Sustainable mobility #1: think more, move less. John Thackara explains what's in store for the future of individual mobility? Sustainable mobility #1: think more, move less. John Thackara explains what's in store for the future of individual mobility? We need to build systems that take advantage... View full entry
Architecture for Humanity is responding to Typhoon Ketsana-Ondoy, which has affected the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Millions of people have been displaced, with the threat of more typhoons on their way possibly affecting even more people. We are raising funds for transitional and permanent... View full entry
The Independent Florida Alligator explores "le parkour" and talks with some of it's practitioners in the Gainesville area. The Independent Florida Alligator explores "le parkour" and talks with some of it's practitioners in the Gainesville area. Excerpt:Since then, he has been using videos as a... View full entry
The BBC examines the politics behind the White House's selection of Pittsburgh as the site of the upcoming G20 summit. The BBC examines the politics behind the White House's selection of Pittsburgh as the site of the upcoming G20 summit. No-one puts it better than Frank Coonelly, president of the... View full entry
Obama yesterday expressed concern at the sorry state of the news industry and said that he will look at a news paper bailout, because otherwise, blogs will take over the world... Obama yesterday expressed concern at the sorry state of the news industry and said that he will look at a news paper... View full entry
The curiosity of miniature golf... The curiosity of miniature golf... Blnkt Collaborative's Minigolf gets an NPR spot. Great re-use for carpet samples. View full entry
Surgeons at a clinic in Munich on Monday performed surgery on 51-year-old Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, after diagnosing a cerebral hemorhage on the right side of his brain. Mr. Weiwei accuses government for injury. spiegel View full entry
Jon Mooallem profiles the self-storage industry and explores what the explosive growth and current downturn can teach us about America's evolving consumer culture. Jon Mooallem profiles the self-storage industry and explores what the explosive growth and current downturn can teach us about... View full entry
April Greiman talks with Josh Smith on trans-media and technology. Great interview! April Greiman talks with Josh Smith on trans-media and technology. Great interview! idsgn View full entry
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail announces a public art installation. “Moving Forward,” by Indianapolis-based architect Donna Sink, (aka, archinect's great Liberty Bell) is a series of three custom-designed eco-friendly bus shelters that will showcase original poetry by published... View full entry
Police in Los Angeles say a multi-million dollar Andy Warhol art collection has been stolen from the house of Richard Weisman. Police in Los Angeles say a multi-million dollar Andy Warhol art collection has been stolen from the house of Richard Weisman. l.a. times View full entry
Margaret Thatcher met with President Gorbachev at the Kremlin in 1989. She insisted that the West would not do anything to put at risk the stability of the Soviet Union. Margaret Thatcher met with President Gorbachev at the Kremlin in 1989. She insisted that the West would not do anything to put... View full entry
A German ship, following a Russian icebreaker, is about to complete a shipment from Asia to Europe via Arctic waters. For hundreds of years, mariners have dreamed of an Arctic shortcut that would allow them to speed trade between Asia and the West. Two German ships are poised to complete that... View full entry
Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison's The Force Majeure takes form as a body of photos, text, drawings, large-scale mappings, ecologically based proposals and global warming narratives. Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison will be exhibiting a new multimedia installation titled The Force Majeure... View full entry
Glenn Beck Gets First Scalp: Van Jones Resigns Glenn Beck Gets First Scalp: Van Jones Resigns Sad. View full entry