Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Rather than tucking old shoeboxes under the bed, why not try a sustainable storage basket DIY that requires just a few crafty ...

It's almost impossible to separate the "Twine revolution"—the proliferation of small-scale interactive fiction created by nontraditional game designers—from Porpentine. The Oakland, California-based ...

Twine games today are texting to impress. As a free tool for aspiring game developers and seasoned professionals, the platform gives anybody the ability to create an interactive work and share it with ...

You gotta love any kitchen tool that you can get at Home Depot. At the top of my list of must-have hardware-store cooking gear -- along with an inexpensive Microplane and a blowtorch -- is a simple ...

How old is a piece of string? In this case, 8,000 years - making it the oldest length of string ever found in Britain. Our ancestors made it by twisting together what seem to be fibres of honeysuckle, ...

In the video game Howling Dogs, released in 2012, players wake up in a prison with few options: a shower, a nutrient dispenser, a garbage chute, and a recreation room with a virtual reality headset.

DARWIN, Minn. — It was a festival of a different kind in a small town west of the metro today. Despite having a small population, the community came together in a big way to celebrate its annual town ...