Don't know if this has been poster here before, but LoftCube sounds like a nice solution for cheaper penthouses. Reminds me of the Finnish Futuro house by Matti Suuronen, which looked better to my eye (it was a flying saucer, how can you top that?) Note the great videos on the Futuro site.

Guardian Online has an amusing article on why so many musicians die from drink, drugs and violence - is it a death wish or just bad luck? On a lighter note, the little brother of our very own Chancellor Schröder has decided it's a good idea to participate in the German Big Brother. Think again, dumbass. Reality TV is never a good idea. This could be almost as bad as when the alcoholic father of Norwegian queen-to-be Mette Marit mouths off to the tabloid press.