Food Reviews & Stories Although haute cuisine is usually associated with artistry, many chefs believe that cooking is, above all, a science. While no one’s serving consommé in test tubes just yet (well, not in ... More
Weird Science
When chefs play Mr. Wizard, dinner becomes a tasty experiment.
Food Reviews & Stories Although haute cuisine is usually associated with artistry, many chefs believe that cooking is, above all, a science. While no one’s serving consommé in test tubes just yet (well, not in ... More
OryCon 29: Defending the Captain
News OryCon 29—Sunday, Nov. 18
Addressing a rapt audience, a woman fully clad in black slams down a folio of papers and announces, "Alright, what can we hang him for? Hideous fashion sense?" The audience titters quietly. "How about stilted delivery o... More
Dr. Oliver Sacks
The renowned neurologist talks about that song playing in your head right now.
Q & A Dr. Oliver Sacks is a rare bird in the world of medicine: Not only is he one of the country’s top neurologists, but the British-born doctor also has a knack for weaving his clinical profiles of ... More
Linus Pauling Lecture Series: Putting a significant dent in the science haterade.
News The Linus Pauling memorial lecture series has been tirelessly bringing science luminaries to Portland to give talks and engage the sodden masses.
Of course, for a lot of folks, the very mention of a "science lecture" might conjure up primal memories of carving doodles into high schoo... More
Real Open Sourcery
As Portland gears up for two mega techie conferences, WW takes a look at the city's own open source wizards.
Featured Stories Newsflash, non-geeks: Computer software isn't inherently pricey. Chances are, if you have a computer, you paid a good chunk of money for the software running on it. For most of us, forking over a wad ... More
iPhone Liveblogging, Part II
News
And we're off!
After a clamor of handclaps and a countdown that could be heard all the way from the food court, the Apple store re-opened with great ceremony at 6:00 PM to start hawking iPhones. Mall security and a handful of Rent-A-Cops had the whole area on lockdown, steering gawking teens out of the crucial flow area and only allowing in a handful of people at a t... More
Liveblogging From the Apple Store
News
The new Apple iPhone will officially be released in a few minutes [ed note: due to image glitch, post went up at 6:12 pm], and the line in front of the Apple Store at Pioneer Place is at fever pitch, packed with open laptops and headphone-sporting mac geeks in "I Love Linux" t-shirts. Some people have been waiting all day to ... More
Small World
Portland's unlikely connection to Japanese video-game hit Katamari Damacy.
Featured Stories The first time someone explained to me how Katamari Damacy, the best-selling Japanese PlayStation 2 game, works, I practically fell off my chair. Although unorthodox, it's really quite simple: You, th ... More
How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love letter To The Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time
Two writers pen a mash note to the mag that made them the women they are now.
Books Sassy was a rare breed of teen magazine. Albeit glossy and often gushy about "cute bands," it broke the mold by speaking candidly about issues verboten in mid-'90s magazine media: drugs, sexuality and ... More
The Intelligent Universe
Local science guy takes on Life, the Universe and, well, Everything.
Books Science is changing. Better yet, science is change. If any single trend dominates the discipline, it might well be that our understanding of the world around us is in a constant state of flux. As we s ... More
Top Articles from Claire Evans
Dr. Oliver Sacks
The renowned neurologist talks about that song playing in your head right now. Weird Science
When chefs play Mr. Wizard, dinner becomes a tasty experiment. Real Open Sourcery
As Portland gears up for two mega techie conferences, WW takes a look at the city's own open source wizards. How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love letter To The Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time
Two writers pen a mash note to the mag that made them the women they are now. Poor People
Ultimate experientialist William T. Vollmann gets into character, again. A Grey Moon over China
Post-apocalyptic energy crises and robots—what quality SF is made of. The Intelligent Universe
Local science guy takes on Life, the Universe and, well, Everything. Small World
Portland's unlikely connection to Japanese video-game hit Katamari Damacy.
The renowned neurologist talks about that song playing in your head right now. Weird Science
When chefs play Mr. Wizard, dinner becomes a tasty experiment. Real Open Sourcery
As Portland gears up for two mega techie conferences, WW takes a look at the city's own open source wizards. How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love letter To The Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time
Two writers pen a mash note to the mag that made them the women they are now. Poor People
Ultimate experientialist William T. Vollmann gets into character, again. A Grey Moon over China
Post-apocalyptic energy crises and robots—what quality SF is made of. The Intelligent Universe
Local science guy takes on Life, the Universe and, well, Everything. Small World
Portland's unlikely connection to Japanese video-game hit Katamari Damacy.
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