Features Ritual declaration of self interest: I attended this festival on a press pass. That means I paid nothing. Some of the speakers were also acquaintances of mine. So you probably shouldn't trust a damn word I write."This is SO much better than South by Southwest!""This is like the first year of South by Southwest!"I must have heard these phrases dozens and dozens of times through XOXO, the new "disruptive ...   More

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News Still looking for awesome handmade gifts? Don't want to go out in the cold? Shop locally from the comfort of your home through local crafters' Etsy stores. Check out Portlander Erin Dollar's sweet sewn prosthetic beards ($40). We had an intern this spring who periodically wore a false moustache to work. This is much more dignified. A local woman who goes by dancingcircle makes elegant wreathes ...   More