Archives for the Date November 1st, 2010

New York: Portrait of a City

via http://www.pdnphotooftheday.com/2010/10/6902

All For Traci

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The Empowerment Plan: Veronika Scott’s Winter Coat for Detroit

Veronika Scott, a junior at the College for Creative Studides in Detroit, Michigan, has embarked on a quest to help over 32,000 homeless Detroiters by providing them with something basic, but much needed: a winter coat. The problem of the immense num…

Vacuum Cleaner

via http://www.visualblog.de/2010/04/vacuum-cleaner-daily-awesome-impression/

Someplace Else

Someplace Else

Cockroaches, Like American Children, Now Bigger Than Ever

by Alex Balk
Cockroaches are larger than they have ever been. Science can't quite figure out why. I would hope someone is out there inventing bigger shoes so that we can cope with this menace. @2:00 pm
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Alcohol Is The Awesomest, Deadliest Drug

by Alex Balk
Hey, dopeheads, smack addicts, meth freaks and the rest of you: SUCK IT HARD!
Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study.
British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, c…

30-Minute Chicken Tagine

From Recipes

Editor’s note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson Sturt of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen!

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Les Roulottes de Campagne

Ever since Kent posted the MiniCasas on the Tiny House Blog, my love of gypsy caravans has been renewed. The other day I ran across these gypsy caravans for rent and for purchase in France, and was amazed at how beautiful and spacious the designs were….

The NSFW problem

Roger Ebert has a thoughtful post on the problem of not-safe-for-work images. It’s a real problem, and it’s a curious example of self-imposed censorship built on an artificial fear. I don’t care who you are, you’ve all seen pornography, you’ve all hear…