Here’s some of our top picks for stories in culture:
Uncrate: Click and Grow Smartpots – If your green thumb tends to be a bit brown, Click & Grow Smartpots ($60) can surely help you out. These futuristic planters use smart technology to release precise doses of water, fertilizer, and air to the plant cartridge as needed “” all you need to do is pop in some batteries and fill the water reservoir. A light on the front will let you know when it’s time to replace the batteries or add water, so the only other thing you need to do is find a sunny spot to set them…Continue Reading
Le Temps/Worldcrunch: How the Syrian Regime’s Downfall Could Make Everything Unravel in Iran – It is hard to dispute that Iran’s geopolitical importance, both internationally and regionally, has been on the rise over the past decade. With the Arab Spring, the Islamic Republic saw a new opportunity. For Tehran, the Arab uprisings meant “the awakening of Islam,” the rise of Islamist political parties sympathetic to Iran’s plight, and a defeat for the Americans, Israel and the West…Continue Reading
Fast Company: These Sandals Pay For College Educations – At 22, Liz Bohannon was an idealistic young college graduate headed to Uganda to help youth development organizations with their communications. Within a few months, she became a dedicated capitalist, bent on providing women opportunities in education and work. It all started when Bohannon met some women graduating from a selective secondary school program. “They came from poverty, and most had lost parents to AIDS or war in Uganda, but they all had lots of academic potential. These women were my peers, getting ready to graduate from college prep program and go to university”…Continue Reading
Eater National: Doug Quint on Big Gay Ice Cream’s Upcoming Cookbook – Everyone’s favorite unicorn-obsessed, Top Chef Just Desserts recappers, Bea Arthur-slinging ice cream truck/shop has a book deal: New York City’s Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has a book coming out from Clarkson Potter in 2014. And this won’t just be a straight-up cookbook, either. Owners Bryan Petroffand Doug Quint have plans for a yearbook concept; as Quint tells Eater below, “a four ‘year’ course on making ice cream,” with stories from the ice cream truck frontlines. (It will also be “full of doodles and other silly crap.”) Below, Quint explains their plans for the book…Continue Reading
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