AltWeeklies Wire
Silicon Valley's Tales of Immigrant Successnew
For residents of the valley, the culinary diversity of the area is part of the appeal of living here. But for refugees, restaurants represent a lifeline, a toehold in their adopted countries and often a connection to the cultures they leave behind.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
09-21-2007 |
Food+Drink
Bringing the Earth's Soundtrack to Your Computernew
Bio-acoustician Bernie Krause is working with Google Maps and Google Earth to allow people to hear field sounds from anywhere in the world.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Joy Lanzendorfer |
09-06-2007 |
Tech
Tags: Google, computers & technology
'Fish Forever': The Culinary Waters are Safenew
Depleted fish stocks, bycatch, environmentally destructive fish farms, mercury contamination and other concerns have made what was once a feel-good choice fraught with complications -- Paul Johnson's book offers a practical guide to selecting seafood today.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
08-23-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fish Forever, Paul Johnson
Crack 2.0new
Our culture's jones for text messaging, personal devices and all things hyperconnected may soon be officially classified as an addictive disorder -- are you hooked?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
08-09-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Ethiopian Poetry Selam in San Josenew
In the locus of Silicon Valley's Ethiopian food scene, tiny Selam is a standout.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
08-01-2007 |
Food+Drink
San Jose Roller Girls: Rink of Destructionnew
The retro chic cherry bomb has been Roller Derby, and now the South Bay's devastating ladies are making a league of their own right here in San Jose.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Felipe Buitrago |
08-01-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The San Jose Streets Where I'm Fromnew
Beyond the flash of the Grand Prix with a Silicon Alleys walking tour of one man's alternative guide to San Jose.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
08-01-2007 |
Culture
'Ethnic' to Who?new
If everything short of American fast food is ethnic food, why bother to use the term at all? What we need is a new word: regional food ... cuisine of the world ... any ideas?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
07-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
High-Tech Military Gigs Are All the Rage Againnew
Back in the Reagan era, the tens of thousands of engineers who got sucked into corporations with big military contracts called it "the defense industry," but today's police-state teenyboppers are calling it "the security industry."
Metro Silicon Valley |
Annalee Newitz |
08-07-2004 |
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