Spinning the Recession: Michael Burke, CEO of Fendi

Michael Burke, CEO of Fendi, has one bit of advice for those who feel squeamish about shelling out for pricey furs as the rest of the country goes into foreclosure: just buy better stuff.

ChaCha's Mobile Text Search on AT&T One-Ups Google's

ChaCha's text search for mobile is set to debut on AT&T, and while the kinks definitely need working out its results are superior to Google's similar service. But it'll never replace texting your friends.

• ARTICLECan ChaCha's Humans Compete with Google's Algorithms?
• SLIDESHOWSearch Engine Showdown

Methane Capture? Try Tofu.

Pigs and cows are the elephants in the room at the UN global warming summit in Poland this week.

• BLOGUN Climate Summit: 186 Nations Gridlocked by Global Recession

Design Stars Shine at Marcel Wanders Event

Inside the luncheon at Art Basel Miami celebrating the opening of the Miami Beach Mondrian, the first hotel created by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders.

• ARTICLEMarcel Wanders Designs Miami's Mondrian
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Scene Report: Art Basel Miami 2008

The Campana brothers, the hottest thing to come out of Brazil since Gisele Bundchen, are famous for their chairs made of teddy bears, flip flops and old tires. They are this year’s Designers of the Year.

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Can Good Design Save Detroit? Again?

The Big Three Automakers managed to hand in their loan papers to the Bank of Congress without getting their hands slapped again. But what they really need to do is make cars that people want to drive.