Last week, Technophilia covered the artistic flowering seen in a culture where ideas and concepts are seen less as individual property and more a collective resource. But the issue isn't just about whether...

When I ordered my drinks from Barefoot Coffee Roasters, I asked for "one small coffee, and, in your opinion, the best drink you make." So I figured it only fair to order the same thing from each place...

The lights were dimmed, focusing the attention on the bright stage for Kung Fu and Karate performances and an international fashion show in Conference Rooms A and B during the International Festival on...

I entered Roy's Station in Japantown just before 8 a.m. The place wasn't hopping, but it was certainly awake and lively. The employees laughed and had fun as "Good Morning America" played on the flat screen...

And so I begin my day of trying the best coffee shops of Stevens Creek. As all coffee adventures start, I awoke at the crack of noon to make my first stop at quite possibly the finest coffee establishment...

The Federal Reserve System is this nation's central bank. Actually, it is our third central bank. The colorful saga of the second's ultimate demise in 1836 is worthy of a column of its own, but perhaps...

Some De Anza College students and administration are concerned with consumption of paper towels in the bathrooms, and the amount of waste generated by them. Some argue that we should all use the hand dryers,...

As the world population prepares for the virus known as swine flu to reach pandemic status, paranoia sweeps the globe. Chaos will ensue when the virus mutates and create a super virus. Vaccinations will...

Well, guys, I've finally found them. I've recently found some movies that can be categorized as so incredibly bad that they are incredibly awesome. What are they? Old Kurt Russell movies. I stumbled upon...

I phoned my mom in Sweden. She was at a family party. Everyone was there - everyone except for me of course. Before I knew it my mom passed around the phone and I got to talk to about eight people (I lost...