Earth Hour 2008 – Sydney, Australia

(TrendHunter.com) Earth Hour has already happened in Sydney, Australia, 12 months after they started the first event which has now become a global movement.

Anyone into the global campaign is curious to know the results. How many people participated? Will it make a difference if everyone shuts out their lights for …

Earth Hour 2008 – Germany

(TrendHunter.com) All over the world people are participating in Earth Hour, committing to turning off their lights from 8 pm to 9 pm.

Although no cities in Germany have agreed to take public initiatives to join “Stunde der Erde”, after talking to relatives in Hamburg, I know the anticipation for the 60 minutes of d…

Living In A Toilet House (UPDATE) – New Pictures of Interior (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When the toilet house hit Trendhunter, there were no interior shots and only one exterior rendering of what the loo home would look like. Now the home is complete and interior photos make it appear to be just like any other custom home. I was kinda expecting lots of porcelain and chrome, or at least…

Peace Murals – LA vs War Installation (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Graffiti usually brings up images of young punks vandalizing public property, but these peace murals evoke none such thoughts.

The Yo! What Happened to Peace? art installation in Los Angeles is for LA vs. War and features paintings like a gigantic image of Mahatma Gandhi. The project is meant to a…

Earth Hour 2008 – Times Square Shuts off Billboards (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) On Saturday, March 29th, from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, millions of people world-wide will be celebrating Earth Hour.

Participants will shut off lights and TVs, and go dark for the event, which is in support of improving our natural environment.

In the U.S., dozens of major cities from the Golden Gate Br…

Etiquette Police – Japanese Smile-Manner Squadron

(TrendHunter.com) Hot on the tail of their Minister of Animation, “etiquette police” are set to enforce manners on a Japanese metros where the bulk of bad etiquette can be seen.

People travelling on Yokohama’s, a port city south of Tokyo, metro transport will soon be told to behave properly in public. Behaving prop…

Earth Hour 2008 – Dark Sky Week In Harmony, Florida (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In my neck of the woods, we will be attending Earth Hour in Harmony, Florida. It’s such a blast!

With millions turning their lights off in Osceola county at 8:00 p.m., in Harmony, folks are encouraged to attend a community movie or candlelit dinner at Greensides’ restaurant. Earth Hour also kicks …

Pawning Wine – Paris Hock Shops Accept Wine

(TrendHunter.com) For the first time in history, pawn shops in Paris that normally only accept antique family heirlooms are accepting wine. According to experts, the Credit Municipal de Paris is located in a building that “happens to have 18th century cellars below ground, providing the perfect storage area for the…

Entrepreneur Communities – Endossa Shops (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It was created in Brazil, more specifically in São Paulo, a new store that works like the standards of the Search Engines algorithms.

Endossa is a new project that functions more like a community of innovation than a regular store. They rent small spaces for entrepreneurs to exhibit and market the…

Earth Hour: Hawaii – Pearl Harbor Residences Will Go Dark

(TrendHunter.com) Over 5,500 residential units at Schofield Barracks and 2,000 at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii will go dark Saturday night. Both bases will sponsor family movie nights with projectors powered by photovoltaic cells. The Mayor said Earth Hour was a time for people to realize they can work t…

Participating in Earth Hour – Fairmont Royal York Hotel (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Just a reminder that Earth Hour is coming up this Saturday. If you’re not sure what that is, read our previous article, embedded below.

For those who aren’t aware, it could come as a shock if the lights or TV in their hotel rooms suddenly shut off, or if the restaurant they’re visiting is lit only…

Glass Toilet Cubicles – Swiss Public Bathrooms (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Apparently they don’t get pee fright in Switzerland… or if they do, then this public toilet must stay really clean because most people wouldn’t actually be able to use it! It’s made one-way reflective glass. Even though you can see them and they can’t see you, I couldn’t do it. I’d never be able t…

Viral Video Responses – Improv Everywhere Inspires 42 More Frozen Cities (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A good idea gets copied. A great idea infects like the plague, multiplying like rabbits on crack.

The creatives behind Improv Everywhere are the masters of guerrilla marketing. It was cool enough when they got 200 people at to pose for Frozen Grand Central Station in New York to freeze in their tr…

Seduction Lessons – Course to Boost Birthrates in Singapore (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Due to the city’s low birthrate the Singapore government is offering its students lessons in seduction. Seriously.

Students of two polytechnics earn two credits towards their degree if they choose the love elective. Activities for seduction include watching romantic films, holding hands and one I …

Controversial Games – Miss Bimbo Plays With Diet Pills, Gets Boobs Jobs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Our young women don’t have enough to worry about it seems. A Web site in England is causing a stir, upsetting many parents and others.

MissBimbo.com is a “game” of fashion and hairstyles, and it also offers breast enlargements and diet pills. The site lets users to create a character using credit …

Free Plane Tickets – ULCCS Like RyanAir Offer Free Flights

(TrendHunter.com) Being able to travel is a luxury, right? We say this not only because of time, but because literally the cost of accommodation and the flight fare alone can leave a horrendous dent in your bank account.

But what if you could fly for free? I’m not totally off my rocker in suggesting this; in fact, …

1 Euro a Day Cars – LaudaMotion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How would you like to have a car, for about $1.50 a day? In Germany and Austria, you can have a car to cruise around in and it won’t cost you more than a euro a day.

LaudaMotion offers people Smart cars, the only catch is that they’re plastered in ads. If you don’t mind riding around in a mobile d…

Modernizing Chinese Festivals – Studio Leung Printable Offerings (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The 1st day of the 5th solar term is the Qingming for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime and to tend to the graves of departed ones. The Qingming(Clear Bright) Chinese Festival is on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. Duri…

Dance Floor Aquariums – Sharks Swim Under Qua Bottle Lounge (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Qua Bottle Lounge has tapped into the obsession with extreme sports and exotic experiences involving wild animals. The Austin, Texas club found a way to bottle up and serve that adrenaline to their patrons on a nightly basis; beneath their glass dance floor is an aquarium filled with dangerous sea c…

Edible Cartoons – Face Food Bento Boxes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Japanese bento box, or lunch box, dates back hundreds of years in Japanese history. The contemporary bento box has been influenced by pop culture elements such as movies, TV shows and manga.

The bento box is “Comprised of food crafted into visually creative, appealing and recognizable forms, a…