For some reason -- maybe just because they're nice -- the kids at Vinyl Pulse and Super Rad Toys have decided to team up to give one lucky person a whole basket-full of super-collectible vinyl. Though you'd think you'd have…
Continue Reading →The FDA treats aromatherapy similarly to the way it treats Echinacea, ginseng and other "dietary supplements." Basically, a company can make all sorts of claims on the bottle as long as it doesn't try to pass those claims off as…
Continue Reading →I'd like to direct your attention to the newly launched Eco Seek: a user-populated search engine "for all things green." While it doesn't go as far as Greendeavor in terms of depth and user involvement, with a points system to…
Continue Reading →I hate it when we get scooped by FHM. Not that I have anything against British men's magazines -- "lad mags" for those of us with time logged across the pond -- but I like to know about something before…
Continue Reading →Last October, we introduced you to the Mathmos 9 VOLTS light, a modernized tea-light. We're pleased and excited to announce that is finally available to the public, after more than eight months of patient waiting. The Richard Lawson-designed 9 VOLTS…
Continue Reading →I drive a little car. I'm a speed girl; I prefer manual; I like tight turns and ballsy sounds pouring from my engine. So, when I was thrown into an 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid during my recent trip to L.A.*,…
Continue Reading →A little over a week ago, JS introduced you to Ptry, one of Mimoco's latest Mimobots. Now that we've got three to hand out, we need to hurry up and get rid of them (or I will rip them out…
Continue Reading →Fashion site StyleMob has created a new mashup that's part Hot or Not, part MySpace, and part StreetPeeper/fashion mag. The new site encourages users to post photos of themselves that represent their personal style and allows other users to vote…
Continue Reading →Most recycling sends material downwards on the "food chain". Once the material is recycled, it's of a lower quality than it started and is therefore less useful. Upcycling, on the other hand, takes a material beyond its original usefulness, moving…
Continue Reading →Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock is kicking off the opening of the 2nd Annual Hip-Hop Show in Sao Paulo with a DJ show tonight at the Pompeia location of SESC for only 10 bucks. SESC's a network of public cultural/rec…
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