The Tijuana-based Nortec Collective makes a soundtrack for a digital generation, with a mix of traditional norteno accordions, turntables, and electronica. npr | listen | dancing is optional... | The Truth about Cinco de Mayo View full entry
Almost 4,000 people were killed and thousands are unaccounted for after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar. yahoo/AP before and after click on picture to enlarge View full entry
Some interesting thoughts on the systems that are changing car design. Sadly, there is no discussion (or rethinking) of the future of urban conditions that make car culture possible. NOVA View full entry
The missing device of circuits, after capacitors, resistors and inductors is found. Memristors, which could lead to building new kinds of computer memory that would not require powering up. But still, there is nothing like a Qubit. View full entry
I've missed out on responding to alot of threads recently as I'm on a 4 week trip through Central Africa, South Asia and Ecuador. Architecture for Humanity has a few gigs in Liberia for an architect and an engineer as well as CFO and Web Guru. We also released an AFH igoogle theme, An Unnatural... View full entry
New restrictions imposed on LA's taco trucks ignited protests among the residents. "There are at least two distinct populations that visit the taco truck, there are the native Angelenos, and then there's the kind of hipster population who think it's cool," said one resident. "The love for tacos... View full entry
"Burning food today, so as to serve the mobility of the rich countries, is a crime against humanity," said Jean Ziegler, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president countered, "The real crime against humanity would be to just cast... View full entry
A 73-year-old Austrian man has confessed to imprisoning his daughter in a three room cellar for 24 years and fathering her seven children. BBC View full entry
Jonathan Glancey explores the world of Colonel Dan Dare "Pilot of the Future". The 1950's comic and the futuristic world(s) it pictured served as inspiration for many British architects. Guardian View full entry
a lame attempt of making things interesting this monday morningABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ I'm sorry its too late to be witty - these are all random searches - the only reference being to the letter of the alphabet View full entry
Residents of a Northern California community are hoping that mushrooms can be used on a large scale to bio-remediate tons of contaminated soil near coastal Ft. Bragg. NYT View full entry
London_ Architectural Association Publications, Ltd. After nearly 30 years of running the Triangle Bookshop at the AA, Derek Brampton and Alan Young have announced their retirement. The shop will close on 31 May 2008 and its remaining stock will be bought by AA Publications as the core of a new... View full entry
how many of these have you read? Telegraph View full entry
Der Spiegel speaks with celebrated Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. He discusses his love-hate relationship with his adopted home city, Berlin, his gigantic waterfall spectacle on the East River in New York and the pitfalls of success. Interview View full entry
Inventor Andy Stanford-Clark has set up a twitter account for his house. This allows his home automation system to keep him updated about lighting, security, energy usage, etc. while he is away. Check out this great example of the potential for ambient intelligence in architecture. Related Serial... View full entry