Interesting article on advanced languages and advanced programming tools and the limited intersections between the two. Apropos of discussions held at the workplace in recent weeks between (platform specific) IDE proponents and open editor fans. There's

Mashup between Green Day, Travis, and Oasis. Clever, nicely mixed. Superstars of corporate alt meet in the backalley

Review of the recent Maggie And Hopey stories reissue by Fantagraphics. 780pp!

Nice profile of Studs Terkel, advocating the 'underdogism' and not shying away from concerns about the methodolgy.