If you have $3,000 to blow on a table made from recycled paper, or have been lusting after underwear made from reconstituted beechwood chips, we've got some sites for you. By Ryan Singel.
A new book digs into the furtive work of a cabal of brainiacs who advise the U.S. government on hot topics, from global warming to nukes. By Randy Dotinga.
Congress is debating a bill that would follow state laws in forcing companies to come clean on security breaches. But Washington's version would help criminals more than victims. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
A human rights organization claims the search titan gave a draft e-mail to Chinese authorities, who used it to send the writer to prison on subversion charges. It's the third time the company has been accused of helping to jail a dissident.
An artist tangles with the oppressive forces of an animated dystopia. Plus: The Beatles revisited in Flash form.... Grandma's house of horrors. In Table of Malcontents.
Readers really love -- and really hate -- the amazing and terrifying online encyclopedia. Plus: Is MySpace really a haven for sex offenders? In Rants 'n' Raves.
An increasing number of Americans -- 60 million according to a new survey -- rely on the internet to help them make some of the big decisions in life, like finding a job, or a house, or an investment.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, stopping off in Seattle on his way to a meeting with President Bush, assures Bill Gates that China is serious about reining in software piracy. After that, Gates hosts a lavish dinner for Hu and the corporate elite of Washington state.
