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- Pop-Tarts transforms vintage Airstream into an oversized toaster Mon, 20 Jul 15, 3:05amBreakfast pastry Pop-Tarts has transformed a vintage Airstream trailer into an oversized toaster, with giant Pop-Tarts ready for the taking. The silver Airstream toaster rolled up to Park City, Utah, surprising athletes who...
- The Sochi Winter Village is Now a Ghost Town Just Six Months After the Olympics Tue, 2 Sep 14, 2:00amThere was a lot of controversy over the Sochi Winter Olympics both before and during the competition, with allegations of corruption, shoddy construction work, and facilities not being ready for the athletes...
- Samsung to Donate Sochi Olympics Pavilion Made From 16 Recycled Shipping Containers Wed, 26 Feb 14, 2:50amThe 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics may have come to a close, but Samsung's colorful shipping container pavilion will live on. As featured on Treehugger, the pavilion was designed by Samsung Galaxy Studio and it's made from 16...
- Samsung to Donate 16 Recycled Shipping Containers Used to Build Sochi Pavilion Wed, 26 Feb 14, 2:50amNow that the excitement and tension of the Olympics in Sochi are over, Samsung’s recycled shipping container building remains on our minds as the lone symbol of sustainability...
- INFOGRAPHIC: Engineering the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games Sat, 15 Feb 14, 8:11amThe XXII Winter Olympics are upon us, and over 6,000 athletes are competing from 85 countries in front of thousands of spectators - but the story behind the scenes is every bit as interesting as the athletic prowess on display...
- How Russia Turned Subtropical Sochi into a Snow-Filled Winter Olympic Resort Thu, 13 Feb 14, 8:00amPhoto via Shutterstock Amidst well-documented instances of contaminated tap water, broken doors, broken elevators and seemingly ill-placed surveillance, there's another absurdity casting a shadow over this year's Winter Olympics:...
- Russian Billionaire Battles to Save Stray Dogs from Extermination in Sochi Sat, 8 Feb 14, 1:30amRussian officials have been scrambling to prepare the city of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics - and part of their plan is to round up and kill hundreds of stray dogs...
- Russian Billionaire Battles to Save the Stray Dogs of Sochi Olympics from Extermination Sat, 8 Feb 14, 1:30amIn preparation for the Olympic games in Sochi on Friday, Russian officials have been scrambling to make the town a welcome site for the 200,000 people expected to arrive...
- Populous-Designed Fisht Olympic Stadium to Host Sochi Opening Ceremony Tomorrow Fri, 7 Feb 14, 4:42amThe Fisht Olympic Stadium was inspired by the famous jeweled Fabergé eggs that were originally made for the wives and mothers of Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts...
- Sochi Rounds Up Stray Dogs for Slaughter, Calls them Biological Trash Thu, 6 Feb 14, 1:00amWhile Sochi's security forces are on high alert against potential terrorist attacks, there's a different kind of horror sweeping the Russian city streets...
- Pop-Tarts Transforms Vintage Airstream Trailer into Oversized Toaster Wed, 1 Jan 14, 5:30amBreakfast pastry Pop-Tarts has transformed a vintage Airstream trailer into an oversized toaster, with giant Pop-Tarts ready for the taking. The silver Airstream toaster rolled up to Park City, Utah, surprising athletes who...