A new study on global ice loss puts the scale of melt off in terms that are bound to make more than a few folks feel a bit wet under the collar.

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Last Decade’s Ice Melt Would Flood the United States

George Clooney, “The Descendants” star, and that film’s director, Alexander Payne, will be answering questions in a live-streamed TimesTalk.

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The Carpetbagger: George Clooney’s Next Tour Stop

The craft professions behind the movies — costume design, art direction and makeup — get a moment in the spotlight too.

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The Carpetbagger: Oscar Nominees in the Crafts Categories

This delicious fish sauce-based dipping sauce pairs perfectly with fresh vegetables or homemade tempura.

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Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce

A discussion of three power tools to prep your logs or timbers for building.

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Log Building Tools: Log Wizard, Curved Base Planer, RotoMax

Readers share their cleverest kitchen organization ideas.

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We Want To Know: What Are Your Cleverest Kitchen Organization Ideas?

A Bicycling Magazine survey of women cyclists showed them choosing to give up sex for a month rather than give up biking. So much for ‘sexy’ cycle chic.

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Female Cyclists Say They’d Give Up Sex Before Biking

WWF continues putting pressure on Asia Pulp & Paper, as the latter’s toilet paper and tissue expand into the US market.

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US Toilet Paper Choices Contributing To Indonesian Rainforest Destruction

Cable-free lamps for outdoor use from Ikea are charged via wind and solar power.

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Ikea Now Offers Wind and Solar Powered Outdoor Lighting

The New York TImes Critic Looks at Penn Station and Calls it Every Name In the Book.

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Quote of the Day: Michael Kimmelman on the Value of Architecture