Article: NYC Students Cook With Solar Powered Pizza Boxes at Union Square

(via Inhabitat)

...I'm about to cover a shitty, flimsy jacket with aluminum for the winter, yaw...

NYC Students Cook With Solar Powered Pizza Boxes at Union Square Greenmarket
http://inhabitat.com/nyc/nyc-students-cook-with-solar-powered-pizza-boxes-at-union-square-greenmarket/

Undone: A Stop-Motion Exploration of Alzheimer's

(via Vimeo/Hayley Morris)

Amazing visuals. Animator Hayley Morris presents a sad and poignant stop-motion mini film that takes us through the advancement of Alzheimer's disease, as inspired by her grandfather.In addition to being haunting, in the way that it is an abstract expression of the classic adage, "fact is stranger the fiction," it also demonstrates a pretty cool use of what appears to be some satin sheets. They look like they feel good. I digress. Watch below. ;)

WATERBANK School Harvests Rainwater for Underprivileged Students in Kenya Read more: WATERBANK School Harvests Rainwater for Underprivileged Students in Kenya

(via Inhabitat)

PITCHAfrica has launched a new school initiative in Kenya that could not only collect and filter up to 350,000 liters of water per year, but consequently will allow girls in Kenya (whose job it would normally be to collect this water) the chance to attend school and receive an education. Check the full article HERE.

QUOTE: From T.S. Elliot

"Humankind cannot bear very much reality."

25 Junkfoods We Wish Still Existed

(via www.complex.com)

...because washing down Butterfinger BBs with a Squeezeit used to make my day...

http://m.complex.com/city-guide/2012/10/25-junk-foods-we-wish-still-existed/

Spin Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2012

Among the top 2 happen to be my favorite 2 albums of the year (although I think their respective orders may be debatable). Spin does, however, lose some credibility and taste (in my eyes, at least) by not only placing Future in a greater ranking than Action Bronson, but by placing Future on this list...at all. But hey, maybe it's just me. Check it below.

http://www.spin.com/articles/best-albums-2012?fullsite=true

The Slate Book Review Top 10 of 2012

(via Slate)

Alright, dear friends. We all know it's that time of year again. The time for giving, rejoicing in the company of your family, but more importantly than all of that bullshit, all of the year's "best of" book lists are coming out!!

So I'll present to you Slate's top ten first, and you can be expecting plenty more where that came from. Remember, don't just look at the lists, try readin' 'em! Click HERE for the list.