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Infographic: The Many, Many Shades of Modern Love

We always thought there were only two types of intimate relationships: monogamy and bopping everyone except your husband (or wife). But no! Turns out there are dozens and dozens of them: serial monogamy, polifidelity, soft ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Will An Asteroid Destroy The Earth?

 Doomsday approaches! [Click image for larger view] The infographic by Mechanicsville, Maryland, designer Zachary Vabolis maps out Near-Earth Objects -- NASA-speak for asteroids and other scary crap that could send us the ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

The British design agency Cxpartners has a nice little infographic showing the phylogeny of video game controllers since those prehistoric days of Odyssey and Atari. The diagram maps key design transformations, from wireless ...READ»

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America Gets Earnest With Social Change Theme at Venice Architecture Biennale

A preview of some of the projects which will be featured at the Biennale's American pavilion this summer.READ»

Will the London Olympics Live Up to Its Green Ambitions?

Everywhere you look, London's 2012 Olympics have scrapped or hedged on some aspect of their environmental goals, casting doubt on whether there's even such a thing as Green Games.READ»

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Holy Ship! Marc Newson Designs 1960s-Inspired Power Boat

It's a steal for $1.5 Million!READ»

New Green Card to Suggest Greener Pastures for Immigrants?

The U.S. government unveils a new green card. It shows a lot more coherence than immigration policy itself.READ»

Deutsche Bank Converts Horrid '80s Towers Into Horrid '80s Eco-Towers

Deutsche Bank is set to become carbon neutral, starting with the world's first LEED Platinum retrofitted skyscrapers. Too bad they're so damn ugly.READ»

Will Obama be the Sustainability President?

IN the midst of President <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/us/politics/20text-obama.html">Barack Obama's inaugural address</a> some very promising statements on energy.First, he recognized both the environmental ...READ»

Carpool Creativity

We live in the country and rarely have neighbors going to the same places we're going. nonetheless, we've been able to go outside the box a bit and still create carpools that save gas and time for everyone. Several years ago, ...READ»