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One of our favorite buildings in the world, the Vancouver Public Library, is in the shape of a snail, which in our minds makes it a food-shaped building. We gather that for most people snails are merely an insect of some sort, which must be why that cool structure was left out of WebUrbanist’s listicle [...]

We once stepped into a lobster fest by accident, and the proceedings were very clean, sanitary and civilized. That is, until the infamous “running of the lobsters,” which, as you’d expect, was a bloody affair that left 8 people dead and dozens of lobsters boiled. Of course, that’s nothing compared to the epicurean extravaganzas included [...]

Though it took us a long time to understand that citrus fruits are meant to be peeled – those were some dark years of intense Vitamin C deficiency – we’ve since found ourselves surrounded by discarded peels after many a clementine binge. What to do with all those pretty peels?
We tried breeding new hybrid species [...]

Christmas Non-denominational holiday crafts aren’t just for children–skip the tinsel and DIY your own decorations this year, with how-tos from our favorite blogs:
3-D Paper Snowflakes: children’s paper snowflakes are on par with fingerpaint butterflies, but an adult with decent motor skills can produce surprisingly professional looking paper sculptures (pictured). [WikiHow]
Paper Doily Wreath: my girl Martha [...]