If the world is your oyster, don't settle for the traditional type of pearl. Once the Imperial Spherificator hits the market toward the end of the year, you can transform any food into tiny, edible goo beads in a matter of moments. … [Read more...]
What Permaculture Can Teach Us About Living Mindfully to Ensure Abundance for All
For all the mysteries that seem to surround permaculture — Is it a type of organic gardening? Is it green living? Sustainable living? A design system? A way of life? — one thing for sure is that the crux of the practice is simple: ethics. Three, to be exact. … [Read more...]
Zoning Relief for Luxury Fitness Center in Upper Dublin
Life Time Fitness, a high-end fitness center proposed for the Fort Washington Office Park, got almost all it was looking for from the Zoning Hearing Board Monday night, with enough leeway on the remainder to move forward. … [Read more...]
Haunting Images of Abandoned Psych Hospitals
With their decaying rooms and creepy-looking tools, Thomas Windisch has captured what might be some of the most powerful images of forgotten psychiatric hospitals. "You see all of these windows covered in ivy and things which look like take outs from horror movies," Windisch, of Austria, told ABC News today. "So they are kind of intense and have a great history. … [Read more...]
New Kind of Potent Cholesterol Drug Will Cost $14K a Year
Last month the FDA approved a similar drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA. The drugs belong to a potent new class of injectable LDL-lowering drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. … [Read more...]
Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume prompts outcry
Yes, it is that time of the year again. It may be August, but topical and tasteless Halloween costumes are already popping up — ready to destroy what should be a beautiful night of guilt-free candy consumption. … [Read more...]
Scary Truth About Human Waste on Your Food
Guac lovers everywhere were struck with grievous news a few weeks ago: The FDA has banned imports of cilantro from Puebla, Mexico, after learning that the crop could be contaminated with human feces. Or, as many news sites so elegantly put it, there's probably poop on your produce. … [Read more...]
SOS Message Saved a British Tourist Lost in Australian Outback
Geoff Keys, who is currently blogging about his adventures in Australia, lost his way after breaking off from his group to go for a swim near Eliot Falls. Things went wrong after he tried to take a shortcut on his way back that evening. … [Read more...]