfriend/boyfriend so much! I really wish I could...Read More Published 02/09/2011 at 12:20 PM 1 comments -
Elizabeth Bishop, 100 Years Old
So we don't post a whole lot of poetry-related stuff here, because we're not that classy. (OK, most of us aren't. Cari is. But she's...Read More Published 02/08/2011 at 4:47 PM 0 comments -
The Resurrection of Raven Records
For any aging Knoxville scenester, the mere mention of "Raven Records" recalls cherished memories of the Age of Vinyl, when you could hang out at...Read More Published 02/03/2011 at 5:32 PM 0 comments
10-Minute Obsession: Archives
We traverse the pop-culture universe to catalog points of interest, from fleeting whimsies to long-term obsessions.
