Seattle, Fast Company's City of the Year, boasts the ingredients that we believe will bring our communities--and country--back to prosperity: smarts, foresight, social consciousness, creative ferment. This year, singular bright ideas have earned 12 other cities places on our honor roll. Their exemplary initiatives are improving neighborhoods, transforming lives, and helping build better, faster ci... read full post picked by iamamaniac 4 months ago

This article starts with the sentence "The internet is killing newspapers and giving birth to a new sort of news business."
Bearing in mind what plime is, I was very surprised not to see this recent article posted here. Did I miss it?
A couple of very important factors are mentioned... picked by rambler 6 months ago

A number of Swedish churches have decided to serve fortified wine during communion in hopes of reducing the risk of spreading swine flu, according to several media reports. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Eclectic mixed media artist. I like her "poppets" picked by suebe 2 years ago

A teenage girl in Madhya Pradesh killed herself on Wednesday after being traumatised by media reports that a "Big Bang" experiment in Europe could bring about the end of the world, her father said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In Japan, being thin isn’t just the price you pay for fashion or social acceptance. It’s the law. Maximum waistline for anyone age 40 and older: 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women. picked by bernardblack 2 weeks ago

Cows have been roundly criticized in the media for two reasons - the allegation that their flatulence contributes to atmospheric methane, and the allegation that raising cows for meat consumption has an adverse effect on global CO2 balance. A farmer in Maine offers some counterarguments picked by Bingo 3 months ago

All kinds of Easter Eggs that have been placed into various media forms. Read up on ones that are there or submit your own. Cool! picked by Moe 2 years ago

My name is Tucker Max, and I am an a*****e. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging d**khead.But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way. I share my adventures with the world. They a... read full post picked by Jerry520 2 years ago

Oh my! News so fake you'll swear it came from the mainstream media. Conservative bend, very funny. picked by suebe 12 months ago

If you feel you must check your Facebook at someone else's computer while you're breaking into their house, please remember to log out afterwards. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

San Francisco conceptual artist and journalist Jonathon Keats is trying to rejuvenate literature in the age of hyperspeed media by writing a story that will take a millennium to tell. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Dutch police have arrested a 17-year-old for stealing virtual furniture from users of the Habbo Hotel, a social networking and gaming website, according to news reports. picked by indisguise 2 years ago

In a landmark judgement with far-reaching social implications, Italy's highest appeals court has ruled it is a criminal offence for Italian men to touch their genitals in public. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

"The Chinese military has added mobile showers to its ever more sophisticated arsenal, state media reported on Wednesday."
Clean and sophisticated soldiers, must be almost a pleasure to be invaded by China! picked by rambler 2 years ago

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright went to Washington on Monday not to praise Barack Obama, but to bury him.
Smiling, cracking corny jokes, mugging it up for the big-time news media — this reverend is never going away. He’s found himself a national platform, and he’s loving it. picked by DerAlt 2 years ago

It would be foolhardy to venture technological predictions for 2050. Even more so to predict social and geopolitical changes. The most important advances, the qualitative leaps, are the least predictable. picked by rambler 6 months ago

How do you know if someone’s online profile is real? The question has plagued us for some time now, but it’s become increasingly problematic as vast swatches of the mainstream of society goes online and joins a social network, whether it be Twitter, Facebook, or whatever. The problem is of course rife on dating web sites picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Creator of one of the most famous and controversial political television ads, the LBJ "Daisy" ad in 1964, and media guru has passed at 84.

Link to ad video in article. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Axe Body Spray is going all out for their new "Dark Temptation" cologne by sending media "tastemakers" life-size severed arms made of chocolate. picked by alexandria 1 year ago