Daily Archives: 17.10.2014

Philadelphia’s Newest Park Is Built on Top of a Sewage Overflow Tank

By Sarah Zhang

Philadelphia's Newest Park Is Built on Top of a Sewage Overflow Tank

Venice Island, which officially opened this month in Philadelphia, has all the amenities you might expect from a nice city park—gardens, basketball court, amphitheater—but also something unexpected: a 4 million gallon sewage overflow tank. And you know what? A park built on top of the sewer is a very good thing.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/PRs7_CLhnkU/philadelphias-newest-park-is-built-on-top-of-a-sewage-o-1647780534

      

Philadelphia’s Newest Park Is Built on Top of a Sewage Overflow Tank

By Sarah Zhang

Philadelphia's Newest Park Is Built on Top of a Sewage Overflow Tank

Venice Island, which officially opened this month in Philadelphia, has all the amenities you might expect from a nice city park—gardens, basketball court, amphitheater—but also something unexpected: a 4 million gallon sewage overflow tank. And you know what? A park built on top of the sewer is a very good thing.

…read more

Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/PRs7_CLhnkU/philadelphias-newest-park-is-built-on-top-of-a-sewage-o-1647780534

      

Have your ashes dropped from near space to return as snow

By Michael Franco A new company called Mesoloft will rocket your ashes to near space, where they will likely traverse the globe before becoming the seeds of raindrops and snowflakes.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/3f91e7c6/sc/10/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Chave0Eyour0Eashes0Edropped0Efrom0Enear0Espace0Eto0Ereturn0Eas0Esnow0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

What’s the Best Worst Amazon Review You’ve Ever Seen?

By Ashley Feinberg

What's the Best Worst Amazon Review You've Ever Seen?

Amazon is at once one of the best and worst things that could’ve happened to the human race—it’s also one of the most universally popular. And what happens when you combine the unwashed, oblivious masses with an open customer review platform? Magic is what happens. You get magic.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/–recWJymTc/whats-the-best-worst-amazon-review-youve-ever-seen-1644871086

      

The Iconic, Legendary Designs of Black Sparrow Press Books

By Jordan Kushins

The Iconic, Legendary Designs of Black Sparrow Press Books

A great book is a treasure because of the story told by the words between the covers, but some can impart that same kind of thrill before you even flip to the title page. Black Sparrow Press, the small and remarkable 1960s publishing house that gave us Bukowski, did both beautifully with distinctive colors, graphics, and type.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/3ttGtGh0dSs/the-iconic-legendary-designs-of-black-sparrow-press-bo-1643979525

      

Luxury goods maker LVMH eyes smartwatch partnership

By Don Reisinger The company, which includes fashion legends such as Louis Vuitton and Fendi, is considering a partnership with a tech company to build a smartwatch of its own.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/3f8f87f9/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cluxury0Egoods0Emaker0Elvmh0Eeyes0Epartnership0Ewith0Esmartwatch0Emaker0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Luxury goods maker LVMH eyes smartwatch partnership

By Don Reisinger The company, which includes fashion legends such as Louis Vuitton and Fendi, is considering a partnership with a tech company to build a smartwatch of its own.

…read more

Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/3f8f87f9/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cluxury0Egoods0Emaker0Elvmh0Eeyes0Epartnership0Ewith0Esmartwatch0Emaker0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm