Economic downturn causes a new trend: 'Home Burials.' Could this eventually be part of residential design? NYT Economic downturn causes a new trend: 'Home Burials.' Could this eventually be part of residential design? NYT “There’s something about touching, watching, sitting with a body... View full entry
Freedom From Religion Foundation has sued the US Government for planning to engrave the phrase "In God We Trust" and the Pledge of Allegiance on the US Capitol Visitor Center building. "Tens of millions of really good Americans don't believe in God" vs. "What we're doing is making a specific... View full entry
Dan Graham in conversation with Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. MoCA 1 of 4 Part 1 Dan Graham in conversation with Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. 1 of 4 | related Part 2 Part 3 View full entry
Olafur Eliasson, playing with space and light. In the spectacular large-scale projects he's famous for (such as "Waterfalls" in New York harbor), Olafur Eliasson creates art from a palette of space, distance, color and light. This idea-packed talk begins with an experiment in the nature of... View full entry
Which books matter most? Help flesh out a survey of the most important and influential architectural publications evarrrr which will be the subject of an exhibition at Pinkcomma in Boston this Fall. Participate here Which books matter most? Help flesh out a survey of the most important and... View full entry
Flavorpill publishes a Q and A with visual artist Richard Woods. Flavorpill publishes a Q and A with visual artist Richard Woods.Woods has been given free reign over several facades at Manhattan’s City Hall, injecting the historic building with his trademark whimsy. Flavorwire View full entry
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Renowned clothing designer Issey Miyake pens an Op-Ed for NYT, speaking against the perils of the nuclear bomb whose explosion he experienced as a seven years old boy in Hiroshima and lost his mother to radiation.Renowned clothing designer Issey Miyake pens an Op-Ed for NYT, speaking against the... View full entry
Federal budget deficit tops $1 trillion for the first time in US. Federal budget deficit tops $1 trillion for the first time in US. fox news"These are mind boggling numbers," said Sung Won Sohn, an economist at the Smith School of Business at California State University. "Our foreign investors... View full entry
Did you ever want one of your toys to come to life? Well a lifesize Gundam robot has risen in Tokyo. It stands 59 feet tall (18 meters). So if you were standing on the 6th floor of a building, you would be at about eye level with it.Did you ever want one of your toys to come to life? Well a... View full entry
Scientists have found a way of genetically modifying cereal crops to grow in salty water in a move that could help alleviate hunger in some of the world's poorest nations. Scientists have found a way of genetically modifying cereal crops to grow in salty water in a move that could help alleviate... View full entry
Twenty years on from the cube Professor Ernö Rubik is back. Twenty years on from the cube Professor Ernö Rubik is back with the Rubik’s 360. TimesOnlineRubik’s 360, which goes on sale next week, features six small balls inside three interlocking spheres. The task is to lock... View full entry
The NYT explores two examples of sound used within an urban setting; in one sound is art installation, in the other sound as an urban/infrastructural design solution? The NYT has two stories out. The first examines an installation by composer John Morton in a tunnel just north of the Central Park... View full entry
A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered. Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another. BBCNews View full entry