Tasneem Raja, Mother Jones Interactive Editor, writes about alternative scenarios to mega-venture-capitalist Marc Andreesen's vision of the future; one that he says will be a robotic utopia of leisure. Marc Andreessen recently wrote a widely shared post about how robots will change the economy. The Netscape founder turned...
Emma Janzen, a freelance drinks writer and photographer, discovers and reviews her 10 favorite absinthes in this post in the Serious Eats website. Which absinthe should you buy? It depends if you want traditional or new wave...
Recently there was an interesting article in National Geographic (April 2014) about wild/exotic pet ownership . The story discussed the motivation that drives people to own such pets as lions, kangaroos, lemurs, pythons, and more. (The piece also strongly emphasized the array of negative impacts upon the...
It's Wine Festival week here in Telluride, so why not as Michelle Locke, an Associated Press writer puts it, pour some cider, Madeira, whiskey and wine and drink like our founding fathers. You know George Washington and John Hancock as founding fathers. But what about George...
Beverley Mitchell, a writer for Inhabitat.com introduces us to a new pop-up solar power station that can deliver energy, water and internet connectivity to remote places around the world. Ecosphere Technologies’ latest product combines several of our very favorite things in one easy-to-transport package: shipping containers,...
“Our mission is to empower individuals by helping them make conscious, positive choices about their health, wellness, and beauty designed to enhance everyday living and quality of their lives overall,” Darla Loomis, spa director, Peaks Resort. 32 treatment rooms offering the latest in massage and aesthetics...
Author, global nomad, and public speaker, Francis Tapon, has some interesting thoughts on crowdfunding your travels in this guest blog post on Gobackpacking.com: It sounds like an impossible dream: a bunch of people throw money at you so that you can travel around the world. However, it’s...
This is Wine Festival Week here in Telluride, so why not some sexy wine facts from The Daily Meal...
Greg Melville writes in the Outside blog about a little known secret: "That cabin you’ve always dreamed of? It’s within reach—if you know where to look." You know you've always wanted to buy a cabin high in the mountains. Now's your chance. The best real estate isn't always...
“Each section addresses an aspect of what I’ve come to believe: this is the best time in a generation to drink California wine. More than that, today marks the arrival of a mature American wine culture, where producers are confident enough not to mimic the...
