The History of Rice-A-Roni, on NPR’s Morning Edition
The fab folks from North Beach’s own Kitchen Sisters have produced a radio piece about the history of Rice-A-Roni, the “San Francisco Treat,” that’ll debut…
“Streets of San Francisco” Returning to Streets of San Francisco
Michael Douglas has become too much of a mega-celeb to play the part of a young cop with a lot to learn, and Karl Malden…
Rackspace Initial Public Offering, IPO Auction Is Now Open
Rackspace, the data center where we host our servers, is going public. Their IPO auction website just went live today. The IPO is expected to…
1Password iPhone App, Making Password Synching Easy
1Password by Agile Web Solutions is one of my all-time favorite Mac apps. It makes it super easy to manage website passwords between browsers as…
Wired on The 25th Anniversary of WarGames
The current issue of Wired Magazine has an excellent article by Scott Brown on the 25th Anniversary of the 1983 film “WarGames” and its effect…
Davy Crockett In Space by They Might Be Giants
“Davy Crockett In Space” is the latest animated music video by They Might Be Giants. It was created by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata of…
Troy Paiva’s New Book – Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration
Troy Paiva has a brand-new book out, and it’s full of weird, wonderful photos taken at decaying buildings and abandoned military bases around the Bay…
Citizen Engineer, Open Source Hardware Hacking by Ladyada and PT
Citizen Engineer is new video series on open source hardware hacking, art and electronics produced by Limor “Ladyada” Fried of Adafruit Industries and Phillip “PT”…
The Return of NewTeeVee Pier Screenings
The NewTeeVee Pier Screenings are back this year with a new series of four screenings beginning this Thursday, July 31st at Pier 38 in San…
New Color Version of ‘Forbidden Zone’ by Oingo Boingo
The 1982 musical comedy film “Forbidden Zone” directed by Richard Elfman and scored by Danny Elfman (his first film score), featuring their band The Mystic…