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Climb this building without ever leaving the ground
The artist commissioned to create this work, Leandro Erlich, has a thing for "spaces with fluid and unstable boundaries."
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This guy went on an insane run in 129-degree heat — dressed as Darth Vader
You underestimate the power of the dark side and a large Red Bull.
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Pepsi: Cancer for a new generation?
Pepsi still contains caramel coloring that has been shown to cause cancer in rats, more than a year after it promised a national phaseout.
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Ice cream delivery via bike means your summer just got better
Oh, hello. Did you want a month's worth of artisanal ice cream delivered to your doorstep?
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“Pandora’s Promise” and “Switch” raise the right issues but get nuclear wrong
The two new films promote massive changes in the U.S. energy economy. It's too bad they draw the wrong conclusions on nuclear power.
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Republicans are happy to help corporate ag, but feed the hungry? Not so much
The GOP wants food stamps out of the farm bill, because they love farm subsidies, but can do without poor people, thank you very much.
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Happy 4th! George Washington didn’t need coal and neither do you
We're not saying we should go back to burning only wood. But once, all the way back in 1776, we were free of fossil fuels -- and we could be again.
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Josh Fox’s “Gasland II” to expose power politics of fracking
The sequel of an Oscar-nominated film on the natural gas boom puts the focus on climate change, the oil lobby, and the U.S. government.
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More useful than a watch: This subway map bracelet
You know the feeling. You're on a crowded train. You don't know what stop you're meant to jump off at. Then you remember you're wearing your subway bracelet.
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New show of guerrilla urbanism is both inspiring and a little creepy
Remember when DIY urbanism was frowned upon if not outright illegal? According to a new exhibition, guerrilla tactics have become symbols of American ingenuity and the rebirth of urban cool.
