Looking at how cities are laid out explains a lot about our deeply wasteful lives.
The average European has about half the carbon footprint of the average American, but that isn’t necessarily because the average German is trying to be greener than someone in Montana. In part, it’s a function of sprawl; American suburbs have a hefty footprint largely because of long commutes and oversized houses.
The Community Screening Series helps prisoners connect to each other, the world outside, and new educational opportunities.
The poster on the wall was a kind of marquee. “TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE COMMUNITY SCREENING SERIES — ‘3 ½ MINUTES, 10 BULLETS’ — FEBRUARY 17TH, 2016.” But the venue was very different from the usual fare of Tribeca, best known for its glamorous annual film festival in New York, founded by Robert De Niro. Tonight’s screening was in Otisville Correctional Facility, a medium-security state prison about 60 miles northwest of Manhattan. The audience was a roomful of prisoners in muted green and maroon clothing, several of whom were serving out life sentences.
Mizrahi talks about creativity, fame, and combing through every design he’s produced for his first retrospective.
Isaac Mizrahi is the ultimate multi-hyphenate. The personable fashion designer currently hosts and designs for QVC. He guest stars on Project Runway. He writes television scripts (after all, he’s written for Broadway, cabaret, and his own one-man show). And on his off days? He sits down to work on his memoir. “It’s not easy, but I’m doing it,” he tells me over the phone.
With the Pure Cool Link purifier fan and its companion app, the company continues its foray into the Internet of Things.
Last year, Dyson released an autonomous robotic vacuum called the 360 Eye. Complete with a companion mobile app for iOS and Android called Dyson Link, the smart robot was the company’s first foray into connected technology and the Internet of Things. But it was, and remains, available only in Japan. Now, the company is unveiling another connected product, and this one is available in the U.S.
There’s a wide range of behaviors you accomplish so automatically that you hardly realize when you do.
You swear you won’t wait until the last minute to file your taxes or turn in that term paper. You’re late changing the oil in your car. You tell your doctor you’ll take your medication, only to drop the ball when it’s time to refill the prescription. Sure, you mean well, but time after time your actions fall short of your good intentions.
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