The Times has a special Museums section in today's paper, offering a preview of upcoming exhibitions and cultural activities. Highlights include: Creative Visions, but for Many Millions Less | When the Final Touch Is the Exit Door | Throwing a Bash? Surround It With Culture | Museums Refine the... View full entry
A terror-themed video game/art exhibit created by Iraqi-born Chicago artist Wafaa Bilal was shut down by administrators of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. WPost View full entry
Jonathan Merritt, a seminary student with the Southern Baptist Convention; "I was an enemy of the environment, I approached it with disdain. And then I was sitting in a classroom and I felt like God spoke to me and put this idea, (Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate... View full entry
The Times profiles NYC Street Art - the uncommissioned, uncommercial forms of expression that pop up on buildings, sidewalks and street signs and go way beyond traditional graffiti. NYT | Slideshow | Streetsy | Wooster Collective | personal favorite: GaiaCrosby Street, Soho artists on display in... View full entry
Today in the NYT Magazine, an issue all about helping others. -Measuring Success (check out the graphics) -Philanthropy as business -Faces of Social Entrepreneurship View full entry
Theater of the absurd: Minnesota bars thwart smoking ban by declaring everyone an actor. to be or not to be? View full entry
Ikea high-end items are named after Swedish towns whereas cheap items are named after Danish towns. the age View full entry
The mayor of a French village has issued a decree banning residents from dying in his territory unless they own a spot in the overcrowded cemetery. He warned of "severe punishment" for offenders. afp View full entry
"Welcome to the world of virtual home design, which is gradually replacing the idea of building a speculative home, at least at the high end of the market. .." You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll think: HeraldTribune| candidly related... View full entry
Eat a whale and save the planet, a Norwegian pro-whaling lobby said on Monday of a study showing that harpooning the giant mammals is less damaging to the climate than farming livestock. Reuters View full entry
Renowned British artist Richard Deacon is having seven new large ceramic pieces installed on the lawns of Madison Square Park. Roxy Paine's metal trio of Conjoined, Defunct and Erratic have already been dismantled. I'm personally sad to see Conjoined go away. It was a wonderfully accessible and... View full entry
NYTimes Travel highlights Midwestern Frank Lloyd Wright homes available for vacation rental, such as the Duncan House near Fallingwater. NYT View full entry
SXSW will discuss the raison d'etre for design profession. c-net View full entry
"It’s a great feeling doing a piece at night and coming back the day after to look at it,” said Ali, 31, an industrial designer who was dressed in baggy pants and a black hoodie and didn’t want his surname used to avoid prosecution. “I also see it as reclaiming the city... View full entry
The Last Book is a project to compile written as well as visual statements in which the authors may leave a legacy for future generations. universes-in-universe View full entry