Urban Outfitters

Grease Not Gas helps people convert their vehicles to run on vegetable oil, and also powers the Grease Bus, which shuttles skiers and snowboarders to Mt. Hood Meadows for just $10. Check out a cool interview with GNG founder Mike Parziale here.

From Paris

10/08/09 02:48PM

Chanel Coco Cocoon Travel

There aren't enough words to describe just how covetable this new Chanel Coco Cocoon luggage is, just WOW. I'd be all for pulling this around JFK waiting on my next flight to Paris. X - Jen

10/05/09 04:42PM

Tomorrow Now Forever

If you can't wait for the sun to come up tomorrow, linked webcams from around the world give you perpetual sunrise at the click of a mouse.

09/30/09 03:58PM

Camper Bike

Kevin Cyr's camper bike isn't such a bad idea, really. In addition to a functioning sculptural piece, he also immortalized it in a series of drawings and paintings.

From Japan

09/24/09 03:11PM

Love Hotels

We'd ask which one is your favorite, but that might be getting a little too personal.

09/16/09 10:36AM

Mark Jenkins

Mark Jenkins is known for his outdoor exhibitions where he transforms parking meters into lollipops and makes animals out of packing tape, all in the hope that the creepy results will require more than just a double-take.

09/14/09 01:39PM

Bad Ass Mother Fucker

Bad Ass Mother Fucker is a blog by Evan Roth that has a profane title and some amazing content. Roth posts picture from his travels, including this giant tiger bunny he saw in China. This alone would make the trip worth it.

08/26/09 01:08PM

Ohio Is A Piano

Andy Woodruff is a cartographer, and after maping out the counties of Ohio, he made a discovery: Ohio has 88 counties and a piano has 88 keys. Thus Ohio As A Piano was born, so map out a route and listen to the tune.

08/20/09 10:48AM

Where the Wild Things Are Sweepstakes

Enter to win a trip for two to the New York premiere of Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. The grand-prize winner will get air fare and accommodation, two tickets to the premiere, and a $500 Urban Outfitters gift card. Let the Wild Rumpus start!

From Berlin

06/24/09 08:47PM

Papergirl

Papergirl starts by hosting an exhibition of submitted works of art, then rolls them up and distributes them for free via bicycle. Recently, she's brought her paperroute stateside in Salinas, California.

05/14/09 07:51PM

Wah Do Dem

Wah Do Dem was filmed after the writers, Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner, won two tickets for a cruise to Jamaica, and it stars newcomer reggae artist Sean Bones and Norah Jones (yes, the one your parents like). The (fictional) movie follows Bones, who was left heartbroken by Jones, as he attempts to find himself in Jamaica. It premiers at the LA Film Fest in June, but until then, check out Bones' band, which is also called Sean Bones.

04/13/09 03:13PM

Tweenbots

Contrary to popular belief, New Yorkers are some of the nicest folks around. Tweenbots are proof of this. Tiny robots developed by Kacie Kinzer, Tweenbots try to navigate from the northwest to southeast corner of Washington Square park, getting stuck on and under things along the way, which is where kindness comes in: Tweenbots need humans—strangers—to help them reach their destinations, and they almost always do. (Via It's Nice That.)

From Australia

04/09/09 01:53PM

Lovers' Land Bike Tour

As if we didn't already wish that we were a gnarly dude with a bike, board and snarled blonde hair, the beauty of the Lovers' Land Blog is proof that the life of a non-surfer is no life at all.

From Austin

03/23/09 02:35PM

Hotel St. Cecilia

While having drinks at Hotel San Jose, I discovered a postcard for its sister property, the Hotel St. Cecilia, and immediately fell in love. Named for the patron saint of music and poetry, Hotel St. Cecilia embodies the bohemian, glamorous spirit of Austin with a distinct late-'70s vibe, like "Hunter S. Thompson for Sheriff" posters in the suites, turntables in every room, and a library full of vintage vinyl, poetry and film. It's easy to imagine Janis Joplin or Christine McVie holing up in a place like this, with a bottle of whiskey and a new man.

From Austin

03/18/09 02:34PM

We made it!

One of the many reasons Austin is awesome: Allen's Boots, on South Congress, might be the only cowboy boot store in the world staffed by hipsters. I'll be doing most of the blogging while we're down here, and as a former Midwesterner, I feel right at home—though I did resist buying a cowboy hat yesterday for fear that it might make me look like a cheeseball East Coast poseur. Our showcases start today at our store at 2406 Guadalupe St., so check back for updates. Yee-haw.—Kate

From Austin

03/12/09 03:09PM

UOxAU

It’s that time of year again, where music lovers the world over descend on Austin to scope new bands, get drunk, eat tacos and just generally mess with Texas. Here, read our band interviews and hear some of their tracks; plan your trip with our ultimate guide to Austin; learn how the pros do it; follow us on Twitter; keep up with our liveblogging from the Lone Star State; and even enter to win a spot at our 2010 Austin showcase. Whew! Now if you’ll excuse us, we have to start packing.

From Hamburg

11/25/08 04:07PM

The George Hotel

In Germany but longing for London? Travel no farther than newly opened The George Hotel. Looks pretty sweet. (Via We Heart Stuff.)

From DC

09/02/08 05:30PM

Tabard Inn

Dupont Circle's Hotel Tabard Inn is almost a hundred years old and historically noteworthy as all get out - but is it cool if we mostly just love it for the amazing Sunday brunch and its uncanny resemblance to the house in The Royal Tenenbaums?

From Philadelphia

Weeeeeeee're Back!

09/02/08 04:07PM

Weeeeeeee're Back!