Nothing obstructed the view of Wrigley Field on Monday from a pair of rooftop clubs whose owner has refused to share 17 percent of his profits with the team. But if Tom Gramatis hasn’t paid up by the time the Cubs return home April 15, team officials said obstructions will be installed. AP View full entry
Sadly, the cultural geographer Denis Cosgrove has died. Writes Glen M. MacDonald: "It is with deep regret that I inform you of the untimely death of Denis Cosgrove, von Humboldt Professor of Geography at UCLA. Denis passed away peacefully due to complications from cancer on Good Friday."... View full entry
It is not often that an architecture master reinvents himself, but that is precisely what Pritzker Prize winning architect Frank Gehry has done. Gehry, who first won international recognition with his own residence, a masterpiece of post-modern architecture, has revealed what can only be... View full entry
In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research. NYT | slideshow | previous feature: Hitching Stealth with Trevor Paglen View full entry
Angus Fairhurst, one of the group of "Young British Artists" who stormed the international art scene in the 1990s, has died. Guardian View full entry
Food prices are soaring, a wealthier Asia is demanding better food and farmers can't keep up. In short, the world faces a food crisis and in some places it's already boiling over... Reuters | reGore View full entry
As contemporary art fetches record prices, artists, dealers and auction houses are quietly tearing each other apart in their fight to control the booming £20 billion business. TO View full entry
White people have always been extremely fascinated with the idea of themselves. So much so that when they write hilarious highlights of their inner faults other white people publish it... from blogs to books >>> NYT | related View full entry
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May 10th is the first ever National Train Day in the United States. For everyone looking for an alternative to car dependency consider booking a ride with Amtrak to celebrate. View full entry
Space elevator, Space guard, Atomic travel, Millennium Bug, Communications satellites, Earthquake prevention, Brain backup, and People freezing - 10 predictions by the late Arthur C Clarke. BBC View full entry
Mr. Dith’s theory of photojournalism: “You have to be a pineapple. You have to have a hundred eyes.” NYT, 'The Killing Fields.' (film) View full entry
news area; how to get famous; make rendering and fit on the eiffel tower, the rest will take care of itself and next thing you know, you'll be notorious. did i say notorious? that's what some people call to my news posts. ahem. nuf' said...thanks to my best friends, i feel better. architectural... View full entry
In a SPIEGEL interview, one of the art world's biggest globalizing forces, Guggenheim mastermind Thomas Krens, discusses his affinity for massive projects, including the organization's biggest undertaking ever -- an outpost in Abu Dhabi he hopes to establish as the world's first museum for global... View full entry
Two things that you can find a lot of in Portland are vegans and strip clubs. Johnny Diablo decided to open a business to combine both. At his Casa Diablo Gentlemen’s Club, soy protein replaces beef in the tacos and chimichangas; the dancers wear pleather, not leather. Many are vegans or... View full entry