The entertainment industry is growing, not shrinking, despite the claims of large media conglomerates and politicians. But things remain hard for DIY creators of all stripes.
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Whether you’ve got the winter doldrums or a more severe case of depression, one of the best ways to improve your mood is to connect with your community to eat better, get more exercise, and learn new things. Read more »
Didn’t get the tablet you wanted for the holidays? Kids still begging for an iPod Touch? Don't toss that old device yet! Here are ways to repurpose old computers, smartphones and game consoles and get many more years of use out of them.
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Can space travel be democratized? Kristian von Bengtson and Copenhagen Suborbitals think so, and are building a DIY manned suborbital spacecraft to prove it. Read more »
By now those of you in America are hopefully over your Thanksgiving turkey hangover. If you're in Canada, you've been over it for a long time now. If you're in neither place, Thanksgiving probably seems like a pretty vague holiday. Read more »
Kio Stark speaks about Don't Go Back To School, her handbook for independent learning that shows readers how to learn almost anything without school. Read more »
An interview with librarian Lauren Britton Smedley from the Fayetteville Free Library, which is adding a Fab Lab to its community offerings. Read more »
When I moved to Brooklyn, I brought with me around 750 books. I've always had a book-buying problem, and I don't have a parental storage room to access. Read more »
Too many people think you need permission to learn something, or that difficult things have to be learned in school. However, the prevalence of this attitude is much lower among entrepreneurs than practically any other group. Read more »
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