...is it a good idea to tax workers and businesses more, penalizing hard work, or is it better to essentially tax waste and thereby encourage conservation?
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Israeli-born designer Ron Arad "is the most curious person I know,"
says Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design at the
Museum of Modern Art. "We titled the show 'No Discipline' because so
many designers choose ...READ»
Public transportation is almost always more energy-efficient than driving, but there are few things more frustrating than getting lost underground in a subway station in the middle of hot, sticky July heat. But don't ...READ»
Just as barcoding trees could help save forests, electronically tagging trash could limit waste. That's the thinking behind MIT's Trash Track program, that will use electronic tags to track waste in its trip through the ...READ»
California-based Tesla Motors opened its third retail store today in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, kicking off a rapid retail expansion plan that should land stores in eight major U.S. cities before the end of 2009.
Unlike the ...READ»
1. Mets Play Hardball
More than any other major-league baseball team, the New York Mets have tinkered with variable ticket prices that fluctuate in tandem with "platinum" game times (say, summer weekends) and ...READ»
New York City imports $1 billion in vegetables every year to feed the city's constantly growing population. In the future, the majority of the city's produce might be grown a little closer to home if Gotham Greens gets its way.The ...READ»
First the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida became LEED-certified, and now the $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey is getting the green treatment. ...READ»
The rumors proved true: Microsoft is bringing motion a capture device to the Xbox 360. The company also announced that Xbox Live will support social networking via Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm.
Along with the usual flood of ...READ»
Seattle is Fast Company's City of the Year, and singular bright ideas have earned 12 other cities places on our honor roll. Their initiatives are improving neighborhoods, transforming lives, and helping build better cities for the future.READ»
In the aftermath of September 11, New York police commissioner Ray Kelly built the most successful local counterterrorism unit in the U.S. and perhaps the world. The team, which has 600 experts that know some four dozen languages, routinely dispatches officers overseas for work in cities believed to be terror targets.READ»
If swine flu hysteria has made you wary of flying on commercial airliners but you can't afford a private plane, maybe its time to consider private jet carpooling. A company called Greenjets has launched just such a service, ...READ»
New York wants to reinvent its taxis. The metropolis just put out an all-points-bulletin to tech companies, and the general public, seeking new gizmos and innovations that would improve the cab riding experience. The city's ...READ»
The Empire State Building is already the world's most famous office building. Now the New York icon is getting a $20 million green makeover (part of a $500 million overhaul), led by backers including Johnson Controls, the Clinton ...READ»
Hotels around the world are enticing guests by pairing high design with low prices, trimming costs by shrinking square footage and inclusive frills like room service and toiletries. Here are seven examples:
Pod Hotel, ...READ»
I attended the Annual Masters of Design (MOD) Gala that was held yesterday night at (appropriately) the recently opened Museum of Art and Design where Marcel Wanders, world-renowned Dutch designer, John Maeda, president of Rhode ...READ»
Most residents living in the family-friendly New York of today are unlikely to miss the crime and grime that characterized the city during its previous decades, but a certain cultural sterilization is also stirring collective panic ...READ»
In his blog, "Vacation Time is a Great Time to Establish Yourself," Bud Bilanich sites the opportunity presented for a person to get noticed by taking additional duties when co-workers are on vacation. I agree with this ...READ»
For an aspiring playwright in New York, the odds of turning one's work into a stage production can feel as daunting, even foolish, as pinning an 'American Idol' audition number onto one's shirt. For those whose aspirations surpass ...READ»
In my post last week I linked to The New York Times' City Room-section that featured reader questions for the president of the Alliance for the Arts, Randall Bourscheidt. The topic was the state of the arts in New York City, and the ...READ»
In his blog post Where's the Beef?, Marc Hausman gives some suggestions on how a company can successfully execute viral marketing. While I agree with most of his concepts, his first one irked me. "Embrace humor," he ...READ»
Redesigning a magazine's layout doesn’t just update it – it revolutionizes it. Luke Hayman, an art director with the design firm, Pentagram, spoke to an audience of about 50 students and professors at the final meeting of the ...READ»
