"For four years these vast concrete slabs have slowly crept through Baghdad, snaking along road, river and sidewalk as they shut out light and encircled ministries, palaces and districts. Now, confronted by the inescapable presence and likely longevity of these blast walls, the city has hired two... View full entry
An interesting discussion between Newsweek Paris bureau chief Christopher Dickey, France-Amérique editor Pascale Richard, and WNYC's Marty Goldenson on the rhetoric and positioning of the "action-oriented" government of the new French President Nicolas Sarkozy. WNYC View full entry
An 8-foot LEGO man was found bobbing in the sea near the Dutch resort of Zandvoort. Reuters l video l ? l more info View full entry
Can racial and ethnic diversity make for more insular, untrusting neighbors? Harvard professor Robert Putnam answers: YES!.Boston Globe | The Full Report Listen LIVE to Putnam debate his study with Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier and Pat Buchanan, today at 11:00AM EST at On Point + Archinect... View full entry
Scottish researchers are turning to camera phones to help bridge the virtual and real worlds. BBC View full entry
Global Warming has rendered Purple Snail extinct. The first such an event directly linked to GW. npr View full entry
A strong earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude has hit Indonesia's West Java island. reuters View full entry
William Gibson is now taking a look at the current condition of a nation wrapped in fears of terrorism, increasing globalization, and technological emergence. WashingtonPost Review | Second Life Reading | OnPoint Conversation (LISTEN) View full entry
Takashi has painstakingly replicated a house destroyed by Katrina using latex and transported it to New York's Socrates Sculpture Park. Horisaki's 'Social Dress' Blog | Studio360 (listen) View full entry
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has been ranked by Fortune magazine as the richest person in the world, beating Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Fortune | BBC View full entry
The Times's Melena Ryzik attends P.S.1's Warm Up party in Long Island City. NYT Video View full entry
Yearlong slump in housing construction and sales hurts drywall industry the most. nyt View full entry
Mexican archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar have detected underground chambers they believe contain the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztecs when Columbus landed in the New World. It would be the first tomb of an Aztec ruler ever found. Yahoo/AP View full entry
A giant cross commemorating the victims of Stalin's terror 70 years after the worst of the purges has reached Moscow after a journey from northern Russia. BBC View full entry
Over the last four years, at least two bands of burglars have got away with an estimated $20 million worth of jewelry, cash and artwork in posh Beverly Hills and Bel-Aire. Los Angeles police say that burglars have learned to exploit the very isolation and privacy that make the area so attractive... View full entry