James Clark's Random Thoughts: XML and JSON - I would like to offer a few thoughts about XML and JSON. My previous post came off much too dismissive of JSON. I actually think that JSON does have real value 13 reasons for UML’s descent into darkness | Little Tutorials - UML lost the programmers. There ...

I begged and begged. The purity of Linux wasn’t enough by itself for the One Laptop Per Child’s XO-1 laptop. As a literacy-promoter, it also needed apps such as a simplified version of FBReader. OLPC’s current PDFish approach is a disaster. Now guess what? Although Linux will still be an option, OLPC’s ...

80287571 Obviously the forthcoming book Hollywood Babylon: It's Back is going to be the must-have ironic hipster book of the season, what with its collection of full-frontal shots of male celebrities like, allegedly, Mick Jagger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ewan McGregor and, terrifyingly, John Malkovich. ...

This is a little film to promote the new Chuck Palahniuk book, Snuff, pretty nuts! via Exclusives

Mr. Hall was the author of the novels “Warlock” and “The Downhill Racers” and a literary heir to fellow California writers like Wallace Stegner.

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss ID cards, China's earthquake and a musical about Catherine the Great

In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss ID cards, China’s earthquake and a musical about Catherine the Great

Mr. Hall, the author of the novels “Warlock” and “The Downhill Racers” and a literary heir to fellow California writers like Wallace Stegner.

See Dick get vintage cool. See Jane become art. See Dick and Jane on your wall as a whimsical conversation piece. Whether they're part of your memories of early childhood education or not, the nostalgic kick of Dick and Jane has become a universal part of North American culture. Anyone who doesn't know ...

Joseph O’Neill’s stunning new novel set in post-9/11 New York provides a resonant meditation on the American Dream.