I talked to my brother this weekend and found out that he had run half a marathon, 13 miles, the day before. By himself. Because he felt like it. He’s been jogging on and off for about 3 years and in the last 6 months has been getting back into and there has been talk […]
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To start off the New Year, we thought we give lucky t-shirt fans the chance to win a $50 302Designs gift certificate. So what’s the catch? To enter, simply […]
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Posted in Inspirational on Jan 17th, 2008
The other day I downloaded an ebook that was a memoir of one woman’s travels and adventures. The ebook came with various photos, one of which was a remarkable shot of the woman climbing a mountain. I probably cannot include the photo in this post because it will have a copyright attached to […]
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Posted in Happiness, Inspirational on Jan 7th, 2008
There are few things as discouraging as being pick-pocketed on Christmas Eve. This is what happened to my mother while we were doing some last minute shopping in London. It happened right after we made our last purchases and she didn’t realize her wallet was missing until we received a call a few hours later […]
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Posted in Inspirational on Dec 26th, 2007
Since 302 Designs has t-shirts with titles such as “Fearless” and “Independence,” and since we often write about inspirational people on this blog, I would like to take a moment to talk about domestic violence. As a freelance writer, I am currently working on a magazine feature on the subject, and the other night […]
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Posted in Inspirational on Dec 18th, 2007
This image of a ‘death star’ galaxy firing a jet of radiation at its neighbouring galaxy is the first time such behaviour has been recorded. Images of jets have been caught on camera, but never with another galaxy on the receiving end of one. To find out more about the science, read up on it […]
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Posted in Inspirational on Dec 6th, 2007
The holidays are some of the nicest, warmest times of year. They present a great opportunity for bringing family together, enriching one’s faith, showing love to others and creating resolutions for improving one’s life.
During this holiday season, here are some heart-warming, inspirational things you to can do to get into the spirit!
Read an inspiring […]
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Posted in Imagination, Inspirational on Nov 26th, 2007
Hacking isn’t exactly a term that most people know or bring to mind when discussing furniture and home decoration. And “uniqueness” isn’t exactly a term applied to Ikea. For those who can’t stand the Swedish home store, Ikea epitomizes all that is sterile and homogenized. Remember that scene from Fight Club?
However, Ikea hacking gives […]
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Posted in Imagination, Inspirational on Nov 12th, 2007
Shibboleth is the latest work of art to be installed in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall. The artist, Doris Salcedo’s decision to use the structure of the hall itself is a first. Previous artists have chosen to fill the space, whether with sound, light, boxes or a giant spider. Salcedo’s Shibboleth is a chasm that […]
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Posted in Inspirational, Progress on Nov 5th, 2007
Washoe the chimp isn’t technically a person, but she got pretty damn close to communicating with people and helping us understand why and how chimpanzees communicate. On October 30th, 2007, she died at the age of 42 from natural causes.
Born in West Africa, she was adopted at 10 months by R. Allen Gardner and Beatrix […]
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