Personalized search’s implicit promise is to help users avoid the mind-numbing uselessness of the majority of web content. The troubling problem with personalized search is that it only delivers what a user already believes he or she wants, and this contributes to a narrowing of worldview. more ›

Solidifying the U-District Farmers Market's reputation as a haven for NPR-listening liberal-lefties, no less than the Huffington Post has named it one of the nation's 10-best farmers' markets. You can go online to rate them; currently, the U-District market is ranked third in the polls. more ›