The powerful state secrets privilege is the executive branch's nuclear option -- and experts say it's almost always upheld by the courts. Now a legal remnant from the English throne may doom any lawsuit over the NSA's extrajudicial domestic surveillance. By Ryan Singel.
The brains behind Alias and Lost talks about fireworks on the set of Mission: Impossible III and why he finally said yes to Tom Cruise. By Jennifer Hillner from Wired magazine.
The iPod is always cited as key to its maker's recent success, but there's another factor that's often overlooked: Apple's hip, high-street stores. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
Brenda Brathwaite wrote the book on Sex in Video Games. Now she's spearheading a movement to make the industry think seriously about the racy subject. Wired News interview by Kathleen Craig.
Pricey and massive, the Outdoor Entertainment Island takes TV beyond the living room. Plus: Cordless cooking.... Lens filter sees through clothes. In Gear Factor.
Eliot Van Buskirk quizzes Pete Ashdown on fair use, net neutrality and his long-shot bid to send one the Senate's most powerful DRM-toting incumbents packing. (11.5 MB)