Floating Market

Here’s Seattle’s version of a farmers’ market: a “Farm Boat” delivering fresh produce from local growers to workers downtown, by way of Lake Union. Turns out the idea isn’t quite as novel as it seems – but nonetheless very cool.

Dinos in the Desert

Some creatures, it seems, are destined to die out twice. First, we lost our old childhood friend Brontosaurus, who supposedly never existed, then the scientific community banished Triceratops from the table – for merely being a youngster Torosaurus, researchers say. Good to know, then, that there’s a place in the California desert, just outside of Palm Springs, where you can always be sure to find your favorite Mesozoic reptiles, because they’re not real in the first place.

The Gates

Five years ago, the art installation “The Gates” added a little color to New York’s  Central Park, usually wintry-grey in February.