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|  | May 4th, 2012 | | Posted about 22 hours ago by  The Week to Holy Kaw! |  1 | | For women who hate carrying a purse on a night out, or find pants oppressive, two college juniors might just have the solution After noticing that their female friends kept losing their smartphones while out clubbing and drinking, two entrepreneurial University of Washington juniors came up with a purchasable solution: The JoeyBra. The push-up bra has a pouch on each side (hence the name, a reference to a baby kangaroo) for stashing your iPhone, ID, keys, credit cards, or a bit of cash, so women don't have to carry a purse or wear pants. More about the design and the official sales pitch: Full story at The Week. Photo: joeybra.com All the top stories from The Week. | | | Posted about 10 hours ago by The Week to Holy Kaw! | | 2 | | New Jersey's stalled megamall — Xanadu — is the latest would-be architectural wonder to be declared a painful eyesore Poor New Jersey already struggles with a lousy reputation, and the gaudy, half-finished megamall Xanadu isn't helping things. Though slated to open in 2007, the $1.9 billion Bergen County entertainment and retail complex, which Gov. Chris Christie once called "by far the ugliest damn building in New Jersey, and maybe America," has sat unfinished for years due to financial difficulties. Last week, the state struck a deal with developers to complete the massive project by 2013, rename it the American Dream Meadowlands, and give its much-maligned exterior a makeover. Until then, it remains a leading example of nearly universally denigrated "architecture." Here are several more examples: View slideshow at The Week. Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Millertime83 All the top stories from The Week. | | | Posted about 21 hours ago by  Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | Sharing is the lifeblood of Facebook, but now the social media behemoth has decided to make that statement far more literal with its efforts to encourage organ donoration and spread awareness. Today, more than 114,000 people in the United States, and millions more around the globe, are waiting for the heart, kidney or liver transplant that will save their lives. Many of those people – an average of 18 people per day – will die waiting, because there simply aren’t enough organ donors to meet the need. Medical experts believe that broader awareness about organ donation could go a long way toward solving this crisis. And we believe that by simply telling people that you're an organ donor, the power of sharing and connection can play an important role. Starting today, you can add that you’re an organ donor to your timeline, and share your story about when, where or why you decided to become a donor. If you’re not already registered with your state or national registry and want to be, you’ll find a link to the official donor registry there as well. What only takes a minute today could offer others a lifetime they would have otherwise missed, and isn’t that the ultimate gesture of friendship? Full story at Facebook Newsroom. Saving lives through Facebook. | | | Posted about 18 hours ago by  Futurity to Holy Kaw! | | 1 | | Cassava, a staple crop of southeast Africa, contains more toxins, including cyanide, than are safe for people to eat, say researchers. “If developed further, cyanide testing kits used in this study could significantly reduce the risk of cyanide poisoning in existing and new cassava growing areas," says study leader Tim Cavagnaro, of Monash University. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. | | | Posted about 16 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | 1 | | Patrons of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this year have more to see than the usual collection of airport stores and weary fellow passengers thanks to Nancy Judd and her Recycle Runway exhibit. The environmental activist and artist creates couture out of trash, and, as opposed to much of what hits the runway, her creations are actually wearable. (Above) The Environmental Stewardess The uniform, hat and purse are sewn from worn-out leather seat covers from Delta planes. The cape is made from replaced safety cards, Sky Magazines, old plane tickets, and pretzel wrappers all cut into strips and sewn onto worn pillow cases. The cape was then lined with a discarded Delta blanket… Obamanos Coat Door hangers from the 2008 Obama campaign were cut into 2 inch strips and machine sewn to panels made from canvas scraps. The panels were hand stitched on the vintage man’s winter coat… Crime Scene Tape from police crime scenes across the west, cover a dress made from torn table cloths… Full story at Recycle Runway via Trendhunter. Recycled fashion. | | | Posted about 14 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! | | 1 | | Ant colonies attacked by the zombie-ant fungus can survive with the help of a second parasite that keeps the infectious spores in check. "The hyperparasitic fungus effectively castrates the zombie-ant fungus so it cannot spread its spores," says Penn State entomologist David Hughes. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: David Hughes/Penn State | | | | | Posted about 12 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | 2 | | If you want to avoid becoming the next parent to grace the front pages of every newspaper and blog in the nation with unusual charges of child abuse, then keep these far, far away from away from unsuspecting little tastebuds. Evil Hot Gummy Bears are infused with habanero chili flavoring to give those bears some bite. One thing’s for sure; it won’t be hard to tell who’s been dipping into your office stash of snacks with these babies lurking in the bag. Full story at Firebox via Foodbeast. Evil candy. | | | Posted about 11 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | 3 | | Many a happy hour was spent playing the Kevin Bacon game before the advent of smart alecks with smartphones, but as David Ng, geneticist and writer, points out, eventually our beloved Kevin Bacon will go the way of Sir Francis Bacon and the degrees of separation will be so remote as to render the game pointless, hence, the need to appoint a successor to Kevin Bacon. Ng suggests five tempting possibilities, but for those of us who cannot see an empty warehouse without breaking into a gymnastic dance routine, there’ll never be another like the original. 1. The British Monarchy model. This is where the weight of responsibility is passed on to the first born. Furthermore, since we’re being thematic, this option should totally include a throne and also a crown that can be worn on special occasions. Maybe a fancy sword as well. A sword would be awesome: consider “The six degrees of the sword of Bacon.” 2. The Democratic Model Why not do this with an open election? This would certainly be entertaining to watch, and would no doubt fuel some interesting discussion. Although the mind boggles at how the nominees will be decided upon, and how exactly they would present themselves (more so, since the principle of the Six Degrees, hypothetically is meant to be immune from the nuisance of ideology). Well, someone has to consider the really important stuff… Full story at Boing Boing. Deep thoughts (about Kevin Bacon). Photo credit: Fotolia | | | Posted about 10 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | 3 | | 
Toss any assumptions about how men hate to shop out the window thanks to a new study by iProspect that shows affluent males are making Internet cash registers cha-ching in a way that's making online retailers salivate. Via iProspect. Like infographics? So do we. | | | Posted about 10 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | 1 | | If you missed dancing around the May Pole a few days ago, don’t think you’ve missed out on all the fun May has to offer. Mother’s Day aside, this month is rife with opportunities to celebrate according to the festive folk over at mental_floss. So, grab your cat and get ready to mourn some socks in the lusty month of May! May 3: Hug Your Cat Day Not to be confused with Hug Somebody Else’s Cat Day. (Some celebrate Hug Your Cat Day on June 4th. Feel free to celebrate both.) May 4: Star Wars Day May the fourth be with you. May 9: National Lost Sock Memorial Day Today we honor the past, and we let go. It’s time to admit that one red argyle sock has gone to washing machine heaven, turn the partner it left behind into a rag or a sock puppet, and buy a new pair. It’s what it would have wanted. May 10: Clean Up Your Room Day Also known as one of every child in America’s least favorite day of the year, right behind Eat Your Brussels Sprouts Day and Do Your Homework Week. For the adults, this is just in seasonal time to finally tackle that whole spring-cleaning thing. Full story at mental_floss. Never too many holidays. Photo credit: Fotolia | | | | | | |
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