AltWeeklies Wire
How the Web Has Changed Writingnew
Back in the 1990s, I taught writing using books and movies -- there was only one possible kind of output: linear narratives written on sheets of paper. When I recently returned to teaching writing, I couldn't imagine teaching writing using books and linear narratives. I taught writing by showing my students how different software applications could help them structure their writing.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
04-23-2008 |
Tech
PETA Presses Al Gore to Take on Meat-Eatingnew
For more than a year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has hassled Gore to set an example by not eating animal flesh, and more important, to use his group, the Alliance for Climate Protection, to explain that vegetarianism is an important tactic in the fight against global warming.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Alex Felsinger |
04-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
School Garden Programs Hope to Change Kids' Relationship with Foodnew
If there's a downside to teaching children how to nurture a green, nutritious school garden, it's hard to fathom. The list of touted benefits is lengthy: students reap fresh air and physical exercise, hands-on participation, awareness of the natural environment, so called "school bonding," and an unprecedented taste for raw spinach.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dina Maccabee |
04-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
No Room for the Little Guy in Big Web?new
If Microsoft buys Yahoo to create what we'll call Microhoo, it means we'll have fewer options when it comes to online searches, using web mail, and just plain goofing around online.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
04-16-2008 |
Tech
Some Locavores Go for the 100-Yard, Rather than 100-Mile, Dietnew
"Chickens fill an important spot in the cycle of a sustainable backyard"
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Endless Ocean': This is You Driving on Drugsnew
The reatest failure of Endless Ocean: Dive, Discover, Dream is that it's not realistic enough.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kea Johnston |
04-02-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
English is Deadnew
My glee in the destruction of my own spoken language isn't entirely inspired by knowing language history.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
04-02-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Water Curenew
Maybe those who insist on bottled water should be obliged to join the smokers outside.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
04-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Republic of Fennelnew
Pale bulbs found in abundance.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
03-26-2008 |
Food+Drink
Color Wars Onlinenew
Why divide a gregarious social space into meaningless factions?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-26-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
A Small Beefnew
Japan, like Europe, has its venerated, slow food-style traditions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
03-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Unchain My Artnew
"The Prison Project" shines a light on works by artists touched by incarceration.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amber Whiteside |
03-19-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Hooker Sciencenew
Are we still so Victorian that we think it's bad to pay large amounts for a few hours of skin-time?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-19-2008 |
Commentary
And the Leaks Go Onnew
A federal court judge says prior Wikileaks ruling was unconstitutional.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Megan Ma |
03-12-2008 |
Tech
Tags: WikiLeaks, computers & technology
White Made Rightnew
When Californians mention wines they like, the wines are almost always red ones.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
03-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
