REASONS FOR OPTIMISM

The Energy Gym
technology

But what if there was a point to exercise, aside from the distant possibility of losing weight? Like generating electricity, for instance.
—Fastcoexist

The Blind Changing the iPhone
culture

At first many blind people thought that the iPhone would never be accessible to them, with its flat glass screen. But the opposite has proved true.
—The Atlantic

Forest in the Big City
environment

This fact and the contrast of the lush, green patch that sprouts from the center of the concrete roughness of the city, make the small Trianon an incredible spot.
—Treehugger

How Dogs Beat the Neaderthals
science

Over 20,000 years ago, humans won the evolutionary battle against Neanderthals. They may have had some assistance in that from their best friends.
—The Atlantic

Robot "Spider" Weaves Web
technology

This three-week-old robot created at the MIT Media Lab’s Mediated Matter group is spinning a web.
—POPSCI

Drug Seeks to Stop Alzheimer’s
science

Experts say the study will be one of the few ever conducted to test prevention treatments for any genetically predestined disease.
—New York Times

The Environment & Creativity
self

For most of human history creativity was something that came from the muses; it was about flashes of insight from another world.
—Big Think

Encouraging Kids
culture

What could be wrong with encouraging kids to set their sights high?
—Mind Shift

Shipping Container "Cities"
architecture

Large, colorful, multi-family “cities” of work spaces and homes built from shipping containers in London, Mexico, Amsterdam and, perhaps soon, New York.
—Sustainable Cities

Paralyzed Student Walks
self

A team designed and built a robot exoskeleton that enabled Whitney to stand and walk.
—GOOD

Informal Recyclers In Brazil
technology

Brazil is now trying to turn this army of informal recyclers into a crack recycling operation capable of collecting and selling a city’s recyclables without central coordination
—FastCo

Mothers Are Special
culture

She taught me valuable lessons about the role of work in a woman’s life: I learned that work can be a solace, a refuge, a turning point.
—Globe and Mail

Better Than An Igloo
architecture

Building incredibly efficient buildings is hard enough, but it gets a lot harder when you have to make them be able to work in the freezing conditions of rural Alaska.
—FastCo

Still Racing At 70
self

I can still remember Julie rolling toward that start line as if she were part of a gracefully constructed piece of moving, three-dimensional pastel art.....
—Bicycling

Artificial Retinas & Blind patients
technology

Two British men who were completely blind for years have regained some of their vision
—i09

Paralyzed Woman + Marathon
self

It took 16 days and one impressive bionic exoskeleton, but she did it. Watch the video and try not to tear up a little.
—POPSCI

Food Factory Transformed
environment

Factory will become a zero-energy, food business incubator, research facility, education space, and working urban farm.
—InHabitat

Wacky Designs
architecture

The allure of the metropolitan lifestyle is creating an urban density nightmare for planners and those in the architecture sector.
—DesignBuild

Eternally Motivated
self

Motivation is an attitude, it is a habit. It can be cultivated, nurtured, boosted and instilled like all other habits.
—Pick the Brain

Unknown Inventor Saving The World
science

In his spare time, he’s come up with solutions for water, cooking, and energy quandaries, improving lives from the Sudan to India.
—CO.Exist

20 Inspirational Quotes
self

Scouring the web from time to time looking for awesome insights and super-inspiring words from the world’s great teachers.
—FinerMinds

What Was Picasso Like
art & design

One of the aims of Picasso and Modern British Art has been to think about Picasso’s relationships with British artists and writers.
—TATE

7 Viral Videos to Inspire You
culture

Thought leaders worldwide have taken to online digital media to spread important ideas that can change the world.
—Life Scoop

Teaching Children Urban Design
art & design

Together parents, teachers and professionals can teach future generations about the different ways to live and build a community.
—Urban Times

Six-year-old Computer Expert
technology

Creating video game emulators since he was four and knows computers better than most adults.
—Slash Gear

How Green Cities Clean Up Trash
science

It’s convenient to think of the trash can as a black hole into which scraps and discards and mistakes disappear. But these cities know better.
—GOOD Environment

Students Invent a Pothole Repair
technology

A little non-Newtonian fluid pothole filler could spare your wheel alignment after a harsh winter.
—POPSCI

Making Smarter Computers
technology

By studying how toddlers learn and adapt to the world around them, computer programmers are trying to create smarter computers--machines that think more like humans.
—FastCo

Hitchcock on the Secret of Happiness
self

In this brilliantly wise and articulate short excerpt from an archival interview, the great Alfred Hitchcock shares his definition of happiness
—Brain Pickings

Deer-Shaped Electrical Towers
architecture

The towering animal structures remind us of Jin Choi and Thomas Shine's Land of Giants.
—Modern Met

Young Americans Are Driving Less
environment

Today's teens and twenty-somethings don't seem all that interested in buying a set of wheels.
—The Atlantic

How 17 Equations Changed the World
culture

Learn to value equations and uncover vital features of the world.
—Brain Pickings

Life Reboot to Hundreds
urban

Homeboy Industries, the passion project of an L.A. priest is helping to change lives for the better.
—Fast Co

Why Every Monday Matters
culture

What if we all smiled more, planted a tree, donated blood, wrote a note of gratitude, or took better care of our health?
—FAST COMPANY

Are You Happy?
health

Happiness isn’t easy to quantify, but a lot of people have tried.
—FastCo

Brilliant Management Ideas
business

A lot of these ideas may seem strange, but they result from a willingness to set aside convention and focus on the realities of the workplace.
—GOOD

Popcorn Actually Good For You
health

If you think popcorn is just another salty snack, think again. A new study is bringing popcorn into the same arena as fruits and vegetables. They are nutritional powerhouses.
—The Atlantic

Working Inside The Box
art & design

Today, when these containers aren’t moving cargo on truck, ship, and rail, they are being used for various methods of habitation: a home, office, and—in at least one case—an environmental education center.
—Ecomagination

How Entrepreneurs Hire
business

Diving into a small business can be a shock if you are used to a larger organization. Consider spending time with entrepreneurs, and informally advising a few, to get a better idea of your unique value in the business.
—Inc.

Timeless Commencement Addresses
culture

It’s graduation season. Let’s use this as an invitation to remember some of the most compelling, provocative and deeply inspirational speeches of years past.
—Brain Pickings

Delivering Tacos Via Quadcopter
business

It’s the kind of tech startup that we could really get excited about. A Web site has popped up that offers a unique service: tacos airlifted directly to your doorstep via unmanned quadcopter drone.
—Pop Sci

Neuroscience at Early Age
science

Neuroscience may seem like an advanced subject of study, perhaps reserved for college or graduate school. Two researchers propose that it be taught earlier. As in first grade.
—Mind Shift

What Will Be Obsolete in 2020
culture

Expounding on the ideas of the wildly popular article '21 Things That Will Be Obsolete in 2020,' we asked a few of those who attended Big Ideas Fest, to predict what they think will be obsolete in 2020.
—Mind Shift

Unconventional Cancer Treatments
science

Breast cancer patients have a number of treatments available to them these days, from surgery to hormone therapy to chemotherapy. But new research is leading the quest for a cure in some odd directions.
—The Atlantic

Puzzle Play Improves Math Skills
art & design

Psychologist Susan Levine and colleagues recently conducted a study that found 2-4 year-old children, who play with puzzles, have better spatial skills when assessed at 4 1/2 years of age.
—The Epoch Times

Footage from Cameron's Dive
science

First video footage is surfacing from James Cameron’s record-setting dive to the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans, and the landscape down there is about what one might expect.
—Pop Sci

Sparrows Change Their Tune
science

A new study confirms that sparrows in the Presidio District of San Francisco appear to have changed their tune and raised their voices to be heard over the increasingly noisy racket of the Golden Gate Bridge.
—Atlantic Cities

Mobile Device Reads Thoughts
technology

New mobile device, iBrain, can read the electrical signals produced by your brain when it thinks. The device's makers want to decode those signals into human language and use the device to monitor patients with neurological disorders.
—Big Think

Fully Biodegradable Shoe
art & design

Now a Spanish company called OneMoment is bringing that ancient, cutting-edge technology to the rest of us. Their completely biodegradable shoe--measuring only 2 millimeters thick on the sole.
—Co.Exist

LittleSun Solar LED Lamp
art & design

The lamp's small size makes it easy to mount or carry around for charging during the day, as well as hang at night. On top of that, the LittleSun is less expensive and safer to operate than a kerosene lantern.
—The Verge

Blind Use Sounds to 'See'
technology

Scientists in Jerusalem have developed a visual-to-auditory SSD involving headphones attached to a camera. The images taken by the camera are converted into sounds through a known algorithm.
—The Epoch Times

Dog Heroes of Iraq & Afghanistan
global

Most of the dogs are trained at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas in a course that's grueling for both handlers and canines. Some smaller dogs enter into service too, like tiny Jack Russell terriers.
—Fast Company

Lytro's Weird Design
technology

The Lytro has tech nerds buzzing about its futuristic technology. But the design has just as important a role in selling such a radical leap for photography.
—Co.Design

6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers
business

You're the boss, but you still spend too much time on the day-to-day. Here's how to become the strategic leader your company needs.
—Inc

Leadership from Dirty Harry
business

No matter how badly things were going, Harry got results. Here are his five leadership keys — and you can use them, not shoot anyone, and still be a good company man or woman.
—Forbes

Scientist Videos Son's First Words
culture

MIT scientist blew the curve for Flip cam-packing proud pops by capturing his son's every movement and word with a series of fisheye-lens cameras installed in every room.
—Fast Company

Vertical Gardens & Urban Farms
environment

In response to global urban population, Terreform, Inc. has come up with innovative ways for New York City to deal with issues that arise with sustainability. The plan calls for total self-sufficiency.
—Inhabitat

Bringing Comics to Music
art & design

Crumb’s covers for yesteryear’s forgotten masters were so influential in and of themselves that they spurred the rediscovery of many of these old records in the 1960s and 1970s.
—Brain Pickings

Surreal Buildings
art & design

Victor Enrich is a Spanish photographer who rips all the science from architecture to create surreal and whimsical variations on existing buildings.
—Co.Design

5,000 Bicycle Bells Sing With Wind
art & design

Amsterdam-based artist designs architectonical installations and sculptural art, and he just finished a project called Sound Architecture IV that is made from 5,000 repurposed bicycle bells set on steel pins.
—Inhabitat

Be Free From Paralysis of Analysis
health

Self-analysis is not necessarily a bad thing. But there’s a difference between reflective positive self-analysis and brooding, perseverative self-analysis.
—Psych Central

Eat Chocolate, Be Thinner
health

Good news for all! A press release from the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that chocolate eaters are thinner.
—Reporting On Health

Why People in Cities Walk Fast
culture

Most work on urban walking speed dates back to 1976, when psychologists Marc and Helen Bornstein published a provocative paper on the topic in the top-tier journal Nature.
—Architecture Lab

Scaling Future by Blending Past
architecture

How will the city of tomorrow reflect adaptive reuse of the city of today?
—Sustainable Cities

New Way To Think About You
science

Connectome: How the Brain’s Wiring Makes Us Who We Are, proposes a new model for understanding the totality of selfhood, one based the emerging science of connectomics.
—Brain Pickings

Leadership From America's Deli
business

Zingerman’s new book, it’s stuffed full with ideas (more than you can digest in one sitting) that can apply in any work place, whether it’s a small business or a corporate department
—Forbes

'Father of Video Games' Reflects
culture

Ralph Baer, who turns 90 this year, discusses his life's work, which includes creating the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home video game console, and the iconic pattern game Simon
—The Atlantic

Hitchcock on the Secret of Happiness
culture

In this brilliantly wise and articulate short excerpt from an archival interview, the great Alfred Hitchcock shares his definition of happiness.
—Brian Pickings

Solutions for Homeless Housing
urban

These 14 designs for homeless housing provoke thought as to how we can meet the needs of disadvantaged people living in our own communities, and ensure that the situation is only temporary.
—Web Urbanist

About Face
art & design

Solar panels have a reputation as being unsightly, but this U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon show home sheds the stereotype that photovoltaic arrays are eyesores.
—Dwell

Internal Clock Affects on Health
health

Not getting enough sleep leaves us tired during the day. But the body's clock also affects mood, mental alertness, hunger, and heart function.
—The Atlantic

Einstein's Ideas and Opinions
culture

Albert Einstein’s Ideas and Opinions, the definitive collection of the great thinker’s essays on everything from science and religion to government to human nature, gathered under the supervision of himself.
—Brain Pickings

Art of Colorful Mimicry
art & design

We are always picking up habits of others and constantly adapting to our surroundings. In a series entitled Mimicry, a photography team works to explore and visually discuss these concepts.
—My Modern Met

Find Purpose and Do What You Love
culture

“Find something more important than you are,” philosopher Dan Dennett once said in discussing the secret of happiness, “and dedicate your life to it.” But how, exactly, do we find that?
—Brain Pickings

The New Rules of Innovation
business

In his new book, Vijay Vaitheeswaran argues that we’re thinking about worldchanging innovation all wrong: It’s not going to come from where we expect it.
—Co.Exist

Microsoft Word's Affect On Work
business

Thirty years after Word was invented, we are no nearer to understanding the impact it has had on writing
—Guardian

New York's First Subway in 60 Years
architecture

The Second Avenue subway is seventy years in the making, with nearly as many false starts and delays. The last completed full route was the Eighth Avenue Line, in 1932.
—Architizer

Survive with Energy Drinks and Knife
environment

Kite surfer found himself stranded in the open ocean being attacked by sharks. With only mineral water, energy drinks, energy bars, and, most importantly, a knife he survived.
—Big Think

Strange Buildings Around the World
architecture

Check out some of the strangest buildings from around the world, from baby grand pianos to exotic elephants. No inspiration seems too bizarre or out of reach.
—Amazing Data

World's First Pedestrian Airbag
technology

Volvo has come out with the world's first commercial airbag designed to protect pedestrians rather than drivers in a car accident.
—Life Science

A Floating Wind Farm
environment

Installing wind turbines in deep, turbulent seas is a laborious and expensive project. Here’s an idea: Put them on a boat.
—Co.Exist

30-Story Hotel Built in 15 Days
art & design

A Chinese company has seemingly accomplished the impossible, putting up a 30-story building in half as many days.Construction on the 30-story hotel prototype was complete after 15 days of construction.
—ABC News

40 of Don Draper’s Best Lines
art & design

While we wait to catch up with Mad Men during season five, which premieres on March 25, we thought we’d host a little party to celebrate the passing of Hamm’s 40th year.
—Flavor Wire

Best Countries for Cleantech Startups
business

Where in the world does a solar company have the best chance of success? It’s not the economic powerhouse you might think, though the U.S. and China aren’t far behind.
—Co.Exist

The Empire State Building
culture

Helen Keller was asked what she "saw" from the height. She responded with the incredible letter, within which lies one of the greatest, most evocative descriptions of the skyscraper and it’s surrounding.
—Letters of Note

Winner of Rethink Preservation
environment

After 132 entries and 71,000 votes, The Union Depot in Keokuk, Iowa, won the grand prize of $10,000 to put towards its preservation and rehabilitation.
—Dwell

Three Simple Words to Happiness
culture

What do you need to make your dreams come true? Three wishes? Think again. Martha Beck on a goal-setting strategy that will get you where you want to go.
—Oprah

Architecture Without Architects
architecture

From Rome’s theater districts to China’s underground cities, Rudofsky peels the pretense of architecture from creative and utilitarian acts of building to reveal a vernacular, communal architecture.
—Brain Pickings

Drive a Wheelchair with Your Tounge
science

Engineers are developing a wireless device that enables people with spinal cord injuries to operate a computer and maneuver a wheelchair simply by moving their tongues.
—Futurity

The Lollipop House
architecture

Do you find this family residence in South Korea fun or a bit out there? If you were to live in a childhood-inspired home, how would it look like?
—Freshome

Iconic Portraits by Top Illustrators
art & design

Check out Illustration Now! Portraits — a stunning new showcase of illustrated portraits by over 80 of the world’s most exciting artists.
—Brian Pickings

Why So Long to Invent the Wheel?
science

The tricky thing about the wheel is not conceiving of a cylinder rolling on its edge. It's figuring out how to connect a stable, stationary platform to that cylinder.
—Scientific American

Pushing Innovation
business

Great ideas never die. They are put into freeze until they either are introduced by someone else and THEY make millions while your company follows suit. So take charge and make your millions.
—Webdesigner Depot

Coffee Shop Buzz Is Good
culture

A new study suggest the ambient background noise or buzz of conversation in public places can fuel creativity.
—Life Hacker

Weird Vehicles that Need No Training
culture

You have to pass a test to get behind the wheel of a car, but by simply signing a lengthy wavier you can take off in a hover craft, tank, train and barge without one bit of training or testing.
—Lonely Planet

Backyards Get Better
environment

From innovative projects about water use to simple neighborhood composting initiatives, Ioby is a Kickstarter for neighborhood improvement, and it’s expanding from New York to the whole country.
—Co.Exist

Illuminating the History of Medicine
science

Technology has the potential to transform our concept of sickness. An expert demonstrates how the digital revolution can be used to change individual care and prevention, and even the economics of healthcare.
—Salon

Water Tanks to Works of Art
art & design

For three months in the spring of 2013, water tanks around New York City will be transformed into works of public art, thanks to a campaign to teach residents to be more responsible with water.
—Taxi

Mapping Innovative Cities
culture

With key factors of a good mayor, ethic mix, education, and intensity innovative cities can flourish in creating a space for ideas and inventions.
—Sustainable Cities Collective

10 Amazing Letters From Presidents
culture

"Letters of Note" archives publishes notes from men who would hold or were holding the highest office in the land. Here are ten of their favorite letters from the presidents.
—Mental Floss

Hard Boiled Housing: The Blob VB3
art & design

Belgian architectural firm designed the blob VB3, a smooth white structure that resembles a hard boiled egg. The egg-like living pod contains a bathroom, a kitchen, interior lighting, a bed and several niches
—If It's Hip, It's Here

Fashioning Apollo
art & design

The story of the Apollo spacesuit is a surprising tale of an unexpected victory: of Playtex, maker of bras and girdles, over the large military-industrial contractors better positioned to secure the spacesuit contract.
—Brain Pickings

Infographics Powered By Sun
business

Austria Solar's 2011 annual report ships in a foil package. Open it indoors and find a tastefully embossed cover, followed by many blank pages. The magic happens when you expose it to the sun.
—Co.Design

Redesigning People
science

Radical human modification is coming, like it or not, by the end of this century—if not earlier. How much are you willing to alter yourself?
—The Atlantic

Lego Prosthetic Arm
science

Engineering student Max Shepherd has built a Lego prosthesis that accurately mimics the full range of motion of a normal human arm.
—The Atlantic

Images of Single Molecule Charges
science

Researchers have shown off the first images of the "charge distribution" in a single molecule, showing an intricate dance of electrons at tiny scales.
—BBC

Stop Being a Slave To Data
culture

By their very nature, people are resistant to change. So if your goal is to innovate, why would you listen to them?
—Co.Design

Chain-Link Lace Fence
art & design

Lace Fence — a high-end, metal fabric used to transform your average, industrial chain-link fence into a beautiful work of art (that’s still functional!)
—Flavor Wire

Bandage Allows You To Save a Life
culture

If you’re already bleeding, why not send some of your blood to the national bone marrow registry, which might be able to connect you with someone whose life your marrow could save?
—Co.Exist

Newspapers Power Batteries
technology

Old newspapers can be broken down into cellulose that can power batteries with producing byproducts that are as harmless as water.
—PopSci

Cities Improving Citizens
urban

The Living Labs Global Award was created to encourage cities to strive for excellence in areas of mobility, tourism, smart housing and many other areas.
—Urban Times

Child Creates New Molecule
science

When teacher instructed his fifth grade class to build molecules with modeling kits, he didn’t expect one of his students to make a scientific discovery.
—Humboldt State

The Boxx: Electric Square Bike
technology

The Boxx, the battery-powered moped, is geared towards people who would rather ride a Macbook than a Harley if they could.
—Co.Exist

Love Ever After
culture

Love letters are brought to life as a photographer unlocks the love stories of couples who have been together for over 50 years.
—Kick Starter

The Sky Is The Limit
urban

Extreme urban climbing has become a youth sub-culture and each year more young Russians are taking to the skies of their city.
—The Telegraph

Waterless Washing Machine
technology

The Orbit is a concept washing machine that uses no water and cleans clothes with dry ice in a matter of minutes. Is it too good to be true?
—Digital Trends

Exhaustion Inspires
art & design

The faces of several climbers returning from Mount McKinley were photographed to capture the human reaction to such extreme elements.
—Flavor Wire

The Boys Who Walked to Europe
global

Out of war and desperation several young boys make the grueling trek from Afghanistan, across the Middle East, to Europe in search of new life.
—The Guardian

Urville: The Imaginary City
architecture

From remarkable architectural detail to the thoughtful cultural context, Urville offers a rare glimpse of the extreme frontiers of human ability and imagination.
—Brain Pickings

Cities Make People Happy
culture

The cliche of the mean and unfriendly city dweller is untrue. People in cities are happier. Which is good, because it’s where we’ll all be living soon.
—Co.Exist

Incredibly Elaborate Tiny Buildings
art & design

Japanese artist creates astoundingly detailed sculptures of tiny buildings. The sculptures are inspired by the Japanese art forms of bonsai and suiseki.
—Laughing Squid

Sleepbox: Mini-Hotel for Travelers
global

A person stuck in an airport used to roll up a sweater like pillow and get a few minutes of shuteye.Now the Sleepbox has arrived as a saving grace.
—Good

The Foldable Car
urban

The first fold-up car is coming to a city near you.This 6.5 foot car runs on two rechargeable batteries and is changing the future of urban travel.
—Big Think

Fleeting & Fabulous: Art of Dirt
art & design

Museum features sculptures and installations of stuff an average person would wipe off with a sponge: mud, sand, rocks, twigs, grime, smog, and even skin cells.
—Co.Design

Going Green Can Save You Green
business

Company rewards recycling by tracking amounts of recycled material and offering you discounts at participating stores.
—GreenBiz

Leave Your Leftovers for Charity
business

What restaurants don't put on the table, they donate as cash to groups working on food insecurity, homelessness, and hunger.
—Co.Exist

Skydiver Breaking Sound Barrier
global

A skydiver is set to become the first person to break the sound barrier during a free fall by leaping from a balloon on the edge of space later this year.
—The Telegraph

Algae Could be the Future of Biofuel
science

Algae is no longer slime from a fish tank. Scientists and entrepreneurs hurry to turn the organism into biofuel on a scale that's commercially viable.
—Good

Cathedral of 55,000 Lights
art & design

The Ghent Light Festival featured a cathedral of over 55,000 lights. Energy wasted? On the contrary, they were LED.
—Fresh Home

Your Morning Coffee is Good for You
health

That cappuccino ritual? It’s full of antioxidants, isn’t a diuretic, and if the caffeine keeps you from sleeping, just try decaf.
—National Post

The World's Best Long Walks
environment

Forget planes, trains and automobiles. Check out the greenest and greatest way to travel using your own two feet.
—Lonely Planet

The Bicycle Bus
culture

Kid friendly and environmentally approved. Children in the Netherlands are pedaling their way to school on the bicycle school bus.
—Co.Exist

Year's Most Generous Billionaire
business

Ms.Cargill died in 2006, but she contunies to be ranked as a generous billionaire. She left all her shares of Cargill stock to charitable foundations.
—Forbes

Building Blocks of Happiness
culture

City attributes do indeed make a difference. The more people feel as if their city is beautiful, clean, and safe the more happiness they feel.
—Sustainable Cities

Arts Inspire a Sustainable Generation
architecture

Boston student center, Arts for Humanity, encourages students to build with sustainability while building self-confidence.
—Green Biz

By the City/For the City
culture

New Yorkers are getting hands on with ideas to create urban improvement.
—GOOD

Plastic Eating Fungus
environment

An Amazonian fungus, found by a group of students from Yale, could eat our most durable landfill waste.
—Pop Sci

Nashville’s Healthy Initiatives
health

Nashville is mplementing programs for healthier lifestyles. Activities include a monthly mayor walk and companies offering healthy lunch choices.
—Wall Street Journal

New Focus on Old Gadgets
technology

Old gadgets get new life as U.S. Micro takes tossed phones, computers, and all things electronic and placing them in schools and communities.
—GOOD

They That Labored
culture

The 50 or so learned men who labored in teams to create the King James Bible did not set out to create a literary masterpiece.
—The Chronicle

The SuperCooperators
culture

Life is based on competition — for the food, territory, mates, and other resources that will increase our own chances of survival and reproduction.
—Big Questions Online

Going for Gold
health

Hannah Powell went from ballet to weightlifting. She has hopes of beating the boys and qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics.
—The Independent

Using Nature To Nurture
health

Imagine if your health practitioner wrote out a prescription for kayaking, camping or rock climbing to help you through a health challenge?
—The Globe & Mail

Smog Eaters
architecture

When applied to aluminum panels, the titanium dioxide coating interacts with sunlight to break down the smog-causing compound nitrogen oxide.
—GOOD

Blasting Garbage Into Gas
technology

Plasma gasification, a technology turns trash into a fuel without producing emissions.
—WIRED

The Reason for Recess
science

Physical activity does the body good, and there's growing evidence that it helps the brain too.
—TIME

Biggest Plane in World
technology

The people who built the first private aircraft to fly into space are teaming up once again to construct the largest aircraft ever flown.
—PopSci

Laughter Improves Health
health

Researchers have found that laughter can de-stress our bodies and improve heath.
—ksdk.com

Green Transport Technology
urban

For years, bus systems across the country have been going green by switching over to vehicles powered by natural gas.
—GOOD Environment

Smartphone Knows Your Thoughts
technology

Context-aware computing has been around for decades, but it’s been gaining steam as costs fall.
—The Globe & Mail

100 Years From Now?
culture

Readers of BBC News Magazine give their predictions for how life will be 100 years from now.
—BBC News

Robots Inspire Learning
technology

Children fall in love with robots because of the bots’ ambiguous nature and relative autonomy.
—Latitude

This Is Generation Flux
business

The future of business is pure chaos. Here's how you can survive--and perhaps even thrive.
—Fast Company

Tiny USB A Computer
technology

Norwegian developers have created one of the world's smallest computers on a USB-like stick.
—Syndey Morning Herald

Synthetic Windpipe Breakthrough
science

Surgeons in Sweden replaced cancerous windpipe of man with one made in laboratory
—New York Times

Rethinking Innovation
technology

What led Darwin to the theory of natural selection is grist for his mill, but so too is what led Willis Carrier to invent the air conditioner.
—BQO

Smartphone App Rewards Exercise
technology

New phone tracking technology to reward walking and biking.
—Co.Exist

Project Spurs Urban Renewal
urban

Efforts helped create a local arts charity, the Heidelberg Project, and helped tame crime in the neighborhood.
—Philanthropy

Urban-Development Legends
urban

The history of local economic development is a story of academic fads.
—City Journal

Social Media Power Influencer
art & design

Chris Brogan has an astonishing 122,000 identifiable followers on Twitter (up from 115,000 last week)
—Forbes

Jobs Rise 15th Consecutive Month
business

■December capped a solid year of job growth as the economy generated positive hiring every month in the year for the first time since 2005.
—Marcus & Millichap Blog

Blogging Moby-Dick
art & design

Kish carved out time for the Moby-Dick project around his full-time job as a librarian and the long commute that bracketed his work day on both ends.
—Common-Place

Stocks Soar On Upbeat Data
art & design

The Dow rises 179 points after reports show that the manufacturing industry grew in December and that construction spending rose in November.
—LA Times

The Rise of Local Mfg.
business

The appreciation for local goods has begun to fuel a resurgence in local manufacturing.
—GOOD News

Google+ Gains Traction
technology

Google’s mission to compete with Facebook in social networking may be gaining speed.
—New York Times

The Joy of Quiet
culture

In barely one generation we’ve moved from exulting in the time-saving devices that have so expanded our lives to trying to get away from them.
—New York Times

Rare species discovered
science

A brainless and faceless fish was one of 15 rare species discovered during a series of marine surveys this year.
—The Independent

Ecommerce Way Up
business

IBM Coremetric Benchmark’s snapshot of online shopping on Christmas Day revealed 16.4 percent growth over Christmas Day 2010
—Portfolio.com

Freakonomics: What Went Wrong?
business

The word “freakonomics” has come to stand for a light-hearted and contrarian, yet rigorous and quantitative, way of looking at the world.
—AMERICAN Scientist

Music On Their Deathbeds
art & design

There is usually something revealing about the music of a composer who feels death at his shoulder.
—slate.com

How Smart Is This Bird?
science

Pigeons have now shown that they can learn abstract rules about numbers
—New York Times

7 Christmas Songs That Don't Suck
culture

With the possible exception of Otis Redding, Ike & Tina Turner cranked out the best rendition of Merry Christmas Baby.
—Mother Jones

People Are Awesome
culture

Movement growing around the country that finds wealthy donors secretly paying off people's layaway accounts at Kmart.
—GOOD News

Cities Are Making Us More Human
urban

Harvard economist Edward Glaeser believes urbanization to be a solution to many unanswered problems.
—The European

Attention Spans, After All
culture

Our preference for time-consuming entertainment options might also be seen as a reaction against sound bite culture
—National Post

Visitors Changed Our Museum
art & design

The Oakland Museum published “How Visitors Changed Our Museum: Transforming the Gallery of California Art"
—ArtFWD

Window Wonderland
art & design

The term “window shopping” takes on new meaning as boutiques put their creative might into an unspoken competition for the most imaginative displays.
—Financial Times

America's Most Generous Cities
culture

Overall, more than half (56 percent) of adult Americans live in a household that donated money to a charity of some kind.
—The Atlantic

How Does the Brain Perceive Art?
art & design

Our response to art is conditioned by all sorts of variables that have nothing to do with oil paint.
—Wired

Quintillions of Possibilities
culture

The Polish teenager recently won his title in Thailand, lining up all six colors on all six sides of the cube-shaped toy in an average time of 8.65 seconds.
—Wall Street Journal

Thermostat for the iPhone generation
technology

The Nest thermostat is designed to learn homeowners' schedules and surroundings.
—Chicago Tribune

Creating Artificial Intelligence
technology

In designing chips that bear some structural resemblance to the brain, so-called neuromorphic chips, neuroscience was a guiding principle as well
—New York Times

Happiest (And Saddest) Countries
culture

Whatever happiness is to you, there’s some conditions under which it most readily blossoms.
—FORBES

'Super Earth' exists
science

French astronomers earlier this year confirmed the first rocky exoplanet to meet key requirements for sustaining life.
—NZ Herald

Chinese Stone Carvers
art & design

The town of Dangcheng once drew buyers from around the world for its ornate carvings and statues.
—The Globe and Mail

Size Up Economic Indicators
global

More than an examination of macroeconomics, though, Worldshapin is a fun, informative toy. Make fun shapes!
—co.exist

Concept Is Half Car, All Driver
technology

The car that just might foreshadow next-generation personal mobility in crowded cities.
—Wired

Fluorescent Spray Identifies Cancer
health

A group led by the National Cancer Institute has developed a fluorescent spray that can label cancer cells within a minute.
—Technology Review

Organic Can Feed World
science

The current food production system, a 75-year-old experiment, leaves nearly 1B of the world's 7B humans seriously undernourished today.
—The Atlantic

Become a British Spy?
technology

The GCHQ — Britain’s secretive agency of intelligence experts — wants to find new spies.
—Wired

Hotel From Shipping Crates
architecture

Each room comes with a trunk that hinges open to reveal a desk stocked with drinks, a logbook, information packs and electrical sockets.
—Dezeen magazine

WWII Bunker To Energy Hub
technology

A disconcerting reminder of the past is transformed into a constructive symbol of clean-energy.
—Green Source

Skyscraper With A Forest Inside
architecture

Architects are starting to craft biological buildings in cities that blur the line between green space and living space.
—co.exist

Africa Unleashed
global

A new Africa that bears little resemblance to the caricature of a "dark continent" that still rears its head in the media.
—Foreign Affairs

Cyber Monday Biggest Ever In U.S.
business

Monday was the highest-grossing online shopping day in U.S. history, with spending reaching $1.25 billion.
—CNN

A Better Life In Sight
science

For Dr Khatun, 54, it is just another operation – but one that should spare a child from a lifetime of blindness.
—Financial Times

Retailers See Record Numbers
business

American consumers opened their wallets over the holiday weekend in a way they had not since before the recession.
—New York Times

Engineering the 10 000-Year Clock
technology

Parallel computing pioneer Danny Hillis dreamed up the 10 000-Year Clock as a way to encourage long-range thinking.
—IEEE Spectrum

Are We Getting Nicer?
culture

The pace of moral progress has accelerated in the last few decades.
—New York Times

An Underground Park In NYC
architecture

The proposed “low line” park would take up three blocks underneath the Lower East Side, Manhattan.
—CBS-New York

World’s Cheapest Plastic Lightbulb
global

No electric grid but a simple solution - a plastic bottle.
—Co.Exist

Crowdfunded Public Art Projects
urban

Crowdfunding has taken off among artists and entrepreneurs as an easier way to raise money.
—The Atlantic

The Box Is the Thing
business

The growing focus on sustainability means that luxury providers are increasingly looking at containers through green-tinted glasses.
—New York Times

Food As Art
art & design

A cutaway image of a pot roast from Nathan Myhrvold's Modernist Cuisine. Photo: The Cooking Lab, LLC
—New Statesman

The Tweaker
technology

His gift lay in taking what was in front of him and ruthlessly refining it.
—The New Yorker

Stem-Cells & Heart Regeneration
science

Research demonstrated a 30-percent increase in healthy heart-muscle cells.
—University of Buffalo

Keyed to Detail
art & design

It’s a big challenge for a designer to come up with intelligent objects, which will last…
—New York Times

The World's Longest Floating Bridge
architecture

What does it take to get 230 tons of concrete to float?
—Popular Mechanics

Car Steered By Thought
technology

German scientists develop new technology able to read the driver's brain waves.
—Mother Nature Network

The Ground Bot
art & design

The GroundBot system by Swedish firm Rotundus is a remote-controlled, all-weather polycarbonate sphere.
—BLDGBLOG

Google As A Visionary
culture

Space elevators, driverless cars and Internet-enabled household devices being produced in secret Google lab.
—Fox News

A Life Saving Bag
health

2.6 billion people don't access to toilets and millions die from diseases caused by poor sanitation, Anders Wihelmson created a bag to change that.
—PopularScience

EyeWriter
technology

The eyewriter project is a collaborate research effort that allows graffiti writers and artist with paralysis to draw using only their eyes.
—Graffiti Research Lab

Man Made Tornado
technology

The Mercedes-Benz Museum can repurpose its internal ventilation system to form an artificial tornado.
—BLDGBLOG

Ball Of Energy
technology

Four Harvard students develop a soccer ball that covert the energy used during play to electricity for lighting.
—Discovery.com

Pebble Breaks Sound Barrier
science

A pebble that is dropped into water ejects an air-filled cavity at supersonic speeds.
—NewScientist

Playing With Fire
architecture

An outdoor fire place designed for children.
—Contemporist

Revolutionary Wheel
culture

MIT researchers have re-created the wheel to help change behavior.
—PSFK

Bottom Up Diplomacy
global

A movement started by Cuban artist, scholars hopes to change the United States policy toward Cuba.
—The New York Times

Curing The Incurable
health

Inspirations from unexpected sources is helping scientist discover new cures.
—PopularScience

Alabama's Homeboys
culture

Former gang members travel to rural Alabama to speak to kids about gang life and poverty.
—LA Times

Freefall From Space
science

A 'space diver' attempts to become first person to go supersonic in free-fall.
—NewScientist

New Piano Man
art & design

He goes by the Napkin Holder and he doesn't need sheet music.
—Youtube

Its All In The Mind
science

Researchers use video games to determine the differences in learning rates.
—BBC News

Free Money
culture

Bank gives money for others to give away
—Springwise

Sesame Street's 40th
culture

Sesame Street celebrates 40 years on the air
—New York Times

Next-Gen Costume
art & design

A different type of Halloween costume
—booooooom.com

Keith Schofield
art & design

Keith Schofield hits the pause, rewind and fast-forward in his new music video
—keithschofield.com

Immeasurable Intelligence
science

What does your IQ really mean?
—newscientist.com

2010 Olympic Medals
technology

Each medal at Vancouver Games to have unique design
—reuters.com

Open Calories
health

Coca-Cola has announced global plans to include caloric information on the front of nearly all product packages
—Designtaxi.com

Musical Hope
culture

Musician Changes Tone of Impoverished Village
—New York Times

Color Blind Primates
science

Possible cure for color blindness
—nature.com

Beauty Evolution
science

Women Are Getting More Beautiful
—timesonline.co.uk

Human Glow
science

Imaging of Ultraweak Spontaneous Photon Emission from Human Body Displaying Diurnal Rhythm
—plosone.org

Anti-Aging from Easter Island
science

Easter Island Compound Extends Lifespan of Old mice, Scientists Report in Nature
—San Antonio UT Health Science Center

Life Support Coke
health

ColaLife
—mrmattspangler.com

The Purple Bus Lady
health

Ground shifting on Rx debate
—Atlanta Journal Constitution (ajc.com)

This Couple, 40 Years Later
culture

Woodstock Concert's Undercover Lovers, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, 40 Years After Summer of Love
—nydailynews.com (photo by Burk Uzzle/Courtesy

Saving Languages
culture

Linguist's Preservation Kit Has New Digital Tools
—nytimes.com, July 27, 2009

Billboard Planters
environment

Green Sleeves
—torontoist.com, July 22, 2009

Haiti: Decreased HIV Infection Rate
health

From Haiti, a Surprise: Good News about AIDS
—MSNBC, July 6, 2009

A Moving Facade
art & design

Mind-blowing 3D Projection on German building Created by UrbanScreen
—freshome.com

The Dutch Master
art & design

The Dutch Master by Core77
—core77.com, July 8, 2009

10-30% Longer Life
science

Antibiotic Delayed Aging in Experiments With Mice
—July 08, 2009 - The New York Times

Tooth-growing Cells
health

4 Next-Generation Medical Procedures
—July, 2009 - Popular Mechanics

The Benefits of Catastrophe
global

How Global Catastrophe Could Make Us Smarter
—July 07, 2009 - Live Science

Eco-Friendly Houseplants
environment

Top 10 Natural, Eco-Friendly and Anti-Pollutant Houseplants
—July 07, 2009 - The New Ecologist

Civilization
art & design

Marco Brambilla: Civilization
—motionographer, June 28, 2009

Hydropolis
architecture

Hydropolis Underwater Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
—design-buildnetwork.com

Computable Civilisation
technology

An Invention That Could Change the Internet Forever
—The Independent, May 3, 2009

How We Remember
science

Sleep Helps Build Long-Term Memories
—MIT News, June 24, 2009

SXSW Music Clips
culture

Tune Yards - Dig For Fire's SXSW '09
—Babelgum

Hunting Dark Matter
science

Work begins on world's deepest underground lab
—June 22nd, 2009 By DIRK LAMMERS , Associated

35,000 Year-old Flutes
culture

'Oldest musical instrument' found
—BBC News

Solar Shingles v.2
technology

Flexible Solar Cell Roof Shingles Unveiled
—archiCentral.com

Breakdancing Robot Manoi
urban

MANOI GO
—Youtube

Swedish Wisdom
art & design

Malmö win for topless Swedish bathers
—The Local: Swedish News In English

Curiouser and Curiouser
art & design

First Photos: Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland - What Do You Think?
—SlashFilm.com

African Sunlight
technology

Holy Solar Funding: Project Desertec to Get $500 Billion Cash Infusion?
—solveclimate.com, June 18, 2009

Annecy 2009
art & design

Gobelins - Annecy 2009
—YouTube.com, June 12, 2009

Empathy in the Middle East
global

Palestinians Assist Injured Settlers
—The Jerusalem Post, June 10, 2009

The High Line
urban

High Line Open!
—thehighline.org, June 09, 2009

Beautiful Information
art & design

GOOD Magazine's Transparencies Archive
—Flick, June 11, 2009

Virtual Twins
science

Virtual Twins Could Bring the End of Animal Research
—NewScientist.com, June, 03, 2009

Art Rafts
art & design

'Swimming Cities' Art Rafts Arrive in Venice
—AnimalNewYork.com, June 3, 2009

Spontaneity
culture

Sasquatch Music Festival 2009
—YouTube.com, May 26, 2009

Hyalinobatrachium Pellucidum
science

South America's Wildlife Wonders
—BBC News, June, 16, 2009

Bananas Replacing Firewood
environment

Going Bananas for Energy in Africa
—BBC, May 12, 2009

Quantum Entanglement
science

Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another Person?
—National Public Radio, May 21, 2009

Breathing Gin
culture

Bar Serving Alcoholic Mist Gets You Drunk as You Breathe
—Fast Company, April 20, 2009

Starchitect Shoes
culture

Zaha Hadid + Lacoste Footwear
—HighSnobiety, May 11, 2009

Collaboration in Bb Major
art & design

Bb 2.0
—YouTube.com, May 15th, 2009

Super Slo-Mo Surf
technology

Super Slow-Motion Camera Catches a Wave
—Wired, May 7, 2009

Social Stock Exchanges
business

Markets with a Social Mission
—Ode, May Issue, 2009

Building Blocks with Integrity
architecture

The First Green Replacement for the Concrete Block
—GAB Report, April 26, 2009

Farthest Object Ever Detected
science

Exploding star is oldest object seen in universe
—CNN.com, April 29, 2009

Wrinkle Remover
science

Is a scientist's face proof that a £20 skin cream really gets rid of wrinkles?
—The Independent, April 29, 2009

Exploration is Alive and Well
global

British explorers discover the light at the end of the tunnel... in the world's largest cave
—DailyMail.com, April 30, 2009

Chemical "Caterpillar"
science

Chemical 'caterpillar' points to electronics-free robots
—New Scientist, April 28, 2009

Space-Based Energy
technology

Sci-Fi Meets Cleantech: Space Based Solar Energy Becomes a Reality
—Consumer Energy Report, April 30, 2009

The Lost Tribes of New York CIty
culture

Urban Anthropologists, Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York City's more overlooked citizens.
—Vimeo

Shared Propulsion Car
art & design

Shared Propulsion Car
—YouTube

Ten Jews, One Piece of Wood
culture

The Minyan Board
—CNN

3d Printer
technology

Jay Leno's Garage
—NBC.com

Cardboard Box Oven
environment

Inventor Turns Cardboard Boxes Into Eco-friendly Oven
—CNN

Peter Zumthor, Pritzker Winner
architecture

Reclusive Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor Wins Pritzker Prize
—Curbed.com

Cul-de-sac Communes
environment

A Social Experiment: Communes In Cul-De-Sacs
—NPR

Trees To The Rescue
environment

Trees are growing faster and could buy time to halt global warming
—Telegraph.co.uk, April 6, 2009

Segway, Again
art & design

GM, Segway team up on 200-mpg 2-seater
—USA Today, April 76, 2009

U.S. Trade Deficit Plummets
business

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows as Imports Fall Sharply
—The New York Times, April 9, 2009

Good Fat
health

Calorie-Burning Fat? Studies Say You Have It
—New York Times, April 8, 2009

Friendlier Concrete
environment

Concrete Is Remixed With Environment in Mind
—The New York Times, March 30, 2009

Nick Cave's Soundsuits
architecture

Nick Cave Soundsuits
—YouTube

The Sexiest Electric Car To Date
technology

Tesla Model S: $50,000 Electric Car that Seats Seven
—EcoModder, March 26, 2009

"It Could Happen Anytime Now"
science

Are We On the Brink of Finding a Second Earth? NASA/Harvard Teams Say "It Could Happen Anytime Now"
—The Daily Galaxy, March 31, 2009

Nuclear Spring Cleaning
environment

DOE to Spend $6B in Stimulus Funds Cleaning Former Nuclear Weapons Sites
—GreenBiz, March 31, 2009

What Slow Down?
global

Global box office hits record $28.1 billion in '08
—Reuters, March 31, 2009

Free Pie
culture

A Pie for a Pi: Belfast Hosts 'Irrationally Good Time'
—Bangor Daily News, March 16, 2009

Transcendental Meditation for Kids
health

The David Lynch Foundation
—DLF.tv, March 12, 2009

We Saved the Ozone Layer!
science

What Would Have Happened to the Ozone Layer if Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Had Not Been Regulated?
—Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 2113-2128, 2009

Downtown Pittsburgh
urban

Despite Recession, Pittsburgh in a Building Boom
—The New York Times, March 26, 2009

Artists Investing in Detroit
urban

In Detroit, Artists Look For Renewal In Foreclosures
—NPR, March 18, 2009

You Have to Feel It to Decide It
science

Feeling our way to decision
—The Sydney Morning Herald, Feb. 28, 2009

Return of the Wild Rumpus
culture

Where The Wild Things Are Trailer (HD)
—YouTube.com, March 25, 2009

A Self-Healing Polymer
science

Self-Repairing Oxetane-Substituted Chitosan Polyurethane Networks
—Science, March 13, 2009

3D Movies Without the Headache
art & design

The Next Dimension
—Time, March 19, 2009

Russian Environmentalism
architecture

Slaughter of the seals in Russia is stopped by Vladimir Putin
—The Times Online, March 20,2009

A Cleaner Corporate Fleet
environment

AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
—att.com, March 11, 2009

Skateistan
global

Afghan Skate School
—skateistan.org

SAME Cafe
business

SAME Cafe: The restaurant Where You Pay What You Can
—Westword Denver News, Feb. 25, 2009

Working for Free
business

People of the Week: School District Employees' Good Deeds
—ABC News, Feb. 13, 2009

Crazy, But It Could Work
science

Amateur Dreams Up Way to Curb Warming of Planet
—The Seattle Times

Prada Transformer
architecture

Prada Transformer
—prada-transformer.com

Money for High-Speed Rail
environment

What the Stimulus Bill Means for High-Speed Rail
—Wired, Feb. 25, 2009

Neutralized Plutonium
science

Israeli Scientists Suggest 'Peaceful' Nuclear Fuel
—Israeli National News, March 6, '09

You-thru Mash Ups
art & design

Kutiman
—youtube.com, March 4, 2009

The People's Garden Project
environment

Vilsack Establishes the People's Garden Project on Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth
—United States Dept. of Agriculture, March, 3,

Gates on Polio, AIDS and Malaria
health

2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates
—Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Sushi in Hokkaido
culture

Kaiten (conveyor) Sushi Time in Real Japan
—youtube.com, Feb. 28, 2009

Soft-hearted Ironworkers
architecture

Steeling their Courage
—The Boston Globe, Feb. 21, 2009

Homeless Shelter by Max
art & design

Design Squad "Trash to Treasure" Contest
—YouTube.com, Feb. 19, 2009

Jonathan Harris
art & design

I Want You To Want Me
—iwantyoutowantme.org

A Generous Banker
business

Miami Banker Gives $60 Million of His Own to Employees
—Miami Herald, Feb. 14, 2009

Urban Farms
architecture

Bloom Towns: Urban Farms are Taking Over America's Asphalt Jungles
—I.D. Magazine, April Issue, 2009

When Great Companies Were Born
architecture

6 Companies Born During Downturns
—CNNMoney.com, Feb. 5, 2009

Stuff Isn't What Makes Us Happy
health

Study: Experiences Make Us Happier Than Possessions
—CNN.com, Feb. 10, 2009

Cheaper Drugs for Poorest Countries
health

Report says drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to cut prices for poor countries, invest in clinics
—Star Tribune, Feb. 14, 2009

Hilary Berseth
art & design

The Hive Mind: How Hilary Berseth Makes his Buzzworthy Sculptures
—New York Magazine

Copenhagen's Green Wave
architecture

Green Wave
—wikipedia.org

Malaria Vaccine Progress
science

Positive Study Results for World's Most Clinically Advanced Malaria Vaccine Candidate
—malariavaccine.org

The Return of Short (Visual) Stories
art & design

Return of the Short (Visual) Story
—The New York TImes

More Microfinance
business

World Bank, Germany to Aid Global Microfinance
—The Economic Times, Feb. 6, 2009

Fewer People on the Golf Course
global

Deals Amid the Distress
—The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 14, 2009

Practical Wisdom
culture

Barry Schwartz: The real crisis? We stopped being wise
—TEDTalks, Feb. 2009

Teddy Cruz
architecture

Learning From Tijuana: Hudson, N.Y., Considers Different Housing Model
—The New York Times

The Global Seed Vault
environment

Global Seed Vault Opens in Norway
—Herald Tribune, Feb. 2, 2009

Post-Olympics Bird's Nest
architecture

Letter From China: Olympic Retirement
—The New Yorker, Jan. 27, 2009

Iraqi Citizen Journalists
global

New Iraq Emerges from Tyranny and War
—iraqthemodel.blogspot.com, Jan. 9, 2009

L.A.'s Billboard Ban
architecture

U.S. Court Upholds L.A. Ban on Billboards
—L.A. Times, Jan. 7, 2009

John Updike's 42 Novels
art & design

John Updike Interview
—Charlie Rose, March 30, 1999

Reasons for Optimism