You Can Now Pay For Your Hotel with Art–At Least in Sweden
How’s this for a hotel promotion? Submit an original work of art to the Clarion Hotel Stockholm and stay the night free of charge.
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Seattle Woman Fights for Breast Cancer Survivors’ Right to Swim Topless
Jodi Jaecks, who had both breasts amputated following a cancer diagnosis last year, has turned her frustration with painful, ill-fitting swimsuits into a rights campaign.
DryBath: How to Take a Shower Without Using Any Water
A South African college student’s new invention could change the world for those of us too lazy to shower — and potentially save millions of lives.
Pro-Biking Mayor Recovering after Bike Accident
Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price suffered a concussion and broken collarbone after taking a spill on a bad patch of gravel.
Henry Hill: Goodfellas Mobster Shows His Softer Side
To mark the mafia informant’s death this week, here’s our favorite clip of Henry Hill that’s not in a Martin Scorcese film.
Study: More Teens Smoking Pot Than Cigarettes
Thanks in part to a concerted campaign to alert teens to the dangers of smoking, cigarette use is down in the U.S. Marijuana use? Not so much.
Erykah Badu vs. The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne in Epic Twitter Slapfight
The singer vented her outrage after a graphic video she and the band produced appeared online without her approval.
It’s Here: The Wire: The Musical
Its a gritty, critically-acclaimed look at the problems of the American inner city, set to show tunes.
Sotheby’s to Auction Off Rare Apple-I Computer and Jobs Memo
Attention all Mac fanboys/girls: Your chance to own a part of the Apple legacy is here. Auction house Sotheby’s will be putting up on the block next month, one of only six working Apple-1 personal computers, Macworld …
In California, the Foie Gras Deathwatch Begins
Connoisseurs are stocking up on the French delicacy as a statewide ban is set to go into effect July 1.
L.A. Gay Bar Bans Bachelorette Parties Until Gay Marriage Is Legal
David Cooley, owner of The Abbey, says he’ll be banning parties for soon-to-be-wed straight women until gays and lesbians are allowed the same privilege.
Trayvon Martin Gets the Shepard Fairey Treatment
The ‘Hope’ poster artist has immortalized the dead Florida teen in a new work for Ebony magazine.