New York City may be sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers(architecturaldigest.com)

64 points by andsoitis 3 years ago | 60 comments

Wharton Esherick and the Armstrong Linoleum Company(whartonesherickmuseum.org)

20 points by thomasjb 1 year ago | 3 comments

Náhuatl and Mayan Language Renaissance Occurring in Mexico(yucatanmagazine.com)

141 points by bryanrasmussen 1 year ago | 61 comments

Bolwoningen: Living in spherical homes(parametric-architecture.com)

77 points by hochmartinez 3 years ago | 74 comments

A kids traffic mat in Elm(matiasklemola.com)

168 points by eliasson 2 years ago | 14 comments

False 911 Calls Increase During Festival as iOS Mistakes Dancing for Car Crashes(gizmodo.com)

106 points by KomoD 3 years ago | 96 comments

LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed(theregister.com)

341 points by rntn 1 year ago | 479 comments

The Register news article on Los Angeles County wildfires forcing about 70,000 evacuations and the closure of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles(theguardian.com)

485 points by bloak 3 years ago | 869 comments

Guardian news article on calls for the US to disclose UFO evidence after a whistleblower claimed the government holds intact alien vehicles.

All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free(themessenger.com)

661 points by pessimizer 3 years ago | 507 comments

News article reporting that California's budget under Gov. Newsom covers tuition, room and board for foster youth at any state university or community college.

The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild(practical.engineering)

397 points by michaefe 7 months ago | 197 comments

A Practical Engineering blog post and embedded video explaining the engineering and history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.

Jonathan Haidt: AI Is the 'Neutron Bomb for Education' [video](youtube.com)

22 points by ptrhvns 21 days ago | 39 comments

A YouTube video from The Atlantic's The Permanent Questions in which David Brooks interviews Jonathan Haidt about AI's impact on education.

California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years(latimes.com)

420 points by thnaks 9 months ago | 215 comments

Los Angeles Times article reporting that California is free of all drought and abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years, and explaining the turnaround.