Web Series 'Quarterlife' Cancelled by NBC, After Ratings Bomb

A cautionary tale to all television broadcasters looking to capitalize on "this whole YouTube internet thing".UPDATED | Feb. 28 | 16:31 PST - NBC Cancels Quarterlife ""Quarterlife," the first Web-based drama to...

2nd Greenest Hummer On Earth: Runs on Ethanol

"The words ‘green’ and ‘Hummer’ don’t usually occur together, except when compiling a complete list of oxymorons. But earlier today at the Saab/Hummer press conference, GM debuted it’s concept H-X Hummer, calling it the “Green Hummer”. The new model is...

2nd Greenest Hummer On Earth: Runs on Ethanol

"The words ‘green’ and ‘Hummer’ don’t usually occur together, except when compiling a complete list of oxymorons. But earlier today at the Saab/Hummer press conference, GM debuted it’s concept H-X...

Amish-Built modular homes

Bullish on Amish-BuiltWith 2-Year Wait List, St. Mary's Modular-Home Factory Doesn't Need to AdvertiseWhen Joyce Greenfield decided to build a house in the Southern Maryland town of Chaptico, she knew she wanted a single-story rambler with at least three bedrooms and fancy...

Katrina Victims Find a Solution: Modular House

Of the hundreds of houses swept away by Hurricane Katrina in this small Gulf Coast town, only a fraction have been replaced. The price of building materials has skyrocketed, and the services of even mediocre contractors can be hard to come by.But on East North Street...

A Heavy Bicycle With a Light Footprint

"Brian, a lanky man with a permanent smile and neatly kept dreadlocks, built his 700 pound bicycle out of aluminum strut and styrofoam. It has a flywheel to store momentum, which Brian, 49, says has helped his...

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