Bjork iPad app ‘Biophilia’ is out-of-this-world weird (and oddly beautiful)
At first blush, it looks a bit like a black and white version of Google Sky Map. Using your finger you can scroll across a…
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Moving Forward at Zero MPH
On the west shore of Lake Tahoe there is a section of 10 MPH hairpin turns, overlooking the most magnificent view of Lake Tahoe.
Google+ is for the nerds
With MySpace reportedly honing its position as the de-facto social network for entertainment and music, and now Google+ apparently appealing to the tech-set, the future…
Book Review: A Tale of Terror in the World Financial Markets
Educated at Harvard and Oxford, IMF economist Rex Ghosh is doing for the econ novel what Abraham Verghese did for the medical novel.
Brian McKnight – Just Me, songwriting
"Rule number one is that you do not write a song in a roomful of people," McKnight says. "Someone says 'What do you think about…
Decline of a Nation: Do we really need badges to read news? Google thinks so
You've just read about a massive earthquake killing 2,000 people in country XYZ. Don't fret! You've just gone gold and here's a nice little colorful…
NEA Grant Goes to ZER01 and City of San Jose
A $250,000 grant, one of only 51 grants awarded nationwide, was awarded to the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program…
Casey Anthony: 5 ways to reform the jury system
As you're about to find out I'm not a pundit by any means, and have nary a legal-beagle bone in my body. Most of what…
Smash or Trash: Taking photos during dinner?
Chef Chiarello likes to surprise his diners on occasion. But, he fears, with well-meaning patrons zapping their photos all over Twitter and Facebook it becomes…
Is the “post-PC” era over already? (Q1 tablet sales down 28%)
Discretionary spend is an important thought here as well. Does anyone really - I mean, really - need a tablet? Of course not. Ultimately, It's…