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New York’s newest street, 6 ½ Ave., is just for pedestrians
For years, 1,200 people an hour have been seeing this six-block stretch of street in secret. But finally, New York City is bringing these back-alley relationships into the light, and giving them the official municipal seal of approval. Now the street can announce to the world: “I’m here. I’m part of the city. I’m not […]
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Widowed farmer creates love note to his wife out of thousands of oak trees
If this is not the sweetest damn tribute you ever saw, then screw you.
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This robot enjoys nature for you while you’re stuck at your desk
Rat race getting you down? Shitty economy and lack of full-time benefits keeping you from that summer retreat you dreamed of? Fear not, you can have it all: the semi-stability of wage-slave employment and the idyll of skipping stones through a perfect Idaho pond. Skippy the stone-skipping robot’s here to help you out. See, you […]
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The moon is toxic to humans
Hope you didn’t just think we could move up and colonize the moon once we permanently screw up Earth. New research suggests that Ernie was right all along: The moon might be a nice place to visit, but living there might actually kill you. There’s a good chance that moon dust is toxic to humans.
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Here’s what to buy so you can stop living in self-denial
Trying to reduce a building’s energy footprint is so dang hard, especially when it involves leaving pee in the toilet, sweating through hot days, and nagging your significant other to please turn off the goddamn lights when leaving the house. And while some people might want to live like that, most people don’t. Normally we […]
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Umbra’s second helpings: Shaving the planet [VIDEO]
Caught up in a hairy situation? Umbra shaves the day.
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The 20 best names of rocks on Mars
Guys, did you know that rocks on Mars have amazing names? (I found out through a link in this story.) You might think this is not really related to sustainable living on Earth, but a) shut up and b) if we totally bone the planet, we’re going to have to move SOMEWHERE. Mars is one […]
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Cohousing: The secret to sustainable urban living?
Experiments in cooperative living offer a great model for building sustainable urban communities. But can they work for everyone?
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If Park Slope parents suck so bad at contraception, what hope is there for the rest of us?
In fiscal year 2012, the federal budget marked out $610 million for international family planning programs. But perhaps some of that funding needs to be directed inward, to fix the backwards bourgeois parents of Park Slope. Amy Sohn writes in the Awl: You would think people with multiple children would be responsible about contraception because […]
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This summer’s blockbuster: Tiny House, THE MOVIE
The best cinema taps into our secret dreams, and TINY taps in specifically to our secret dreams about running away to Colorado and building a tiny house. Thus, we think it’s reasonable to assume it’ll be bigger than Avengers. TINY chronicles filmmaker Christopher Smith’s attempt to build a tiny house more or less from scratch. […]
