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If we can take a moment to put politics aside, there are some basic ideas we can all agree on. Here are a few.

With marijuana on the ballot in four U.S. states this November, most prominently California's Proposition 19, which would fully legalize the substance, the legalization of marijuana has become a hot topic of discussion in North America. If pot were t...

Banksy, the mysterious and world-renowned street artist, directed the intro segment of The Simpsons, illustrating a dark statement on consumer culture.

OK, so it doesn't look like they will be the new ones that 350.org and Sungevity wanted to be installed, but nevertheless some cheering is still in order: The White House has announced that solar panels will be installed on

The Valley by Scott Oliver sums up the kind of art that can be created when you take a look at trash and see it not as something to send to a landfill, but something to transform into a new, beautiful item. While you're looking at an old chair, you'r...

One day my kids will thank me for this. Or simply never speak to me again.

Photo: "Anna", via MuniDiaries The Original Lawnmower What's not to like about using goats to clear weeds and brush? It's a very green and low-tech way to do landscaping. We've posted about it a few times before: There's the Rent-a-Goat company that

It's the 21st century. Knowing how to read a novel, craft an essay, and derive the slope of a tangent isn't enough anymore. You need to know how to swim through the data deluge, optimize your prose for Twitter, and expose statistics that lie. In the ...