If you’re the sort of person who looks at a parking space and thinks "That’s nice…but what would be really great would be a miniature park in that space," today is your day of days. Today is Park(ing) Day--over 30 parking spaces in Seattle will be converted into temporary parks for the day. more ›

Royal Caribbean, which offers offers seven-day cruises that depart Terminal 91 for Alaska every week, got a D in sewage treatment and an F in air pollution reduction. Slate estimates that your carbon footprint doubles each day you're on a cruise. You might as well idle your car for a week instead. more ›