Tech innovators and web entrepreneurs are the new rock stars. Their stories from garage start-ups to wired stardom are fueling a sub-culture of entrepreneurial-obsessed students that see start-ups as exciting alternatives to traditional employment.

Many of today's students aspire to never write a resume. The aggressively ambitious are viewing universities...

The discussion of these cultural phenomena is often centered around the idea that their position in the public consciousness is undeserved due to a perceived lack of substance. For the Kardashians, the missing substance is talent and for the Occupy movement, it is a clear message.

The typical criticism...

The Hangover 2 followed the same formula as the first movie but switched the architectural backdrop from Las Vegas to Thailand. The result was a familiar sequence of events with different scenery. I imagine that the logic went something like this: Bangkok is crazier than Las Vegas so let's make...

If you are one of the typical Americans who drives about 40 miles a day, then you should consider an atypical scenario if you happen to be planning on building a new home.

If you are taking out a mortgage to build a new home and are willing to take...

Can green design be dumb design? The answer is sometimes, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. If our most creative people were only trying rational progressive ideas that always deliver on their green promises, I would think that collectively we weren't reaching far enough. If clever ideas that are...

Sustainability is a ubiquitous buzzword in design discourse. Unlike the more flexible term green design, sustainable design implies a holistic consideration of environmental impact. In his book, The Philosophy of Sustainable Design, Jason McLennan states that the intention of sustainable design is to "eliminate negative environmental impact completely...