Academy Award winning director Anthony Minghella passes away following surgery related to cancer. He was only 54 years old. Here are some news links: Daily Variety The Guardian Associated Press Fox News

Other than soaking in as much SXSW as you can…if you’re in Austin… may I make a suggestion? A couple of days ago I stumbled onto a site that has taken up way too much of my time since. It’s called QUARTERLIFE.com. You can spend a lot of time at this place just checking out [...]