The Grist List: From Bikes to Books

Bikers seeking good ride get naked, and more 4

Is that a banana seat or are you just happy to see me?
The best part about World Naked Bike Day: No awkward spandex shorts. The worst part about World Naked Bike Day: No awkward spandex shorts.

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World Naked Bike Day in LondonPhoto: Paul-in-London via Flickr

 

Snow Cones Are Forever bookNo scoop for you!
Finally, the perfect icebreaker for those awkward climate-change conversations with your kids: Snow Cones Are Forever (or are they ... mwahahaha!).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lamborghini logoPhoto: Elvis John Ferrao via Flickr

 

 

 

 

Lambor-greenie?
Question: Does driving a hybrid Lamborghini make you more or less pretentious than a Prius driver?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plush doll from Fiber Arctic exhibitPhoto: Heidi KenneyPlush delivery
If a stitch in time saves nine, think what 20 “fiber artists” can do for the Arctic ... Talk about fancy, Schmancy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smell of Books spray

 

 

 

 

True story
“Now you can finally enjoy reading e-books without giving up the smell you love so much. With Smell of Books™ (a revolutionary new aerosol e-book enhancer), you can have the best of both worlds: the convenience of an e-book and the smell of your favorite paper book.”

 

Sarah van Schagen is Grist’s Seattle editor.

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  1. juliejohns's avatar

    juliejohns Posted 3:21 am
    12 Jun 2009

    At least they got good weather for it.
  2. kingpinchairs Posted 9:15 am
    12 Jun 2009

    wow. sure hope no one crashed or ran into someone!
  3. mimi's avatar

    mimi Posted 10:01 am
    14 Jun 2009

    mimi can't figure out how a bunch of naked butt cracks will get more people to bike to work. gross.
    http://twitter.com/yomimi

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