The challenge was to come up with an idea that can transform public education, particularly in poor communities. The winner: an educator with a passion for making school fun.
One Hollywood writer throws punches at the gym to vent artistic frustration while a labor strike keeps him from working.
Need a down-payment for your home? Seed money to start a business? The Army wants to help — if you're willing to join up. Despite spending nearly $1 billion last year on recruiting bonuses and ads, Army leaders say an even bolder approach is needed to fill wartime ranks.
Get off that boring old treadmill and belt out a cheesy Elvis song on the exercise bike, instead. Strut around in 3-inch heels or work up a sweat on the pogo stick.
Apple Computer Inc.'s agreement to pay $100 million to rival Creative Technology Ltd. settled five patent lawsuits over iPod technology that had threatened to block imports of the popular digital music player, which are manufactured abroad.
Creative Technology Ltd., a maker of portable media players, sued Apple Computer Inc. in federal court and filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday accusing the iPod maker of infringing on one of Creative's patents.
In our modern throwaway society, many perfectly good materials end up sitting in a landfill while new materials are constantly created and used in their place.
10 most creative iPhone Apps of 2008. Some are free, but some must pay and a little expensive, but hey, you are getting one of the 10 most creative iPhone apps of 2008, which means that it is definitely worth spending the money.
"At what speed do vibrating black holes stop vibrating?", scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth decided against the usual supercomputers.
...as The Fireman for their third and latest release together, Electric Arguments. McCartney entered the studio, without any material, and recorded 13 songs in 13 days...
Business is booming in the arts and crafts industry. It's strangely exciting that people are making things themselves, and buying things that people have made individually, instead of mass produced in factories.
David over at Strobist rounded up videos of the winners of the contests held by Pocket Wizard over the last few months. Each winner won a set of PWs, and they had some *very* creative ideas on how to achieve various effects. Definitely worth a look.
Excerpt: In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? Researchers like the father-son team Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, Stanford psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, and e …
The beauty of pocket camcorders is in their simplicity. So far this came at expense of video quality. But with the new generation of HD-capable pocket camcorders this restriction is no longer valid. There are several models on the market already.
Excerpt: Lions, tigers, bears - Oh Britney! Now's your chance to really join the Circus! Thanks to Britney.com & Buzznet, your photoshopping skills are going to come in handy as you place a photo of yourself in one of Buzznet's super-duper-Circus-themed layouts! Layouts will …
They cannot perform in public. They cannot pose for album cover photographs. Even their jam sessions are secret, for fear of offending the religious authorities in this ultraconservative kingdom. More Articles
Just what the world needs-- another "creative" cheapskate who wants someone to prove they love him :in spite of his/her cheapness.
LONDON - A sheikh subsidizing Michael Jackson spent almost $350,000 on a brain-power guru to help the singer's creative juices flow.
Ryanair flight attendants like you've never seen them before are to pose in a charity calendar to raise money for the homeless. Organisers hope to raise over €10,000 for the Simon Community by the glamorous girls who took time out from their daily high-flying careers.
Hey, have you guys heard about this new thing called Twitter? Yeah, I know ... it is great that our little geek way of staying connected at SXSW has really blown up.
Somewhere down the line we forgot what it is all about; the user and the user experience. Rogue irresponsible industry leaders are telling us it is time to move on from Internet Explorer 6, IE6.
Pimp My Food!- For the sake of Art and Stomach.
Gov. Matt Blunt today announced that the Missouri Arts Council has selected three Missourians, one art institution, one foundation and one community (Springfield) to receive 2009 Missouri Arts Awards, the state's highest honor in the arts.
DURHAM, N.H., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Personality influences whether voters craves social stability or social change, affecting the way people vote, a U.S. researcher suggests.
Often the choice of many at birthday parties or anniversaries, cake has fast become a fun and favourite dessert not just for the ones consuming it but for the designers and creators of the cake.
Londoners were treated today to World's first ever shoe shine for cars - it was an idea to promote Vauxhall Insignia and it ruled.
People are at their most creative late at night with 10.04pm the most likely time for a eureka moment, research has shown.
Description: Coolio's Gangster's Paradise & LIVE's Run to the Water are very well covered in the most creative ways, followed by the original Artists. New Orleans Social Club & How to create a band in a few days!
I often come up with a lot of ideas; and I generally believe that ideas in themselves are relatively worthless. Ideas become more meaningful (more valuable) once they are backed by an execution strategy, money and follow-through.
The world's largest stock imagery company, Getty Images, this week released a new mashup that leans on the company's vast stock image and audio assets.
Gary Null: "Let's go into our studio in New York City where, standing by, we have Doug Henderson. Hi Doug." Doug Henderson: "How you doing today Gary?" Gary Null: "Doing great."