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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork

A man proposes to his girlfriend with the help of a giant flash mob on the UCLA campus
Here's David Bowie and Bing Crosby joining forces for an awesome Christmas duet in 1977. As you'll notice, this version of Little Drummer...

They Might Be Giants are really doing the world a service with these excellent kids' videos.

Sure it's outrageous that Disney wants to cash in on the Osama bin Laden killing, but there's a long history of trademarking war heroes.
In his latest stop-motion street art video, a take on the evolution of life, Blu plays with the environment much more than in previous works....

Many of us know that criminalizing pot smokers is a waste of money. Now Philadelphia has the numbers to prove it.
Swellr creates a tag team of teachers and local businesses so you can buy local, and boost education, just by shopping.
At the Social Design Network, designers and activists are invited to address social issues through competitive design.
The newest developments in green school design put as much emphasis on education as on sustainability. Eva Steele-Saccio examines this growing trend.
Lea Thau and the Moth encourage regular people to turn personal moments into public performances.
THIS GALLERY is comprised of siblings Reta and Vana Howell. They turn what would otherwise be trash into functional works of art-such as the...
When illegal immigrants waiting to be deported die in custody, who is to blame? Guido Newbrough was
Let's rethink taxes so people feel good about chipping in. A carbon cap and trade program sounds great in theory. By giving companies...
Building homes for the neighborhoods that need them most Raised on the wholesome interactions on Sesame Street, many Americans still dream...
Yoda, above, as a work of origami. Obi-Wan Kenobi, below, was folded from one 16-inch piece of Origamido paper.More amazing origami on the Flickr...
An upside-down world. Dumptrumpet via Core77..
If one were to visit the Coraline site and enter the code "moustachio," one would enjoy a super-duper stop motion treat courtesy of Bo Henry's...
There's actually a person in the center of that photo above. Desiree Palmen paints clothes to blend into a surrounding scene and then takes...
If it feels like the weekend is a long way away, consider the age of the sun. It's really pretty incredibly old. This Sun Clock site was created...
A fun set of portraits of micro-communities. Bikers, kickboxers, Star Wars cosplay enthusiasts, etc.See them larger here, under the "SG IDOLS"...