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UNITED STATES ARTISTS | Comment

Five Designers Get $50k in Mini-MacArthur Grants for Artists

BY Cliff Kuang1 minute ago

A look at what makes them special.READ»

GROUNDBREAKING | Comment

Homeslice: 584k Building Permits Issued in November, Best Month in a Year

BY Maccabee Montandon29 minutes ago

Good news on the ground-breaking front: more new homes were begun in November than at any point over the previous 12 months. New housing projects were up 8.9% last month, with fresh building permits nationally hitting 584, 000, the ...READ»

PATENT PROBLEMS | Comment

'Square' iPhone Credit-Card Reader Facing Patent Trouble

BY Kit Eaton1 hour, 1 minutes ago

Twitter creator Jack Dorsey's much-vaunted Square device, the iPhone plug-in credit card reader, may have bigger problems than formidable competition. It seems someone other than Square owns the patent on the technology. In fact ...READ»

DESIGN INDEX | Comment

Silver, Ice, and Bouncy Superheroes: Las Vegas' CityCenter by the Numbers

BY Alissa Walker1 hour, 30 minutes ago

Mega-development CityCenter is big...really big. As the "city within a city" opens its anchor property, Aria, today, we run the numbers.READ»

ARCHITECTURE | Comment

A Sports Arena Grows in Brooklyn

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 16, 2009 at 1:00 PM

After years of wrangling and two different architecture firms, Bruce Ratner's audacious plan to build a Brooklyn home for the New Jersey Nets clears its last major hurdle.READ»

TERRORISM | Comment

Wondering What Will Terrorists Do Next? There's an App for That

BY Kit EatonWed Dec 16, 2009 at 12:30 PM

The Israel-Lebanon border is normally one of the world's nastiest conflict hotspots which is a headache for security forces and the regional governments. Which is where an odd app can help. It predicts how bad (or good) things may ...READ»

GOOGLE

Jon Rafman Turns Google Street View Into Art

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM

The artist Jon Rafman is an alchemist. His best-known project takes the dumb, unblinking eye of Google Streetviews and turns it an art medium. Combing through thousands upon thousands of images, he collects ones that feel like straight-up photography--images that suggest a hidden story; capture a fleeting, sweet moment; or simply document a beautiful landscape.

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INTERACTIVE DESIGN | Comment

What's the Best-designed Web Site of 2009?

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 16, 2009 at 11:30 AM

A selection of inspiring work--and hundreds more, if you're curious.READ»

5.5 | Comment

Infographic of the Day: Charts You Can Eat (and Taste Sweet)

BY Cliff KuangWed Dec 16, 2009 at 11:00 AM

A French design firm creates chocolate bars that double as graphs about chocolate.READ»

ANNOUNCEMENTS | Comment

Follow Us - Here's How

Wed Dec 16, 2009 at 10:45 AM

@fastcompany on Twitter, m.fastcompany.com on mobile, daily or weekly newsletters, and more...READ»

COP15 | Comment

M.I.T. Ushers in Biking 2.0 With Copenhagen Wheel

BY Gizmodo StaffWed Dec 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Today at the COP 15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, M.I.T. students introduced the technologically advanced Copenhagen Wheel. In addition to including various sensors and Bluetooth capability, the tire stores kinetic energy ...READ»

MICROSOFT ANTITRUST | 2 comments

E.U.'s Microsoft Browser Antitrust Case Is History

BY Kit EatonWed Dec 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM

Months ago, European lawmakers deemed that Microsoft was abusing its monopoly position (and engaging in other murky shenanigans) to push its Internet Explorer browser onto the public. Microsoft proposed a compromise. And this ...READ»

WHAT IS MISSING | 3 comments

Maya Lin Unveils "Unchopping a Tree" in Copenhagen

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Dec 16, 2009 at 8:30 AM

Artist and architect Maya Lin is perhaps best known for her memorials--a series that includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. Her latest memorial, a multi-sited, ...READ»

NEXUS ONE | Comment

Guts of Google's Nexus One Smartphone Spill, Blade Runner Estate Takes Note

BY Kit EatonWed Dec 16, 2009 at 8:00 AM

Since news broke of Google's own Android-powered smartphone, the Nexus One, the Net's gone wild for the phone. Some enterprising fellows have even taken apart a leaked ROM and worked out what's inside it: Good stuff, that's what.READ»

PERFUME | Comment

Step Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond Roudnitska

BY Linda TischlerTue Dec 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM

You wouldn't buy a book without knowing its author. Why wear a perfume without knowing its designer? A new store in New York now reveals the noses behind the names.READ»

ASK THE HEADHUNTER | 3 comments

Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and Curious Case of Penelope Trunk

BY Nick CorcodilosTue Dec 15, 2009 at 5:30 PM

In today's job market, brazen opportunists in the career space make money delivering questionable advice to desperate consumers.READ»

ASK DAN | Comment

Ask Dan Heath: How Do I Turn 'Too Picky' Into 'Pick Me'?

BY Dan HeathTue Dec 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

I'm a home inspector, and I'm looking for ideas on how to generate more business and outflank my competitor who has copied me (flattered?) in so many ways. Two of my competitors (partners) promote themselves like this: "Why hire one ...READ»

ODDS | Comment

Place Your Bets on When the Polar Bear Population Disappears

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Dec 15, 2009 at 4:30 PM

If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, why not make some money in the process? That seems to be the thinking behind Irish bookmaker Paddy Power's plan to take bets on the global polar bear population on December 31, 2011.READ»

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