Jack Dorsey connected the dots to create Twitter

During the mid-1980s, an introverted young teenager named Jack Dorsey sat for countless hours at his father's desk, in a small city outside of St. Louis, teaching himself to program on an early IBM personal computer. The boy who would one day invent Twitter... Jack Dorsey - Twitter - IBM - Online Communities - Social Networking

Business › HMV Japan closes flagship store in Tokyo

HMV Japan KK closed its flagship music CD store Sunday night in the commercial Shibuya district of Tokyo although the establishment once attracted a huge…

Portland's principals tightening their belts

Uncertainty about state funding for education brings an order to reduce spending for supplies.

Passion and paltry pay

An artistic career is rarely one that pays well, with things only getting tougher, writes Linda Morris.

Contemporary art helps revive a city

For theater, dance and art fans in Japan, an unprecedented gourmet selection of performances and exhibitions — the inaugural Aichi Triennale 2010 — will kick off in Nagoya on Aug. 21, running until Oct. 31. Promoting cutting-edge and cross-genre concepts with an emphasis on performance-based works, the triennale has invited a surprisingly large number of artists, many of whom are internationally ...