AltWeeklies Wire
Cold-Smoked Days and Salt-Cured Nightsnew

Three Oakland restaurants find the time and space to make their own charcuterie.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: charcuterie, Chop Bar
The Great Integration: A New Kind of Hip-Hoperanew

How one long-haired Asian guy speaks to the future of hip hop and classical music.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
06-06-2012 |
Music
Craig Thompson's Bittersweet Habibinew

The graphic novelist's latest tale of love and loss takes readers on a journey to the Middle East.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
09-30-2011 |
Cartoons
Fund-Raising for the Facebook Generationnew

Crowd-funding sites help entrepreneurs kick-start their businesses, but are these new platforms too good to be true?
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
02-10-2011 |
Tech
Learning in Chinese: Mandarin Immersion Takes Root in Bay Area Schoolsnew

Shu Ren, founded in the fall of 2008, is the latest in a growing number of Mandarin bilingual schools that have cropped up in the Bay Area. Most of the programs follow some variation of the "dual language" immersion model.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
01-06-2010 |
Education