Many parents were surprised to learn that 59 percent of both female and male students surveyed were sexually active. Another stat showed 73 percent of females and 51 percent of males used contraception when they lost their virginity.

This one jumps off the page.  The Vulcania watch was inspired by Captain Nemo’s fictional home, Vulcania, and will instantly place you in the uber-cool category if you get one.

The good people at Malgusto have been at it again, coming up with some truly usual images.  Amazing photos.

Thomas Edison is stirring in his grave.  The Philips corporation has just released a couple amazing videos of what next generation light bulbs might look like.

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne wants record labels to focus more on marketing than on manufacturing and distribution in the face of increasing digital album sales. Byrne gave a presentation entitled "Record Companies: Who Needs Them?” at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas, Thursday. He offered a slide show that predicated [...]

Jerome Groopman is a doctor who discovered that he needed a doctor. When his hand was hurt, he went to six prominent surgeons and got four different opinions about what was wrong. Groopman was advised to have unnecessary surgery and got a seemingly made-up diagnosis for a nonexistent condition.

Seth Godin:  In my experience the single best way to become a marketer is to market. And since marketing isn’t expensive any longer (it takes more guts than money), there’s no need to work for Procter & Gamble. None. In the old days, you could argue that you needed to apprentice with an expert and [...]

Artwork from France in which buildings are painted to give the illusion that they are distorted or melting, even though they are not. Amazing pics.