On their harried way through the Toronto subway, commuters passing through the new Bayview/Sheppard station might glance at what looks like a scribbled mess of black paint on the floor and walls ...
Ten years ago, many of us assumed that ebooks would make traditional books obsolete. While more of us are going paperless these days, we'll always have a soft spot for paper books and the shelves ...
If you think today's robots look closer to toasters, vacuum cleaners, or other appliances, then you better sit down. Have you wondered why we don't have robots like Number Six, Data, C-3PO, or ...
As the fear of the obesity epidemic rises, food is seen more an more as simply something one has to cut back on. Lunch is no longer a joyful time to cherish, but a disappointing time spent in ...
Already aural masterpieces, the world’s top opera houses and concert halls hardly need to be concerned with appearances – but when you’re reaching for perfection in performance, some ...
Sometimes a small rendering or photograph is enough to illustrate the point - but in other cases, size really does matter. By popular demand, WebUrbanist would like to announce an all new section ...
The so-called "Cola Wars" have gone global, with battles for soft drink supremacy being waged around the world with flavors you wouldn't think would be possible. This post looks at Pepsi-Cola, a ...
There are many immensely talented artists out there who go to great lengths to make their paintings look as realistic as possible, mimicking the nuances of three-dimensional form, texture and ...
Reflecting their creators’ desire to step far, far away from the sheepish architectural clones that our culture has grown to accept as “normal”, these outstanding structures are among the ...
No matter how often the huge number of professional Photoshop screw-ups are pointed out to a very amused world, more just keep cropping up. Why is this phenomenon still going strong? Short ...
