Danny Choo has posted some photos from his dad Jimmy Choo's workshop in the UK. Link

Someone found a Falungong message on a 1RMB note in China: The writing alleges that the CCP has created fake self-immolation stories, killed Falungong members, stolen their internal organs, and… Read the rest of the article: Falungong message found on 1-yuan bill in China

There's a cleaning company here in Dubai that will send a man dressed in a Spiderman outfit to clean your windows. According to AMEinfo.com, this service already exists in France… Read the rest of the article: If you live in Dubai, you can get Spiderman to clean your windows

Also at TEDx London, Jeff Skoll — eBay's first president, founder of Participant Media, and the namesake for the conference that had brought us to the UK in the first… Read the rest of the article: Jeff Skoll's poem about the volcano

One of the great things about being in London when the volcano halted our flights home this past weekend was that I was stranded with some of the greatest philanthropists… Read the rest of the article: Video: Larry Brilliant on the volcano and climate change

Meet Bennett Grassano. His wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in San Francisco last Thursday, but he hasn't been able to get home to see his daughter because… Read the rest of the article: Bennett needs to get out of volcano land to meet his newborn baby

I'm at the airport in Paris waiting for my flight to Dubai, which will presumably get me out from under the volcano ashes. What an amazing journey this has been.… Read the rest of the article: Photo of cancellation signs at Paris airport today

The Nepalese government is sending a team of 20 Sherpas to Everest's "death zone" to clean up the dead bodies of those who never made it back from their expeditions.… Read the rest of the article: Nepal to send Sherpas to "death zone" to rescue the dead

Gang Starr's Guru, who played a significant role in New York's underground rap scene in the 90s, has died of cancer-related complications. He was 43. via MTV News

A 35-year old British woman claims she acquired a Chinese accent after a bad migraine. She thinks she has something called Foreign Accent Syndrome, and claims she is annoyed by… Read the rest of the article: Woman suffers migraine, acquires Chinese accent

It Often Begins with a Smile, 1930s. By Jin Meisheng (19021989). Chromolithograph on paper. Collection of the Shanghai History Museum. The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco has a great… Read the rest of the article: The Asian Art Museum does Shanghai: opium hulks, Communist propaganda, and neon brush strokes

I found this Mars bar cake at a cake shop in Oxford. I wonder if it just looks like a Mars bar, or tastes like one too.

This incredible video from 2008 shows Saudi activist Wajeha Al Huwaider driving a car in Saudi Arabia on International Women's Day. Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive;… Read the rest of the article: Wajeha Al Huwaider, a woman, driving in Saudi Arabia

Earlier today at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, I caught up with Peter Gleick, co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute, to find out how we can make sure… Read the rest of the article: Q&A with Peter Gleick: how to be more water efficient (part 2)

I just spoke to Mari Kuraishi, founder of GlobalGiving.org, about how the recent surge in natural disasters has affected donor behavior. The vast majority of people are moved to give… Read the rest of the article: GlobalGiving.org's Mari Kuraishi on personalized philanthropy driven by natural disasters

A 13-year old Croatian girl woke up from a coma speaking no Croatian and perfect German. The girl, who had been studying basic German in school, is communicating with her… Read the rest of the article: Croatian girl wakes up from coma speaking fluent German

20-year old Laura Hall of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire is thought to be the first person to be banned from all pubs, bars, and clubs across England and Wales. She is also… Read the rest of the article: 20yo woman banned from drinking

What if the world runs out of water? In a session titled Water Scarcity and the Human Right to Water at the Skoll World Forum, water experts Peter Gleick, Gary… Read the rest of the article: Peter Gleick on the human right to water (part 1)

Good morning from Oxford, England! I'm at the Skoll World Forum on social entrepreneurship — a gathering of people who are using business and technology to solve social, environmental, and… Read the rest of the article: I'm at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford

Each of these Emeco 111 Navy chairs is made from the plastic in 111 coke bottles. [via Apartment Therapy]