Avoid Useless Innovation and Solve Human Problems

Simon Sinek shares his favorite definition of innovation—the application of technology to solve human problems. And if it's not solving a problem is it really innovation? As he says, "I have more respect for my toaster than I do a Toyota Prius."

Yummy Books

Yummy Books is a different take on a food blog. Cara, a pastry chef, butcher and writer, takes on dishes from different books she has read. Recently she made Pig’s Head Terrine from the Lord of the Flies.

Fresh Guacamole

With grenade avocados and golf ball limes this stop-action animation is oddly intriguing. It's by PES, who made Western Spaghetti in their previous short film.

Keep Calm and Carry On

Barter Books is a secondhand bookshop located in Alnwick's old Victorian railway station in Britain. One of Flavorwire's 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores In The World, it is worthy of its own post dedicated to the gorgeous inner workings, preserved tea rooms and waiting rooms.

After winning an auction for a box of antique books, the owners of Barter Books found one of the original Keep Calm posters that the British government had printed during WWII. Thus began a design trend that has swept the world. Take a look at this beautiful video that tells all about the provenance of the iconic poster.
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Newswordy

Can words be trendy? Newswordy is a site that picks words (one-a-day) out of the news and shows their frequent use (and misuse) in current stories, as well as their definition. The words tend to provide an rundown of recent headlines, the past week has included impasse, default, partisanship and intransigent.

It may also bring back memories of those pesky SAT flashcards.

Javier Colon and Stevie Nicks

The Voice winner Javier Colon performed Landslide with Stevie Nicks on the season finale last night. Fabulous.

Did You Hear It Click?

Frank and Rita are trying to take a picture on their new Mac and they just can't quite figure it out!