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Liyana Band – Ray of Hope

The Liyana Band from Zimbabwe has toured the US, sharing their positive energy, inspiring music and messages. Inside Africa takes a look at… Read More

If It Ain’t Broke…

After a disastrous rebranding of their flagship product, Tropicana has decided to scrap it and return to their previous packaging design. “We underestimated the… Read More

Top 10 Extreme Fermented Foods

I’m not really sure why I Googled “fermented foods,” but it probably had something to do with the delirium that set in after I was… Read More

Use The Force, Ethan!

Believe it or not, some of the most popular toys for 2009 look like they’re going to be brainwave powered. Uncle Milton’s Toys (kind… Read More

Why Do Good? The Quantum Imperative

(note: I posted this to my Facebook notes last night, but I thought I’d share it here, too.) The Quantum Imperative January 21-February 19… Read More

Word of the Day: Kulibin

The Russians have a word for people who invent whimsical things that may or not have any practical value: “Kulibins.” The word comes from the… Read More

Terms Of Service.

As a relative newcomer to Facebook, I’m amazed at how quickly people from my past have appeared back on my radar, with spouses and kids… Read More

Visualizing Statistics: American Self Portrait

Wow. Chris Jordan’s prints speak for themselves. What a way to make tangible the enormous numbers we all take for granted. Here’s a great… Read More

The Shock of the New, The Echoes of the Past

My friend Wolfgang Allen sent me an interesting email this morning: Have you noticed that “set top box” is a doubly obsolete… Read More

Dead Media, Oral Culture, And the Long View of History

Researchers at Portsmouth University in the UK are currently working on a universal emulator for video games that would allow people to play pretty… Read More