10 Experimental Towns and Communes

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The notion of a utopia—a perfect, egalitarian, and harmonious paradise on Earth—has been a recurring theme in literature and storytelling for hundreds of years.

Fine line between genius and insanity: study

http://mcaaron.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/crazy-person.jpgThe distinction between psychological illness and creative thinking is wafer thin, new Swedish research confirms, arguing that there is a feasible explanation for why the age-old myth of genius bordering on insanity could in fact be true.

Strange Animal Meditates for 20 Years

“It’s been 20 years since the world lost Jim Henson, and I still can’t think about it without tearing up a bit. His death at age 53 was sudden and catastrophic, like being hit by lightning on a cloudless day. Along with countless others around the world who had never met him, I felt like a close friend was gone.”

The Rain Drum Umbrella


There’s an array of unique umbrellas floating around the design industry, but none more entertaining than this concept.

The rain drum is an umbrella that has several different areas that are matched with a specific drum-like sound output. This means that whenever it rains, depending on where the rain lands on the umbrella, a unique sound will be played.

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