Australia is big. Very big. And you get to see some really cool houses too. So to start this week’s Round Up, we bring you previously featured houses in Australia. Glenburn House / Sean Godsell The house is located at the top of a hill and enjoys panoramic views of quintessentially Australian...

On the Public Radio program "Future Tense," John Moe interviews Julian Assange of Wikileaks about the 9/11 intercepts blogged previously on Boing Boing. "Interesting discussion on the right to privacy vs. the responsibility of transparency," says John. And Julian says, "There is a tradeoff between the integrity and value of the historic record and the reform that can come out of exposure and some individuals' privacy rights."...

First the "Bo-tax" on medically unnecessary cosmetic surgery procedures worked its way into the new health-care plan. Now Senate Democrats are considering an additional tax for the vain and insecure on their indoor-tanning habits. So people who walk into a salon to use a tanning bed or who...

Hello and welcome to Nothing is New via Art21. During my stint as guest blogger, you will see posts are very image-heavy with a brief, excited description explaining each set of pictures. The images are discovered while roaming around digital Internet archives of museums and libraries. Nothing is...

You can watch the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Competition, the world's most prestigious surfing contest, on the Internet.

by Anna Carnick Set in the heart of NYC's tourism district, Areaware's latest pop-up shop at Port Authority Bus Terminal is one of the more unusual and interesting of the spate of NYC pop-up-shops to open recently. "Stop Shop"—a follow-up to last August’s “Design to Go” pop-up—sets itself apart...

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What do you do when faced with the threat of an invasive fish species capable of eating 40% of its own weight in a day, weighing up to 60 pounds, and giving grown men concussions by flying into their heads? Naturally, you crank up the Bon Jovi and declare it open season. Asian carp are fast-breeding, fast-eating monsters that quickly starve out native species. There are rivers in Illinois where the fish population is now 90% Asian carp. Bow hunting the suckers was simply a natural evolutionary step. In fact, the town of Bath, Illinois has an annual Redneck Fishing Tournament every year where participants attempt to catch Asian carp using anything BUT traditional fishing equipment. All that...

Additional campaign images of Lara Stone for Louis Vuitton photographed by Steven Meisel have arrived along with a few words from Marc Jacobs:

“Because the collection loosely took its cues from the idea of the New Age traveler, we decided to create a green, outdoorsy set that would evoke...