We've been hearing a lot about these Zero Rupee Notes, which Indian citizens have been handing to corrupt officials who demand bribes. They were created by a University of Maryland professor and distributed by the "corruption killer" NGO 5th Pillar.
I was at first skeptical that they could be effective, until I read this explanation of their... 
NASA Images is making 50 years worth of media in its archive available to the public and launching a "Guest Showcase" series of online exhibitions curated by experts in the fields of science, education, art, entertainment, business, and academia. The first participant is Stephen Nowlin, Vice President and Director of the Alyce de Roulet... 
I love Pink Tentacle's video and photographs of snow sculptures (like this handsome ice-Gundam) from Sapporo Snow Festival 2010. Absolutely marvelous.
Original Source: Stunning Snow Sculptures at Sapporo Snow Festival 2010 
Last week on Twitter and Facebook, we asked our friends: What's the best thing about your neighborhood? We ask a question to our Twitter and Facebook faithful once a day, so if you’re not yet following @GOOD or a fan, make sure to sign up and participate in the conversation.
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Those right there are heroin stamps—showing the fascinating ways in which illegal drugs are branded, marketed, and sold just like anything else under the sun. The collection of images are photos of stamps collected from the New York City drug trade, which are then blown up really big, and then—in theory, at least—mounted in a... 
I don't know if it's possible for a frog to smile, or a whatever-this-is to be quizzical (it's a Laysan albatross, apparently), but judging by the photographs in the National Wildlife Federation's annual contest, I'd say it is.
A slideshow of the 60 finalists—many of them taken by amateurs and a few of them by kids—is totally amazing, and... 
Slate has just released its annual Slate 60 list, its annual list of those who gave the most money to philanthropic causes in the last year. The winner, surprisingly, isn't Bill Gates. Rather it's the the Druckenmillers, who have given $705 million to their foundation which funds medical research. Second is John Templeton (who is, in fact,... 
