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T.C. Boyle's sweeping environmental saga shows that the epic battle of man versus nature will continue long after the killing's done.
Yesterday, Jordan Seiler (a GOOD 100 honoree) and a small army of artists took to New York's streets to replace what they contend are illegal...
Here (video below the jump) is Nike's first Tiger Woods ad since his unraveling, released two days ago in advance of his return to golf. The voice...

The new ad for Nissan's electric car features scenes from a smoggy alternate reality in which our computers and cell phones spew out exhaust.

New site "Add or Delete" crowdsources the commercials people hate and then lets them sound off on why they're bad.

A new anti-abortion ad directly lies to people in an effort to destroy Planned Parenthood.

Finally, someone is running some ads that call out the current attacks on the EPA for what they are: a threat to our children.

New ads for the Windows Phone 7 are a satirical critique of a culture addicted to smart phones. Use their phone, they say, and live more.
Not that anyone on this particular site would ever leave a non-erudite, non-productive comment, but obnoxious comments are quite rampant around...
Sonia Sotomayor is going to be confirmed as our newest Supreme Court justice. There's little doubt about that-the votes are there. But Congress is...
Fast Company followed up on a 2008 story it ran on D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee with a short item in its February issue. Noting that...

We all read food labels, but we're not always sure what they mean or how to use them. We want to change that and we want your help.

Each month, we challenge our community to do something that will improve the world around us—and our own lives. September's challenge? To connect.

After getting so much publicity for getting their ad rejected last year, PETA has gone even farther with the "vegetables are sexy concept."
We always preferred Ari Fleischer's condescending not-answering to Scott McClellan's bumbling not-answering and, yet, here's to you, Scotty. Best...
The designer Evan Roth has developed a clever way to communicate with the T.S.A. employees who use X-Ray machines to inspect your carry-on...

Become an "apple activist": Check out Slow Food USA's new guide to apple preservation.
An energy- and money-saving solution that pretty much everyone can get behind: three-day weekends. Workers of the world, unite in giving Utah a...
