Girls, animals and musicians have gone wild. Now some planets have joined them. Scientists have known for decades that some planets have rotated on their axes (that’s plural, ak’seez) the wrong way. What they didn’t know until earlier this month is that some planets orbit their suns the wrong way. Which orbit is the wrong [...]
(With all due respect to the Beatles’s I am the Walrus.) For the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the organizers of Earth Day New York launched the “Be the E” campaign. The campaign was designed to give the eco-awareness day a “fresh face, draw new people into the environmental movement, and inspire everyone to take [...]
Watch this video: I love the intensity. And imagine, they’re talking about nail products! Five years in R&D: the perfect mani. Just what we’ve all been waiting for. “Soak-off gels look like polish but last much longer, in part because they are cured onto the nail with an ultraviolet lamp. The gel must be applied [...]
Anyone reading the curious g since its beginning knows that I’m fascinated by mountaineering and Mount Everest (The holy grail of mountaineering and High-altitude sickness). The height of Mount Everest has long been disputed by its neighboring countries, Nepal and China. China believes that the mountain should be measured by rock height, while Nepal believes [...]
There are three givens in life: Death, taxes, and no proper nouns in Scrabble. Listen up – there’s a change a comin’ for some. “Proper nouns.” If you’re a Scrabble lover – hardcore or casual, you’re probably screaming blasphemy or shaking your head respectively. Relax, it’s not all bad. An option has been presented, not [...]
Even though there’s still something rotten in the state of Denmark between Danes and the Muslim community (remember the cartoons), the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) takes on the challenge of creating the country’s first purpose-built mosque – Danish style. The Grand Mosque of Copenhagen has been in discussion and development for years. It’s underlying purpose: [...]
