Sunset House, Tiny House Swoon *** According to Wikipedia's entry on the Small House Movement , In the United States the avera...

John Boehner, Pope Francis (Credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin/Craig Ruttle), Salon *** Wow! John Boehner resigned. He simply decided to r...

This week's mix looks at belief in its many forms. The Pope has landed. *** Walt Handelsman , The Week *** Republicans are ...

Dave Hakkens , Phonebloks , Wikipedia *** In 2013 Dave Hakkens'  Phonebloks  campaign began with a single video. Dutch designer H...

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid is an architect known for remarkable buildings like this one:  *** Heydar Aliyev Centre (photo by Iwan Baan)...

Today's mix includes comments on Donald Trump v. Carly Fiorina; the Pope v. Republicans; County Clerk Kim Davis v. all not in agreement...

thisisvegas , This cat.., reddit   *** This is just in from the Alchemist Newsletter, a ChemWeb publication-- Wondrous, tender music ...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. --Pablo Picasso WikiArt , aka WikiPaintings, is o...

This week there are rumors and dire predictions (of course) about Russian military activity in Syria; pleas for financial help with wildfir...

Ashley Madison' Sensuous Kitten, Gizmodo *** A New World Notes post today was titled:  With Ashley Madison's Babe Bots, Li...

United States Department of Labor  poster, 2010, Wikipedia *** The first labor-related incident listed in Wikipedia's Timeline o...

Today we have some reactions to renaming Mount McKinley Denali; an on-target observation about Republicans; and the (currently) obligatory ...

Sustainable Dance Floor, Sustainable Dance Club *** Studies conducted in 2007 revealed that longer legs and upright walking, compared...

Denali, photo by AP, Boston Herald *** This headline jumped out at me today:  Alaska-bound, Obama renames America's tallest peak ...

Today's cartoons are about walls, ones intended to separate people physically and ones that appear to separate. Wall Street is its own ...

Lisa Be / Project Vortex , Hurricane Sandy Bottle Caps, Bored Panda *** According to Pristine Planet, " at least 50 million plas...

Zoologist Jolle Jolles publishes a blog titled Mudfooted where you can find some eye-catching photos. He states his purpose thus: Mudfo...