This article will restore your faith in--dare I say-- every person's ability and child-like inclination to design stuff. Plus, you will learn a thing or two about how to handle a plantain, and what could be sexier? The story of Edwin Rodriguez, unemployed janitor-turned-inventor and chef. His... View full entry

Swedish design firm shows how fake magazine covers are. follow the link and 'retouch ad' :'The media world is becoming increasingly fixated on appearances. And the number of tricks used to achieve the increasingly exaggerated ideals is growing. Many models have plastic surgery and even more are... View full entry

The designer Johnny Cupcakes sends t-shirt samples to Urban Outfitters, and months later, the "noveau-vintage retailer" simply inverts the image and sells the knockoff under their house label. Theft like this is common practice, so keep an eye out for posers wearing shirts that say "Architecture... View full entry

Hello Kitty's vast empire of products and images are for who, children or adults? VV View full entry

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. will employ so-called maglev technology -- capable of suspending objects in mid-air through the combination of magnetic attraction and repulsion -- to control the lifts. CNN l $/Art View full entry

Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three fluorescent green pigs that "glow in the dark" BBC l FT View full entry

The celebrity governor needed 15 stitches to close a gash above his lip, and the low-speed accident turned into a political embarrassment after he acknowledged he'd driven motorcycles for years without the proper license. He told reporters he "never thought about it."news View full entry

Anyone spending eight plus hours a day on a computer knows that using a desk and an ergonomic chair is not the answer to ergonomic happiness. The answer is somewhere between the dentist chair and a lay-z-boy. Meet the NeThrone. (via) View full entry

Old-school model train aficionados will appreciate Jellio Design's latest art project: wall sculptures inspired by the snap-off design of Revell model kits.+ TURBO View full entry

found in Slashdot: an Israeli company has created materials made of inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures (IFs) which have amazing shock absorbing properties. During preliminary tests, these materials, which are five times stronger than steel, have successfully resisted to steel projectiles... View full entry

Here's your word of power: *Lustertone.* Free Will Astrology View full entry

Roberta Smith reviews Fashion in Colors, a collaboration with the Kyoto Costume Institute and has been organized by Barbara Bloemink and Akiko Fukai. It ranges through 300 years of Western dress for women, concentrating on gowns and ensembles from the 19th and 20th centuries. | nytimes View full entry

London transport authorities say the venerable vehicle cannot accommodate disabled people and must be replaced by more user-friendly buses ”” either boxy modern double-deckers or articulated, Mercedes-Benz "bendy buses." Yahoo View full entry

Boeing unveils prototype the unmanned x45 c stealth bomber in Seattle. It cruises at Mach 0.8, looks rad and can hold a ton of bombs that may be dropped on unsuspecting Bad Guys by remote control.SMH. View full entry

Paola Antonelli , the curator of MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design, pays tribute to the beauty of ordinary objects in the book Humble Masterpieces from the 2004 exhibition at MoMAQNS. Lopate View full entry