Idealist News

The uke will set you free

How a little Hawaiian instrument is infiltrating pop culture, reshaping the digital landscape -- and changing the world, one smile at a time

It looks like a guitar that someone accidentally washed at the wrong setting, and in untrained hands, sounds like a toddler's jangly toy. But within the humble heart of the four-stringed wonder known as the Read More...

Hugh Hefner documentary reveals more than pretty faces

July 28, 2010

Hugh Hefner's life, as we all know, has been a sybaritic male fantasy, living like a pasha in his pajamas, surrounded by barely clad bosomy bombshells, sometimes cohabiting with up to seven (really) at a time... Read More...

Margaret Atwood coffee: coming soon to a café near you

July 26, 2010

Synergy is becoming something of a trend among Canadian writers. Douglas Coupland launched his clothing collection with Roots earlier this month, and now Balzac’s Coffee has partnered with Margaret Atwood to create Read More...

Conrad Black: Let the vengeance begin

His release on bail and rising legal fortunes could help his defamation lawsuits against his accusers

It has been a good summer for Conrad Black. He won a key victory at the U.S. Supreme Court that could help overturn his fraud convictions and, this week, managed to secure his release on bail from a Florida prison... Read More...

ideaCity10 Pre-Registraton Draw Winners Announced!

Calling all idealists ...

While ideaCity10 may have recently come to a close, we still have exciting announcements to make!  Eleven lucky winners have been selected in our pre-registration draw and giveaway, and accordingly, we have some congratulating to do... Read More...