Most garbage is burned or buried in the ground, but if we can change cow patties into flooring we can turn dog shit into fuel. Will there now be a strong emphasis on cleaning up after your dog? Listen to these and other innovations in garbage re-use. WNYC Fuel Scatology? The Prophet of Garbage... View full entry
The whaling ship that was the main set in Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9 has blast into flames near Antarctica while on a whaling mission. BBC l via AF View full entry
A lighting festival that takes place in the Pool of London until this coming friday the 16th. Highlights include the GLA building and HMS Belfast. SOL / Flickr photos View full entry
Up to 700 UN troops "flood" into Haiti's largest slum, Cite Soleil, "sparking a major gun battle with suspected gang members." BBC. View full entry
The British Food Standards Agency "confirmed today that it was investigating the possibility that turkey meat contaminated by bird flu at a Bernard Matthews poultry farm has entered the human food chain." Uh oh. Guardian. View full entry
NYC has the Asylum and now Berlin has PROGRAM. Occupying a former Eastern-Bloc hotel, this is a space for art/architecture collaborations currently showing work by Rodney LaTourelle. | link View full entry
In a list that is sure to make a few people do that quizzical dog look, the AIA has produced a list of America's 150 favorite architecture. Apparently NYC and DC has all the best buildings and the 5th Avenue Apple Store beats out Calatravas' Milwaukee Art Museum, Le Corbusiers' UN Building and... View full entry
Research are testing the DNA of residents from the remote Chinese village of Liqian; where locals maintain a legendary connection to Roman legionaries lost during the Battle of Carrhae. Telegraph l via reblog View full entry
A survey of Americans' favorite 150 buildings and structures placed the Bellagio, a gild-encrusted Italianate behemoth with its choreographed fountains, at a lofty No. 22 on the list, tucked between Philadelphia City Hall and New York's Saint John the Divine Cathedral. WSJ | the list View full entry
China said Tuesday that wealthier countries must take the lead in curbing greenhouse gas emissions and refused to say whether it would agree to any mandatory emissions limits that might hamper its booming economy. NYT | The NYT also brings us this essay on climate change and the persistence of... View full entry
The word 'design' used to be relegated to the conversations of academics and engineers, but now it pops up in housekeeping magazines and department store aisles. Although most of us don't learn about it in school, design -- both good and bad -- has a tremendous impact on our lives. Minnesota... View full entry
The British government has gone all virtual-democracy with their e-petition. Some on-topic: allow BMX'ers to ride the London Bridge skate plaza and stop the demolition of historic Battle of Britain architecture and support govt grants for postgraduate students aimed at becoming architects.... but... View full entry
Designers are on notice: From slippery cellphones to blinking clocks, design is all your fault. Fix it, because a miseducated, Dremel-armed public might fix it for you. | NPR via UnBeige View full entry
James 'go nuclear' Lovelock, the former hero of the environmental movement has called for an end to "green romanticism." The only way to delay climate catastrophe, he says is through the massive expansion of nuclear energy. Der Spiegel View full entry
Campaign '08 will go down as the official start of the YouTube era in presidential politics. More than a year before any primary votes are cast, Web video is already playing a key role in the race. Slate has collected the videos the candidates want you to see, and—even better—the ones... View full entry