A Weekend in Phoenix. LIKE the myth behind its namesake, Phoenix seems to have come out of nowhere to rank as the nation’s fifth largest city. Even long-timers have a tough time explaining the city’s appeal. Phoenix has left no firm mark in pop culture, aside from a bit role in the opening shot of [...]
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About half a century after Columbus sailed the ocean blue, a guy named Ponce decided to go across the world too. Unlike the rest of the conquistadors, Ponce tired of exploiting native peoples to become wealthy and went a-looking for something more legendary than gold–the infamous Fountain of Youth.Tales vary on the catalyst that sent [...]
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Q: We’re building a new home, and we want to design the ideal recycling storage units for the kitchen. In our existing house, this area is a mess. Any tips?. A: It makes sense to find convenient and attractive ways to cope with the typical household’s revolving collection of cans, glass bottles and newspapers, since [...]
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We spend much of our working lives occupying chairs, but since we never really see them we sometimes take them for granted. Luckily there are clever and talented designers willing to renegotiate our relationship with chairs. Here are some examples of strange seats and bizarre benches that dare to be different, from the fabulously elegant [...]
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How you get from the invincibility of the glory days of the US car industry - celebrated in these photos here - to the verge of bankruptcy is a cautionary tale for the whole of America as its dominance wanes in an increasingly globalised economy. 1900: Henry Ford in his new T Ford model [...]
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Urban camping means different things to different people, from living without a vehicle or electricity and plumbing to squatting in unused properties and more. However, the . most popular definition of urban camping provided by the urban dictionary is: ?camping in an urban setting by sleeping on rooftops, under bushes, and in public parks.?. [...]
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Author: ven | Filed under: Advocacy. I?ve never been the kind to hide my affection for dogs. People look at me, puzzled, when I tell them about Wendy my dearly departed dog and I still get all choked up. Sometimes I think I love dogs more than I love babies or kids. Although I still [...]
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With the American economy (and many others in the world) potentially on the verge of collapse we are all subject to being out of a job any minute. One day we’re working, paying the bills and enjoying happy hour. The next day we are unemployed and panic is starting to set in. Don’t worry! [...]
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Mobile Urban Architecture: From Portable Housing to Temporary Hotel Rooms. Written by Urbanist . The world?s interest physical mobility has, to the surprise of many urban theorists, not decreased with the rise of global digital communication. In fact, people are more mobile than ever, changing jobs, cities, or even countries with increased frequency. This trend [...]
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Great art usually comes with a high price - and sometimes unbelievably so. This is a list of the most expensive paintings sold to date. The prices quoted are inflation adjusted to 2007 US dollars. Prices are in millions of dollars. 10. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II 89.1m. Adele Bloch-Bauer II is a 1912 painting [...]
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. 10. Change Gmail’s look entirely with themes. Adam did the yeoman’s work of compiling screenshots and thumbnails of Gmail’s new Themes, accessible through a Settings tab, and one can see that they’re more than just a font switch and background image. Gmail’s themes cover a nice range of aesthetic choices, geekiness, cute-overload, elegant [...]
