Reconstruction Site

I didn't want to make my search too narrow, for I wanted to keep my mind and options open.  I ended up searching 'alternative music' which gave me a million articles all going in their own directions.  The one that caught my eye was entitled Reconstruction Site.  I was intrigued by the title and wanted to know what it could possibly have in common with alternative music.  The article basically sums up the band Weakerthans' new album dubbed Reconstruction Site.  And while the article was nothing more than a review of the artist's new album, it was written very captivatingly.  They, as well as the artists, seem to focus on and describe mundane events or details so seemingly poetically.  Going with the article, I could agree and say they steer away from your typical Canadian stereotype.  Reading against the grain however, I could pick out every detail pointing them northern to Winnepeg.

I really enjoyed the article "Thumbspeak" regarding the text messaging.  Of the three, that was the one and only one that captured and held my attention throughout the entire piece.  The author managed to convey the message and information intended while keeping it light, interesting, and at some points humorous.  Next would be the press release followed by "Exploring the Potential Effects of Emoticons".  The last article, or study it seemed more like, was extremely boring.  I found myself not being able to focus on the statistics, numbers, and ratios they were throwing at me.

Scholarly articles are great resources because you know you can rely on the information you are reading.  On the internet anyone, can post anything, saying whatever choose, about any topic.  Without searches that are able to narrow the results into stuff you can actually use, it would be very difficult to find the accurate information you are looking for.