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 MORE›
One challenge faced by any city ramping up its local services in advance of hosting the Olympics: You can't put any old company's logo out there for the world to see unless they've inked a hefty sponsorship deal and/or been ...READ MORE›
In an unprepossessing brick block, in an equally nondescript industrial estate on the West of London lies the factory and headquarters of Brompton Bicycles. It's tucked behind a Mercedes-Benz van depot, and I only know I'm in the ...READ MORE›
Designboom has got a nifty little post on a project by some platform 2 students from the Chelsea College of Art & Design. The s_pavilion is an external structure made from LZR Racers, those Speedo wet suits that gave Michael ...READ MORE›
Plenty of buildings around the world have wind turbines perched on their roofs at this point, but the Strata tower in London's Elephant and Castle area is set to become the first to incorporate turbines into its original design. ...READ MORE›
New York City submitted its bid yesterday for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the finals with Paris, Moscow, London, and Madrid. My question to you today, dear readers, is a two-parter:
For those of you from Los Angeles, ...READ MORE›
My ride to work on the Tube yesterday was different. Commuters on London's Underground don't normally make eye contact, let alone speak to one another, but yesterday morning they were smiling and chatting as the front pages of their ...READ MORE›
An examination of how Olympic logos evolved during the period between a city's initial bid for the Summer or Winter games and the final version the public got to see.READ MORE›
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 MORE›
While you were sleeping, Tony Hayward was nibbling his nails. And innovation? Well, innovation uses nail clippers--and never sleeps.1. BP's shares tanked as the London stock exchange opened, later recovering somewhat. But the U.S. is ...READ MORE›
London's Heathrow is the world's third-busiest airport, a hub for some 67 million passengers every year. (Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson and Chicago's O'Hare are tops, with 90 million and 69 million, respectively.) To help ease ...READ MORE›
I watched this morning's too-close-to-call International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote with friends in London and while these normally self-deprecating Londoners are elated to bag the $3bn prize of hosting the 2012 games, there's also ...READ MORE›
While being a tourist in London may be fun and exciting it
can also be a daunting experience for non-Londoners trying to get around the hustle
and bustle of the big smoke. You may have a long list of attractions that your
travel ...READ MORE›
Apple's new Mac Mini now ships with server software, but Apple's suggested uses are vanilla. With 1TB of storage and plenty of power, let's put it to good use and stream some music and movies over the Intertubes.
Snow Leopard ...READ MORE›
One of the things that makes me proud to be British is the good old BBC. As well as providing the nation with ad-free TV, radio and Internet, the Beeb, or Auntie, as it is nicknamed, also broadcasts around the world, providing news ...READ MORE›
You don't have to try very hard to spot the architecture students on a college campus. They're the ones with the carefully considered shoes (and artful eyewear). It's easy to see why architects are so selective about their footwear: ...READ MORE›
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