It’s a new year, the time to begin as you mean to go on. For us, this means finding ways to reduce our footprint in the World. To celebrate 2012 we’re giving away a copy of The Global Warming Handbook and The Boy, The Girl & The Tree to five lucky winners. Click here to enter:
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Santa Fe Photography Workshop
Are you an aspiring photographer with a sense of adventure? If so, this workshop in Santa Fe could be right for you – seven days of assignments, peer review, and the opportunity to work with a photographer from National Geographic.
9 hours ago
Designing the Latest Tennis Shoe
Having already designed Air Jordans with arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Myooze Tinker Hatfield hasn’t stopped there. Check out his latest shoe, made in conjunction with one of the greatest tennis players of his generation, Roger Federer.
11 hours ago
An Interview with Michelle Jank
From strangers running up to her to announce that she “looks like a swan” to dressing up her pet duck as a child, fashion designer and Myooze Michelle Jank never lives a dull moment. Catch up with her latest projects and highlights from 2011 in this fun interview from Australia’s TheVine.
18 hours ago
Scott’s Last Expedition
The Natural History Museum London has put together a groundbreaking exhibition, celebrating Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s successful yet fatal expedition to Antarctica in 1910-1913. “Scott’s Last Expedition” features rare artefacts and scientific specimens, as well as a life-sized representation of Scott’s hut that survives in Antarctica. If you have a love for adventure, make sure you check it out.
1 day ago
World Environment Day Competition
Journalists, bloggers & photographers, listen up! Our friends at UNEP and Treehugger have once again joined forces to announce this years World Environment Day Blogging Competition. The lucky winner will have the chance to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend World Environment Day 2012, & help cover the event. For details on how to enter click here:
1 day ago
Reggie Watts Hits the Bay Area
Myooze Reggie Watts is hard to categorize. Featuring a hilarious, offbeat combination of music, comedy, and improv, he’s coming to the Bay Area for four shows in late January and early February. From beatboxing and romantic ballads to skewering “First World” problems, Reggie Watts shouldn’t be missed.
9 days ago
Wikipedia goes dark
To protest the “Stop Internet Piracy Act” (SOPA) Wikipedia will go dark on Wednesday. The bill will make it illegal to link to any sites that offer copyrighted material and, says Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, it would enable censorship and be a violation of first-amendment rights.
9 days ago
Jason Silva Gets Heady
Looking to have your mind blown by some philosophy? Then check out Myooze Jason Silva at Lucid NYC, the barfly’s TED Talk, where he discusses everything from When Harry Met Sally and the future of technology to limitless imagination and rapturous awe.
9 days ago
Bank(rupting) Of America
If you live in San Francisco and bank with Bank Of America, you may find something odd has happened to your local ATM. Activists from RAN hijacked all ATMs within the city, turning them into Automated Truth Machines, which offers a list of everything BoA customers’ money is being used for such as ’Fund Executive Bonuses’ and ‘Invest In Coal Fired Power Plants’ instead of the usual options.
10 days ago
Natural Security
For national security all you really need is a little mussel. A $3.5 million security barrier erected in Halifax harbor to protect Canadian naval vessels from terrorism was dismantled after being rendered ineffective by mussels and kelp.
10 days ago
TABLETS FOR ALL
A Canadian company claims to have finally created a tablet device for the “masses,” which could help provide cheap Internet access for people across the globe. The environmental impact of such a device, however, may cost more than its $35 price tag.
14 days ago
Shambala and the pipe line
Russia and China are locked in furious talks to get a natural gas pipeline agreement sorted, which would turn the pristine wilderness in a remote corner of Siberia upside down. Another precious wild place ruined in the name of capitalism.
14 days ago
Natural wonders
You’ve heard of the wonders of the world, but what about the wonders of mother nature? The “New7Wonders” Foundation has selected these seven wonders of nature after a series of votes and expert judging. Their picks include the Amazon Rainforest and Komodo National Park in Indonesia (pictured).
14 days ago
Maps
Take a look at the image above. At first glance you’ll think that this map looks like any other U.S. wall map. It has place names. Political boundaries. Lakes, rivers, highways. But there is one fine difference. This map, is hand drawn. David Imus, a cartographer, worked alone on this map, seven days a week for two full years. We think it’s incredible.
15 days ago
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- MYOOZE Tinker Hatfield's has created a shoe with one of the greatest tennis players of his generation, Roger Federer. http://t.co/vFUcAjNn
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