SXSW bar crawl begins in earnest

AUSTIN, TX — A confession: Between the rain pouring down and the rumors pouring in, I didn't even make it to the Austin Convention Center today for any of SXSW's official programming. A show veteran granted me absolution: "No one makes it to the third day." The third night, however, was not optional. The hot ticket:…
BT and Fon have partnered to create what they claim is the largest Wi-Fi "community" in the world. "Community," in this case, meaning that participating BT broadband customers will share their home wireless networks with other members and in return will get unlimited access to Fon's almost 200,000 hotspots. Could this…
Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Venture Into the Lower East Side
From Eater comes word of LES B&T magnet Fat Baby's spread across the neighborhood, like some sort of real estate Ebola virus. If you've been wise enough not to enter what's been affectionately deemed "Hell Square" (roughly, Houston to Delancey St. north-south, Allen to The Delancey west-east) in the past year, you're…
