Today's Buzzkill: Oral Sex Linked To Throat Cancer

A virus contracted through oral sex is the cause of some throat cancers, say US scientists.

HPV infection was found to be a much stronger risk factor than tobacco or alcohol use, the Johns Hopkins University study of 300 people found.

The New England Journal of …

Live From The Titanic

My boss's place of business is steadily and metaphorically going down like that infamously "unsinkable" ship from 1912. The only difference is the cause of death and the body count. Instead of an ice berg, he's sinking his own ship through mismanagement and extremely …

The Jesus and Mary Chain + Medicine

This is a video from one of my favorite bands of all time for their song Reverence. I never got to witness their live performances before the Reid Brothers went their separate ways, so this is a bit bittersweet thing for me. This video is incredibly chopping in some …

Heavenly Sword

Previously I considered the PS2 games Ico and Shadow of the Colossus to be the two most beautiful video games ever made. Then I saw Heavenly Sword for the Playstation 3. If ever there was a good reason to fork out a tiny fortune for the Playstation 3, Heavenly Sword …

Mogwai: Travel Is Dangerous

I'm not certain what musical genre Mogwai might fit into. This is only my second experience with this band's work. I love really like this video! The music has a grand way of providing a sense of mood to it, a sort of impending melancholy. It's good stuff.

Asobi Seksu Brings The Warm and Fuzzy Back

Asobi Seksu brings their own brand of intensely adorable vocals and occasional fuzzy guitar feedback to shoegazers the world over. Okay, maybe just to the U.S. But who knows?

Go! Go! 7188: Good Music Is Universal

Cheap Trick is...pretty good. Black Sabbath is...great. But my favorite rock band of all time is a three-piece Japanese band formed in 2003 called Go! Go! 7188. They're being Japanese and singing only in Japanese doesn't diminish my enjoyment of their songs one damn …

The Hump Day Report

I'm made it through another Hump Day with little injury or near-death experiences. Yay. I spent most of the day at work - nine boring hours of it - nine hours that I'll never get back. I ask myself each and every day Is it worth the money?. The answer is always No, but …