In northwest Connecticut lies Winvian, a resort of a different variety found in the midst of 113 sylvan acres. For about $1000 / night, you’ll have your choice of unique architecturally designed cottages in which to reside. Cottage themes include “Stone” – a cave built almost entirely from boulders, “Treehouse” – your own game filled [...]
From German glassmaker Eisch comes the first ever, breathable wine glass. When the elixir of your choice is poured into the goblet, a mere 2 to 4 minutes promises the same aeration as if the wine had been decanted for an hour. The nose of the wine is thus enhanced, as is the palette and [...]
British sculptor Ron Mueck began his sculpting career working for a children’s TV show before making extremely realistic, fibreglass resin models for advertisements. It was then a natural progression for him to turn to fine art. The precision and detail of his human figures may astound you, but it’s the scale in which Mueck executes [...]
Perched 4,000 feet above the Colorado River is the new Grand Canyon Skywalk – a cantilevered walkway that extends 70 feet from the rim of this natural world wonder. It was three years and $40 million in the making and many have condemned it as a manmade blight on ground both sacred to the Hualapai [...]
In the tiny Polish village of Szymbark, philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski presents the Upside-Down House. This full scale construction is shown as a complete model, with furniture attached to the ceiling – uh, the floor. Czapiewski wanted to highlight both the injustice of the Communist era and his view of the current state of the world. [...]
Finally, you won’t have to raid your kids’ candy bags when they go to sleep on Halloween night. Napa Valley chocolatier Woodhouse presents their adult take on seasonally scary treats. From White Chocolate Skulls and Pumpkin Pie Spice Truffles to a box of solid dark chocolate spiders, you’ll be happy to let the little ones [...]
Halloween decorations have unfortunately lost their ability to elicit horror as of late. Coming to the rescue is one Los Angeles resident who has recreated a plane crash in his front yard using actual parts of a Gulfstream jet. Needless to say it’s caught the attention of his neighbours, the local authorities and well, us. [...]
Arachnophobic? You may wish to skip this one. Just in time for Halloween, a huge colony of tiny black spiders has turned Russell Jervis’s farm field into a massive web, 60 acres in size. The reason is unknown, but the web is so extensive that some of Jervis’s neighbours in Prince George, BC believed the [...]
As cell phones get sleeker and sexier, senior citizens are less likely to purchase one because the screen and buttons are too small to navigate. One company has answered the call, so to speak. GreatCall introduces their Jitterbug, a cell phone specifically designed for the over-65 set. With a padded earpiece, oversized touchpad buttons and [...]
Good Magazine celebrates its one-year anniversary with its current issue. Founded in 2004 by Ben Goldhirsh, Good strives to provide a visually beautiful array of print images that attracts readers to content that’s both relevant to our changing world and thought provoking for its survival. Further, it’s printed entirely on recycled paper and 100% of [...]
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