Although it hasn't happened in a big way yet, Apple's CFO says there's some indication that the iPod is leading people to buy other Apple products. Read the full story.

A review of the soundtrack to Wes Craven's new werewolf flick Cursed, which features Bowling for Soup, Collective Soul and Three Days Grace. Read the full story.

MepaCon, northeastern Pennsylvania's biggest gaming convention, is being held April 8-10, 2005 at the Clarion Hotel in Scranton, Pa.

Role-playing game sessions planned include Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Battletech, Warhammer, Paranoia and the infamous "Drow" events as well as the RPGA's Living Greyhawk, Living Arcanis, Living Force, and Mark of Heroes. Miniatures events include Warhammer, Mechwarrior and HeroClix.

Tournaments planned for the con include Munchkinpalooza, Rio Grand Games, and Magic: The Gathering, while a full-slate of Steve Jackson Games offerings will be available, including Munchkin, Chez Geek, Frag, GURPS, In Nomine and more.

A review of Fantasy Flight's horror campaign setting for Call of Cthulhu d20. Read the full story.

Bastion Press' Torn Asunder reintroduces critical hits and called shots to Dungeons & Dragons, providing a new system of location-based damage and effects to put the fear of dismemberment and decaptiation in back into players' minds.

Got a spouse? Got kids? Are you, in short, a Geezer? Then check out this column dedicated to achieving marital and gaming bliss. Read the full story.

SFW says the new Keanu Reeves movie is more hell than heaven. Read the full story.

A review of Sean Reynolds' new d20 campaign setting for ancient Greece. Read the full story.

Some academic-type folks at Indiana University have put out a call for scholarly papers on role-playing games. Read the full story.

We've been here before: out of control deficit spending, a president who's not serious about doing anything about the problem ... so it's time to bring back the draconion threats of Gramm-Rudmann to force everyone to get serious about the problem. Read the full story.