I’ve just spent the weekend with hackers at Maker Faire in Austin, Texas. Sitting next to the cool kids from the Austinist, who offered maps to let people draw their area landmarks, I met inventors, idealists, and geeks and told them about the Knight News Challenge. Wandering, I watched as the Austin Metal Authority forged [...]

The wild winds of Tropical Storm Fay are whipping around the magic cottage today. So we’re making my favorite breakfast food, pancakes, with crispy edges: Recipe: 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt. Stir. Crack one egg in middle, add 1 cup buttermilk. Stir. Drop 1/8th cup circles in pan with [...]