A 19th Century Theater, Converted Into a Monument to Digital Art [Slideshow]

A 19th Century Theater, Converted Into a Monument to Digital Art [Slideshow]

France has a gift for injecting its historic buildings with dashes of spectacular modernism, and with the freshly completed Gaîté Lyrique, in Paris, the nation has elevated this to a high art. A fussy old theater built at the height of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule and later abandoned (locals took to calling it ?The Sad Mute?), the Gaîté Lyrique has been converted into a bright, experimental funhouse dedicated exclusively to the digital arts.

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Infographic Video: Watch the Worst Traffic in the Country

Infographic Video: Watch the Worst Traffic in the Country

"Nobody walks in LA," sang the Missing Persons, and you know it's true if you've ever driven in Los Angeles (while everyone else also tries to drive in Los Angeles). The Texas Transportation Institute continually ranks Los Angeles as its most congested city and the city has the highest Commuter Pain Index of any U.S. city. But just how bad is the horrible traffic? A new video shows 24 hours of the city's soul-crushing gridlock:

Wanted: Vipp’s Manly Housewares, for Design Snobs and Tough Guys Alike

Wanted: Vipp’s Manly Housewares, for Design Snobs and Tough Guys Alike

My mother-in-law recently reorganized my whole apartment while I was away on a business trip. This kind of thing would make most men pop a vein, but the truth is, she improved things 1000%. The only problem? She filled our bathroom with the same old wicker-and-beige housewares that have been making men cringe since time immemorial. But what else was she supposed to do, with no other options? Well, if I'd had a magic wand and an expense account, I'd have directed her to Vipp's new line of manly-man kitchen and bath furnishings.

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Infographic of the Day: What’s Your “Water Footprint”?

Infographic of the Day: What’s Your “Water Footprint”?

By now, we're all familiar with the idea of a carbon footprint -- and the fact that Americans have the largest carbon footprints in the world. But what about water? The truth is that Americans are even more wanton water-users than they are carbon emitters. To wit: Did you know that every year, Americans use three times the water as the French, even though our per capita GDP's are comparable? And it's not because the French don't bathe -- the trend holds when you compare us to almost all developed countries.