Day: January 19, 2011

We make planes

America’s landlord is visiting this week – Here’s another interesting blurb from the NYTimes, people are always asking what “we make now”… planes, 200 of them – The White House announced shortly after the ceremony that the Chinese government had agreed to buy 200 airplanes from Boeing in a $19 billion deal, the centerpiece of […]

Open MAKE webcast video available

Open MAKE webcast video available

This past Saturday, the latest Open MAKE/Young Makers program took place at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Lanny Smoot (above) showcased his incredible strobing zoetrope, Virginia Fleck (middle image) hosted a workshop on building inflatable meditation cushions made from recycled plastic bags, Shih Chieh Huang (bottom image) displayed and discussed his mind-bending multimedia art, and […]

Crafty Events

Click to add an event to the online calendar Coming Up This Weekend: Urban Folk Circuit: January Market Chicago, IL Saturday, Jan. 22, 12pm – 5pm Light in Winter Festival Ithaca, NY Thursday, Jan. 20 – Sunday, Jan. 23 Request for Crafty Donations: 2011 Special Olympics USA Scarf Project Deadline for submissions: Feb. 18, 2011 […]

Kitchen 101: Supreme Citrus

By Katie Goodman Have you ever wondered how to get those beautifully sliced, pith-free orange rounds or sections? That’s called “supreme-ing an orange.” I too wondered this for a while after seeing how juicy and delicious they looked atop salads, being none too fond of pithy orange slices. Two of my favorite salads for oranges […]