Ottomans get boost from recycled burlap sacks

There was a time when integrating a burlap sack into your decor would be considered the essence of outdated, country bumpkin. Not anymore. The wonderfully unrefined fabric and nostalgic graphics are a fitting combination for a growing inclination toward... Hessian - Shopping - Home and Garden - Business - Accessories

ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 4 Sept. 2010

We're always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or email us . You can import individual events in the Events Guide into Google Calendar using the link beside each entry, or download the entire thing as an iCal file (which is importable into Google Calendar, Outlook, Windows Live ...

Pay for Starbucks Coffee with Your BlackBerry

Mocha frappuccino and soy latte lovers rejoice: Starbucks is rolling out its Starbucks Card Mobile App for BlackBerry tomorrow, September 2.

'Your early morning call, sir'

Photo courtesy geologist Dr Mark Quigley . Being heaved out of your bed in the dark by unseen forces is the freakiest way to wake up. Last time I recall anything as dramatic was in 1968 in the Inangahua earthquake that also hit Christchurch. In the pre-dawn dark this morning, my family crouched in the doorway as a monstrous train seemed to rumble across the roof and back again. It was the same ...

New downtown Jersey City oil painting exhibit to open for JC Fridays

Artist Jaz Graf has been cutting her teeth on the Jersey City art scene for nearly ten years. I recently caught up with Jaz to discuss an exhibition she organized at Windows On Columbus.