Issue #27

Current Issue #54 August 31, 2010

Recent Issues

Clever Ad

Sussex Safer Roads's Seatbelt Ad
Rockutainment

Beautifully effective.
Controversial

Does a Couple Need Sex to Be Happy?
Maggie Bullock, Elle Magazine

The author examines sexless relationships and discovers that couples can be happy sans frequent humping. But aren't sex slumps a warning sign? Not necessarily.
Cool Design

Funky Tea Bags
Toxel

It's tea time in our Cool Design category.
Funny

You're Not the Only One
xkcd

Simple but timeless.
Insightful

The Past 10 Years in One Simple Table
New York Times

A thought-provoking and elegant table.
Interesting
List

World's Most Complex and Dangerous Roads
Waze

Bolivia's "road of death" would make for a nice school-bus ride.
It Must be Art

Surreal, Brilliant Children's Book Illustrations
Alexander Ovchinnikov

Would be enough to make a kid's imagination roam even without any accompanying text.
Photograph

Britain Completely Covered in Snow
NASA/GSFC

A thorough, comprehensive affair. Very rare too.
Strange But
True

Dangling Snowboarder Burns Cash to Attract Attention
9 News

Lesson learned: Never leave home without cash. In all seriousness, this is some impressive resourcefulness. He would have frozen to death.
The Future

Copenhagen Wheel: Just Add It to Your Bike
MIT SENSEable Lab

With this simple, elegant additional part, your bicycle can now become a "hybrid e-bike," which looks very cool.
Worth Noting

U.S. Launches One of the Biggest Afghanistan Operations Ever
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post

"About 3,500 U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers, accompanied by about 1,500 Afghan army infantrymen, are directly involved in the mission."
Editor's
Surprise

What Font Are You?
Pentagram

A very cool simulation of a psychologist who - by asking only a few questions - will tell you what font best represents you. Turn your speakers on.