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A Eulogy for Mom

Nati Bonzo Tinch, July 20, 1947 – June 2025. For those who know my Mom, you know how she would feel about today. She would have told us not to worry about her and to do something else with our time.

#Personal

Uncle Tony

Everyone should know this man. His name is Tony Parco, and he unexpectedly passed away — a dear friend who bonded over comic books, movies, and late-night debates.

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Ayloo Wants You to Get Together

A local startup launches an iPhone app designed to foster real-world community connections in a sprawling city.

#Technology

Taking Over the Southwest

How one Las Vegas entrepreneur plans to rally the city's tech community and make waves at SXSW 2013.

#Technology

Pinning Down the Latest Craze

How Pinterest's deceptively simple concept of virtual pinboards turned it into a social-networking darling and a powerful marketing tool.

#Technology

Tap on Drinks

How a local startup called Counterless is reimagining the way we order food and drinks with a simple tap on our phones.

#Technology

Debating the Future of Google+

The true advantage Google+ has in the battle of the social networks is a philosophical one — it embraces the Web as a whole rather than trying to reinvent a new one.

#Technology

Make Your Squeal Count

Along with all your Googling, Facebooking and Tweeting, how do you feel about Oinking? Kevin Rose's rate-anything app takes location-based reviews to a granular new level.

#Technology

Album Review: WATCH THE THRONE

The much hyped and highly guarded megaproject from Jay-Z and Kanye West is finally here — a deep dark dive that is the culmination of years of success and their most personal work to date.

#Music