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Bricks and Mortar in the City of Angels
The structures of Angeleno faith appear in stunning photographs.
Read & DiscussNine Unlikely Power Sources, from Revolving Doors to Battery-Charging Shoes
Power, wherever we can find it.
Read & DiscussThe Ghosts of Christmas Trees Past: Seven Sidewalk Disposal Styles
Will Etling takes us on a visual tour of the funniest, saddest, and most inventive methods of Christmas tree disposal on Southland sidewalks.
Read & DiscussThey Just Finished Digging the World's Longest Tunnel
When Swiss engineers aren't burrowing out spaces for large hadron colliders, they're off digging train tunnels. Really, really long train tunnels.
Read & DiscussCalifornia's New Vertical Driver Licenses Solve (Part of) a Problem
It just got easier for bartenders, bouncers and liquor store clerks in California to tell if someone is underage. Meet the vertical I.D. card.
Read & DiscussSimple, Effective Public Art About Military Suicides
Last year, more soldiers committed suicide than were killed in Iraq. Artist Sebastian Errazuriz wanted to tell people about it.
Read & DiscussSix of the Most Deadly Toxic Sludge Spills in Recent History
From cyanide to coal slurry, sometimes toxic sludge spills from our factories with disastrous results.
Read & DiscussFuturistic Plug-ins, EVs, and Natural Gas Powered Lawnmowers at L.A.'s AltCar Expo
GOOD takes a photographic journey to the Santa Monica AltCar Expo, and finds the future of transportation.
Read & DiscussPicture Show: Medieval Streets and Soviet Scars in Tallinn, Estonia
Stalin's Ghost: Ruled by foreigners for most of its history, Estonia has been independent since 1991, but Soviet scars remain on its walls.
Read & DiscussPicture Show: Massive Muffler Men, Enormous Donuts, and Other Roadside Giants
A selection of photographs from Will Etling's "Roadside Giants."
Read & DiscussFive Ideas: Will Etling
Five Ideas is a collection of work from GOOD's favorite artists, illustrators, and designers. Some of the of the work you've probably seen, some...
Read & DiscussSinging on the Street Corner
There are an endless number of songs about cities: The recordings of “Sweet Home Chicago” and “New York, New York” could fill a...
Read & DiscussPower plants criticize proposal to block use of seawater
Interesting piece from the LA Times about the battle to ban use of ocean water to cool power plants. Excerpt: "Scuba diver John Vincent sensed...
Read & DiscussRefurbished cast iron radiators that have antique looks, modern guts
EcoRad can transform your old, noisy radiator into an efficient electric heater without sacrificing its old-fashioned charm.Original Source:...
Read & DiscussWater Fights
Karl Marx argued that the underlying cause of all wars was competition for resources. Oil may have been the impetus of many Western forays...
Read & DiscussLOOK: A Room with a Vision
Two years ago, Chris Paine, the writer and director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, purchased a mid-century modern house on a hillside in...
Read & DiscussFood Grows On Trees!
Urban gathering and gleaning are taking off. Here are six organizations that help people find free, fresh food in the city. My dad emailed me...
Read & DiscussStump Birds
These birds are painted on branch stumps a couple blocks from my apartment in Los Feliz, on Rodney Street between Russell and Melbourne. I've been...
Read & DiscussStockholm one-ups Google
I love Google Street View. It's probably one of my favorite things to do when I run out of Internet to wander -- type in a random town and see the...
Read & DiscussThe Logo-Elect
The Times has an interesting interview with the graphic designer responsible for the Obama "O".
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