Ain't that just Dwell
Many many years ago, my family met a couple of families from Canada while on vacation. Year after year, our families would see each other over the holidays as we lounged on the beach, the dads camped under a large island pine tree telling lies, drinking beer, reading books and snoring.
Through these relationships, my dad eventually started a small company, Solarcone, to distribute an environmentally-friendly food waste digester called the Green Cone, a product invented by one of his fellow beach loungers. Essentially a super-efficient solar trap, the Green Cone evaporates water content from food and accelerates the breakdown process, resulting in compost.
For years my dad pretty much ran this as a hobby side business. After he died, my sister took over the day-to-day operations and has continued to expand Solarcone's reach, forging new relationships with universities, municipalities and other environmentally-focused businesses. Last year Element (my company) built an online store for her, which (IMHO) has been fairly successful.
Dwell Magazine is featuring the Green Cone in the Dwell Labs section of the October 2006 issue. I haven't seen it yet, but I'll hopefully have a copy in my hands later today.
Congrats, Sarah!
UPDATE Wow! Looks fantastic. p. 161.
Insert Disney Cliché Headline here
When I first read the article in this month's Wired about aSmallWorld, I thought it was either a joke or just an essay, not a piece of journalism. That's not meant to be a slam on Ms. Jardin's writing skills; I just didn't think it was real.
As much as they probably want you to think, Damn! How do I get access to this biyatch? the first thing that crossed my mind when I hit the home page was, This is supposed to be the portal to every single hip, rich person of influence in the world, and their web site sucks. What's up with the blurry graphics?
I coulda' been an Ivy League centerfold
After flipping through the pages of Squirm, a Vassar College erotica magazine, Harvard students have decided to publish their own sex magazine H bomb! that will feature nude pictures of undergraduates.
“I don’t think we faced any opposition. People have been very open about it,” one student said...
I think they should have called it Magna cum Loudly.
Zoetrope: All-Story presents a new generation of classic stories. Inspired by the Coppola heritage of independence and creativity, the magazine is at once innovative and deeply traditional.
Zoetrope: All-Story explores the intersection of fiction and film and anticipates some of its stories becoming memorable films.
Although most of it's content is found in the print magazine, the web site offers All-Story Extra which features two new stories submitted by writers each month.
via saranwarp
A new Dutch mag is coming out for all you ladies on H. Mainline Lady will feature makeovers for addicts, horoscopes, and addict stories.
Despite its poignant tales and directness,Mainline Lady holds back from urging addicts to quit drugs. ÒWe treat people like adults, offering them information so they can make healthy choices,Ó Ms Schupp said. ÒGetting them to chuck the habit is not our first priority.Ó
So, making light of their addiction and encouraging them to have enough condoms is informing them of healthy choices?
How about:
STOP FUCKING SHOVING DRUGS IN YOUR VEINS! IT'LL KILL YOU REALLY FAST AND MAKE YOU STOP BATHING!
via Neoflux
