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Eco Superhero Comebacks
Captain Planet Makes A Very Green Return From The 90s
Look out oil-drilling villains, there is one tough, green, mullet-wearing dude back in town, and his name is Captain Planet.
From the mind of Ted Turner, Captain Planet and the Planeteers was a big hit…
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Post-Hipster Folk Musicians
Sam Amidon
It seems there is a new heir to the American folk music throne previously occupied by Nick Drake. He is Sam Amidon.
I've been fascinated watching young artists strive to reclaim the true roots of American…
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Giant Plush Activists
The 'Treeless Squirrel' Fights for the Environment
With all the "be green" marketing that's out there, it is nice to know some people are getting more creative in communicating their environmental messages. The people at Flow Creative, came up with a super…
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Crisis-Induced Comedy
The Bull vs. Bear Epic Economic Battle
Giant stuffed animal costumes are popping up everywhere. Earlier this year there was the Treeless Squirrel, then the ”mother-humping moose” on SNL, protesting polar bears, and now two guys dressed in…
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Flourishing In Crisis
Green Banks Thrive as Wall Street Collapses
According to a recent study by Javelin Strategy and Research, bank customers want green banking. 43% of customers polled said they would rather do business with a bank that seems more “green.” But many…
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Futuristic Hat Frenzy
Brian Lichtenberg’s Show at Box Eight
I was one of the lucky few who made it through the gates of Box Eight during LA fashion week to see the much anticipated spring line by Brian Lichtenberg. Lichtenberg is something of a wonderkid...barely…
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Second Skin Super Fabric
The ZGlove
I just saw the Zglove at a materials technology conference. It’s a new fabric called Mesh Dryflex that has a 4-way stretch, so it basically acts like a second skin.
But unlike your regular skin, this…
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DIY Interactive Tables
Heat-Sensitive LEDs for Home Raves
The geniuses at Evil Mad Scientist have released an updated do-it-yourself kit to make your own interactive LED coffee tables. They give you a large pre-printed circuit board and a soldering kit. You then…
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Anti-Palin Alaskan Protests
Pun-Laden Political Slogans
The largest rally in Alaskan history took place last week, and surprisingly it was against Sarah Palin. Thousands of protesters gathered and were instructed to get creative in making their own slogans…
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Naked Protesting
Hot 'Chicks' Battle KFC in Australia
PETA has been leading the “naked” protesting” trend in a series of nonviolent (and eye-pleasing) protests involving hot women and men getting naked to draw public attention to pressing issues of animal…
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Green Mega-Corporations
WWF Climate Saver Partners
Many of us have longed for the government to step in and regulate mega-corporations, to no avail. But now these giants are opting to step up to the plate, making enormous dents in our most pressing environmental…
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Amazing Cosmic Simulations
Astronomy Videos from The New Scientist
The New Scientist just released a bunch of amazing scientific simulations courtesy of NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde of a variety of cosmic events. The video above shows how astronomers think light from a gamma-ray…
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Storm Inspired Haute Couture
Project Runway's Siriano Rocks Fashion Week
Christian Siriano took the world by storm with his jaw-droppingly beautiful Spring collection, inspired by the “fierce” and colorful drama of Mother Nature’s stormy sunset skies. Siriano captured the…
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Storm Chasing Bloggers
10 Killer Storm Photos
With three killer storms about to hit the southeast coast, Hurricane Hannah, Hurricane Ike, and Josefina, we are all reminded that times (and weather patterns) have changed. These remarkable photos were…
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Pregnant Belly Casting
Decorated Bellies
Now you can memorialize your perfectly pregnant belly through Pregnancy Art. In researching the trend of self-made body art (see also male body casting) I found this amazing site that sells pregnant belly…
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Male Body Casting
Pecs & Posteriors for Posterity
Some guys work really hard on their bodies and know all too well that one day their Apollonian beauty will fade. So a new cottage industry has emerged to preserve their perfect male torsos. It’s called…
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Fake Naughty Photography
Scandalously Edgy Fashion Photography
Fashion has always been about eroticism, but a new generation of fashion photographers are taking it a little farther - into the realm of extreme erotic fashion photography.
I'm not talking about slightly…
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Gadgets That Save Gas
The Blade
It sounds too good to be true — the gas-saving Blade. It's a little device that screws onto the end of your tailpipe and in extensive testing, has shown anywhere from 16-34% savings on gas! That’s an average…
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Gun-Crazy Governors
Sarah Palin's Arial Safari and Gun Practice
Guns and Hot Women -- perhaps McCain's surprising selection of Sarah Palin as VP was motivated by the desire to appeal to a, uh, younger male demo? I thought originally it was to win over angry Hillary…
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Virally Cute Videos
Interspecies Love
"Interspecies Love" is one of the cornerstones of the viral pass-along phenomenon. A cousin to the overwhelmingly cute "Baby Animals" email so popular in the 90's, this imagery seems to have a profound…
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