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Civic dilemma: Vienna has these four honking big gas tanks, built at the end of the 19th century. They do their service until 1978 when they're shut down. Catch: they were also designated ... read more
Opening today at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., a tribute to graphic artist Saul Steinberg called "Illuminations." Steinberg is best known for his New Yorker covers (particularly A View of the World from ... read more
The 39-second ad for the Nissan Qashqai is one of the more memorable car ads we've ever seen. The car is used by a giant as a skateboard, effortlessly making the car do ... read more
Having written the operas "Nixon in China" and "The Death of Klinghoffer" would be enough to assure any composer a permanent place in opera history. But John Adams is clearly not interested in ... read more
You never know what author Thomas Mallon will take on next. In his novel Henry and Clara, he wrote about the couple who were with the Lincolns on the night the president was ... read more
Hearing Voices calls itself "the largest collective of independent radio producers this side of the semi-planet Pluto" -- which translates as a fascinating online repository of mini-podcasts (or "audities," as they call them), ... read more
You can learn more about the world from the Polish journalist and author Ryszard Kapuscinski, who died earlier this year, than most authors we know. Salman Rushdie put it this way: "One Kapuscinski ... read more
Here's a service that does several things at once -- and we think you'll like all of them. GreenDimes will reduce your junk mail (snail mail, not spam), help maintain your privacy, and ... read more
He bills himself as "The World's Most Dangerous Comic" and Mark "The Knife" Faje uses scorpions, chainsaws, and other sharp objects to prove the point. This sort of hotdogging may or may not ... read more
