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Friday music blogging: Girl Talk

Girl Talk is DJ Greg Gillis, who has made a name mashing up beats, melody lines, and vocals from different songs into epic, album-length party sets. All told, the albums contain hundreds of samples, far more than any mere mortal could afford to license, so the results are ... less than legal. But great! The latest is called All Day.

David Roberts Uncategorized

‘Drowning in Oil’ contest rules

‘Drowning in Oil’ Reader Contest Official Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance […]

Grist staff Uncategorized

What if there had never been a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? [SLIDESHOW]

In pictures, a dystopian view of the world we would have inherited had not President Nixon signed the EPA into law forty years ago today.

Christopher Mims Uncategorized

Brooklyn’s red bees, Maraschino cherries, and a collision of cultures

A beekeeper in the gentrifying Red Hook neighborhood finds her bees returning from their foraging with strange red markings, hunts for a source, and finds her way to a Maraschino cherry factory.

Jonathan Hiskes Uncategorized

Building with the disabled in mind means better access for everyone

The new book Inclusive Design: A Pattern Book is probably the first guide to marrying sustainable urbanism to accessible design.

Daniel Nairn Uncategorized

Driving a car doesn't mean being in control

It is during the times we are not able to drive that it becomes clear just how little "control" a car-dependent life provides.

Carla Saulter Uncategorized

Friday music blogging: Daft Punk (Tron)

Tron came out in the summer of 1982, when I was just shy of 10 years old. They're remaking it, but frankly my hopes are not high. What CGI can impress us any more? On the bright side, they've commissioned Daft Punk to do the soundtrack.

David Roberts Uncategorized

An artist, a few hundred bucks, and some paint can change a place

Art blossoms along a bike lane in Brooklyn, changing a bleak stretch of road.

Sarah Goodyear Uncategorized

The Tea Party's 'livability' paranoia

Stephanie Mencimer reports on the hilarious and frightening Tea Party campaign against sustainable development.