Just when you thought Shetland ponies couldn’t get any more adorable, they go ahead and quadruple their adorability in one squee-packed news item. A mother pony living in the Black Mountains in Wales let a lamb suckle from her despite having a young foal of her own. Read more...
In general, the top players in the world play for European clubs. Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta play for Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo plays for Real Madrid. The list goes on and on. And then there is Neymar, widely considered one of the top talents in all of football. Show More Summary
May 19th is a significant day for all people who wish for liberation, who understand the need for war, and are committed to the idea of a world beyond this one where US Empire stands on top of the world’s people extracting their very lives for an opulent and degenerate life of the [...]
Cash! The WSJ says "the Yahoo board has approved a deal" to make this happen, and given that crew's track record so far, we believe it. It's hard to imagine Tumblr turning this down. One of the most unpopular companies in the world will soon own one of the most popular in history, and we'll all find out if you really can buy cool. Read more...
It’s hokey, ridiculous and so far fetched it isn’t even funny. However Hot Wheels is back, and with their reemergence they bring one of the most entertaining little automotive movies of recent times. Four teams; Red, Yellow, Green & Blue compete for the title of “World’s Best Driver”. Some will be eliminated, others will succeed. [...]
"With 'Sonic Lost World,' we're going to introduce new gameplay and enemies, which is always fun. In terms of Sonic and his friends, he'll have his same friends there, and I think there'll be some new ones as well. It's not a reiteration. Show More Summary
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries believes that only attractive people should be encouraged to wear A&F clothes, but writer Greg Karber disagrees. Offended by Jeffries' callous statement and the fact that the company refuses to make clothes larger than
These days there are few things bigger than Facebook on the Internet, but Google-owned YouTube is one of them, and today the world’s top online video service marked its eight... Keep reading ?
A thorough understanding of climate change generally spurs long-term investors to make serious adjustments to their risk assumptions for particular companies and industries. This is absolutely appropriate, but it's also just one side of the coin. Show More Summary
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.
Eyes in the design world turned to New York City this week as New York Design Week officially launched. Show More Summary
Now that we all have seen Google Glass we tried to think beyond version one. We wanted to visualize how heads up displays can affect our interactions with information, each other and the world. [Playgroundlabs | Via The Awesomer]
This week's Queen of Aces comes from one of Italy's finest. Flavia Pennetta is a Grand Slam doubles champion, a former top 10 singles player and currently the world No 104. What's the best match you've ever played? For sure...
Lufthansa offers one of my favorite first class products in the world, though unfortunately over the past few years it has become progressively more difficult to redeem miles for it. They only release first class award space to partner airlines at most ~15 days before departure, and even within that timeframe I’ve found they’re becoming [...]Show More Summary
A 92-year-old World War II veteran recently had the opportunity to live out a dream. When a staff member at the senior living center where he's lived for years asked what he'd do with one wish, Bobby Williams was ready with an answer. "I wanted to fish again," he said. So, they took him to a creek and didn't let the fact that he's confined to a wheelchair slow them down at all.
One night after premiering “New Slaves” on 66 different building facades in 10 cities, and hours after the world learned his new album will be called Yeezus (seriously), Kanye West appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live‘s May 18 season finale. And for the first song he debuted “Black Skinhead.” It was an intense,... More »
Had the pleasure of being invited by the Managing Director of Volks (pictured here to my right) to Kyoto a while ago but only just managed to make the trip this week > Volks is one of the major players in the Japanese hobby world. They...Show More Summary
Anish Kapoor is one of the most important of the world?s contemporary artists. Kapoor has developed a multi-faceted oeuvre using materials, such as stone, steel, wax, pigment, PVC and high-tech material. In his objects, sculptures and installations the boundaries between painting and sculpture become blurred. Show More Summary
BEIJING – An official visit to Beijing by Israeli and Palestinian leaders last week has prompted speculation that China may finally be ready to claim its place as a world power by trying to negotiate an end to one of world's most caustic conflicts.
Israeli Prime Minister B …
In her project Look At Me And Tell Me If You Have Known Me Before, Dutch photographer Monica Nouwens captures the ambivalent appeal of one of the world's greatest cities: Los Angeles. Nouwens depicts the lively DIY subculture of the city she lives in. Show More Summary
ran has dispatched one of its newest warships to shadow the world's biggest mine-hunting exercise that has been taking place over the last few days in the Gulf. The frigate Jamaran cruised to within a mile of the western vessels, placing...Show More Summary