freaktochic.com tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-167353 2007-04-10T12:03:00-04:00 TypePad Bringing Big Wheels Back tag:typepad.com,2003:post-32713328 2007-04-10T12:03:00-04:00 2007-04-10T12:03:00-04:00 Photo Credit: Scott Beale / Laughing Squid What do you get when you add 1000 people on Big Wheels and Lombard Street in San Francisco? The 7th annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race.Laughingsquid.com has a great post about the... Anthony Cospito http://freaktochic.typepad.com/freaktochic/2007/04/bringing_big_wh.html Monkey See, Monkey Do...Good tag:typepad.com,2003:post-31943038 2007-03-21T12:07:18-04:00 2007-03-21T12:07:18-04:00 Illustration by Edel Rodriguez based on source material from Frans de Waal FROM THE NYT Some animals are surprisingly sensitive to the plight of others. Chimpanzees, who cannot swim, have drowned in zoo moats trying to save others. Given the... Anthony Cospito http://freaktochic.typepad.com/freaktochic/2007/03/monkey_see_monk.html Consumer Trend Watch : Here come the "TRYSUMERS" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-30196492 2007-02-07T14:43:15-05:00 2007-02-07T14:43:15-05:00 Our favorite folks over at Trendwatching.com have released their first 2007 report about the TRYSUMERS trend. The concept of consumers becoming more daring in their consumption patterns just because they can.You can also check out their 2007 Trend Report, crammed... Anthony Cospito http://freaktochic.typepad.com/freaktochic/2007/02/our_favorite_fo.html Enter, The Human Camera tag:typepad.com,2003:post-15180169 2007-01-13T23:05:28-05:00 2007-01-13T23:05:28-05:00 Anthony Cospito http://freaktochic.typepad.com/freaktochic/2007/01/enter_the_human.html Parrot Vocabulary Leaves Scientists Speechless tag:typepad.com,2003:post-15174044 2007-01-13T12:59:41-05:00 2007-01-13T12:59:41-05:00 From the BBC Feathered prodigy: N'kisi leads the field The finding of a parrot with an almost unparalleled power to communicate with people has brought scientists up short. The bird, a captive African grey called N'kisi, has a vocabulary of... Anthony Cospito http://freaktochic.typepad.com/freaktochic/2007/01/parrot_vocabula.html