Latest Stories in Culture
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Paul Watson's First Talk With Media After Being Released From Jail (Video)
When this is all said and done a far more complex picture may emerge than simply targeting a high profile activist.
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Train Wagon Transformed into Clever Street Library in Curitiba, Brazil
With the goal to spice up the city's downtown, the wagon has served several different purposes since 1973.
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Maker Faire 2012: EcoJaunt's How-To Videos For Green Living
A home base for eco-living education, a start-up called EcoJaunt has traveled all over to collect the best tips and tricks from DIY experts.
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The Paul Watson Saga Continues: Sea Shepherd to Protest Costa Rican Presidential Visit to Germany
The timing of this, from reissuing an arrest warrant, to Watson's arrest, to a presidential visit to Germany is all curious.
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David Foster Wallace's Advice for Graduating Environmentalists Still Resonates
The brilliant writer who met a tragic end gave an inspiring speech 7 years ago; it's worth revisiting this graduation season.
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Interactive Solar Art Lights Up New Sydney Space
The world’s largest permanent interactive light installation has been installed in Sydney's recently revitalized Darling Quarter.
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Paul Watson Will Be Released on Bail, But Must Stay in Germany Awaiting Possible Extradition
Watson must put up over $300,000 in bail and stay in Germany while awaiting the final ruling on whether he will be sent to Costa Rica to face trial on a decade-old charge.
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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei has a New Work Made out of Old Chinese Temples
This brave and controversial artist has a new piece in Washington that is a statement about destruction and the state.
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Paul Watson Faces 15 Years Imprisonment in Costa Rica
The wheels of justice move slowly, and it may be some time before Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson is actually extradited to Costa Rica, but should that happen and he's convicted he faces over a decade in prison.
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On the East Coast, a Sailing Regatta with Carbon Neutrality
Using alternative fuels, carbon offsets, and strict on-board rules, the Atlantic Cup aims to be the first carbon-neutral race in the U.S.
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The Music Box: Artists Turn Shanties into Musical Instruments in New Orleans (Video)
Nine ramshackle structures have been rigged by a team of musicians, artists, and inventors to create a musical shantytown.
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Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Will Be Extradited to Costa Rica
Sea Shepherd has issued a call to action, urging the German Ministry of Justice to overturn the court decision.
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Florida School Sets World Record For Recycling
Kids at Sugg Middle School don't just learn about history -- they make it.
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Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson Arrested in Germany (UPDATED)
While working to stop illegal shark fishing in Guatemala, Sea Shepherd intercepted a Costa Rican ship, the crew of which accused Sea Shepherd members of trying to kill them.
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Eco-Art Installations Sprout in a Taiwanese Village
Unsuspecting visitors to the small fishing village of Cheng Long might feel the need to blink and rub their eyes. Is there really a giant bowl and chopsticks sinking into the wetlands? What are those brightly colored things growing all over that house?
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Whether on Gay Marriage or Environmentalism, We Must Move Forward
By spotlighting the anti-gay views of his opposition, gay rights activists gave President Obama an opportunity to make history on gay marriage. Can the environmental movement do the same?
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New Film 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Promises Magic and Wonder (Video)
The lyrical drama won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and the hearts of everyone who watched it.
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Thanks For Teaching Us to "Rumpus," Maurice Sendak, Author of Where the Wild Things Are
In a time of obeying mom and dad, Sendak wrote about passive rebellion via imagination -- let's keep on teaching that message.
