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Slovenian Artist Uses Plastic Bags and Cups for City-wide Art Installation
Made from more than 40,000 plastic bags and 7,500 plastic cups, this monster winds its way through the streets of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical
The folks over at Serious Eats visit a foie gras producer in New York to explore the ethical issues of foie gras production.
Read & DiscussBeloved Buddy
Vincent “Buddy” Cianci Jr.—the former five-and-a-half-term mayor of Providence, R.I., twice evicted from office by felony convictions—has written...
Read & DiscussBig Pictures
The Big Picture has published part 1, part 2, and part 3 of the year in pictures 2010.
Read & DiscussHeathrow's Meltdown
Heathrow's holiday chaos has some officials wondering: Is Britain experiencing a "step change" in weather?
Read & DiscussI'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Some last minute green (no, literally) gift ideas from Notcot.
Read & DiscussCalifornia's First Stretch of High-speed Rail Now Actually Useful
A vote yesterday will extend the first segment from the relatively unpopulated Central Valley to Bakersfield.
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New York Chefs Share Their Secret Thanksgiving Recipes
New York magazine asked 11 New York chefs to share their secret family recipes for Thanksgiving. The Feasting Never Stops curated a selection of...
Read & DiscussRally to Restore Sanity/Fear Vs. Glenn Beck: Which Was Bigger?
Here's a bird's eye view visual comparison of the Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear and the Glenn Beck Rally.
Read & DiscussGlobal Giving Responds
Global Giving offers a thoughtful response to a NYT story about the challenges of pairing nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies.
Read & DiscussMind the Gap
After much rending of garments, Gap has decided to go back to their old logo.
Read & DiscussHand in the Honey Pot
There is a questionable (and unexplored) link between the lead author of the breakthrough bee death paper and Bayer Crop Science, which creates...
Read & DiscussDiesel VW Passat Gets 80 mpg
A production VW Passat went 1,527 miles on a single tank of gas (diesel, in this case), breaking a Guinness world record in the process.
Read & DiscussSeptember in Afghanistan
The Big Picture is one of the only media outlets that has consistently devoted space to the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Check out the latest...
Read & DiscussAncient Town, Modern Power
An ancient town in Italy is on the cutting edge of energy technology: it's powered entirely by wind turbines. (Via Gizmodo).
Read & DiscussThis Is How a Chicken Nugget Is Made (UPDATED)
Mechanically separated chicken is what you get when you grind an entire chicken through a sieve, soak it in ammonia, and add flavor artificially.
Read & DiscussThrowing Wood on the Fire
The San Francisco fire department still uses wooden ladders.
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