It's the first thing you hear when you get into college — get an internship as soon as possible. College counselors sound like broken records, and I know no one needs a reminder of something they...

Vacuum machine-solos by the drummer, who also wears a dress. Synchronized trampoline jumps by the guitarist and bassist. A vibrant lighting rig that rivals comets and shooting stars. Sounds like the circus?Welcome...

You've heard it before, and I'm here to say it's true. It's all downhill after 21. If you're 21, you know the downward spiral I'm referring to. If you haven't reached this bittersweet age yet, enjoy the...

In keeping with my usual predilection for oil spill-related coverage, I have opted for a Gulf Coast column today — if my editorials can even be described as "reporting," since these rhapsodies on...

Technology is such a fickle mistress.You could go out and buy the latest and greatest, top-of-the-line you name it — computer, TV, phone — and by the time you get it home, there's already something...

Your alarm clock goes off. You stumble your way to the nightstand and press the snooze button. Five awesome minutes later, another really annoying radio jingle pollutes your ears. You get up again and...

"Good news, everyone," "Futurama" is back!It's been seven long years since Fox canceled the retrofuturistic animated comedy — and damn them for doing it!The show, featuring a slacker delivery boy,...

Thanks to the ever-expanding world of technology, there is an endless way to get in touch with people these days. From emails and text messages to Facebook and Twitter, there is no reason why people can't...

Oil spill. Coastal environment. Clean energy. Yes, we know.Those are the terms we have justifiably been seeing and listening to for the past month and a half. But have we?Is it the political quarrel around...

Editor's note: These letters were written in response to Trevor Fanning's June 30 column, "BP's grant to University could be propaganda." BP grant column contains factual errors. I just saw Trevor Fanning's...

I hope I have not exhausted the scope of my commentary on the Gulf oil spill yet, because it is a subject of heartfelt interest for me — and a wellspring of personal vitriol. It solaces me in a way...

As I said here a couple of weeks ago, there are few things more exciting than the World Cup if you are a Brazilian. It's amazing to realize how the meaning of soccer for my people takes such astounding...