: Photo: Emily Lang/Wired.comSAN FRANCISCO – More than 100 zine-makers packed the County Fair building in Golden Gate Park over the weekend to celebrate San Francisco's annual Zine Festival. The two-day conference featured a wide variety of DIY arts and crafts, zines, comics and a gypsy-like atmos...

My dear friend Andrea left Mexico City today. She and I have been on STINT (a Short Term International trip) for the last year. I never thought that I would find such sweet community with her. I'm so honored to be a part of her life. We've gotten to grow together this year. I've watched her struggle...

From Required Eating Photograph from salimfadhley on Flickr Escargot may soon be hard to find on French menus. France is facing a snail shortage, as French food processors report they are no longer obtaining a sufficient amount of snails from eastern Europe. Part of the problem is that snail collect...

People who can't just get to the fucking point can fuck off. I don't have all day, asshole. Condescending jackasses who aren't anywhere near as smart as they think they are can fuck off. It's spectacularly annoying to have someone......

I feel so violated and confused! This morning, I got on the 5 train at 14th Street, and the train was crowded, but I was running late for work, so I go on. Right before the doors closed, a large man pushed in and pushed another guy right into me. I was sandwiched between two people, a woman in the f...

Jimmy Eat World is a big band that has been coming to the Bay Area ever since they are a little band. In that time they’ve covered a lot of ground (they even played Noisepop). Tomorrow night they’re bringing their infectious power pop-rock to the Fillmore, one of the city’s most historic venue...

Two adorable girls, Eve and Naomi. ages 2 1/2 and 1 1/2. Parents always want that money shot of both kids looking at the camera and smiling sweetly. The reality is that it rarely happens for siblings under the age of 3. It is too hard to keep your hands to yourself and of course little sister doesn'...

Filed under: Vegetables, Ingredient Spotlight, Fall, Winter Celery root, also known as celeriac, is the troll-like cousin of the regular ol' celery found in Bloody Marys and tuna salad. Unlike celery, celeriac is grown for its large taproot, which looks like a balled-up, fossilized squid. It has a c...

['Homer in Silicon' is a biweekly GameSetWatch column by Emily Short. It looks at storytelling and narrative in games of all flavors, including the casual, indie, and obscurely hobbyist. This latest column analyzes the story and message behind casual title Ciao Bella.] PC casual game Ciao Bella is a...

C'est un hommage aux voyous de la photographie. Les clichés des mauvais garçons de la presse, des « mouches à merde » fouillant les poubelles de stars. Une très belle exposition de 350 clichés (la plupart en noir et blanc) sur la « belle époque » des paparazzis, celle des années 60 et 70....