“Life itself has very little plot,” says one of the narrators of these magnificent short stories by Lavin (Tales of Bective Bridge), who died in 1996. Rather than run a conventional course toward ...

In-N-Out is inching closer and closer to Portland. This week, the California-based cult classic burger chain will open its second Washington restaurant less than half an hour outside downtown Portland ...

Oracle became stewards of the Java platform as a by-product of their acquisition of Sun Microsystems. But looking back, it seems that the Java Platform has been more of a burden than a blessing.