Joseph Barbera, an innovator of animation who teamed with William Hanna to give generations of young television viewers a pantheon of beloved characters, including Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and the Flintstones, died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 95. NYT View full entry
The migrants who work on Europe's fruit and olive harvests live on meagre wages, forced to survive in conditions that would fail to meet the UN's basic standards for refugee camps. Felicity Lawrence reports from southern Italy on life at the rough end of international trade. the Guardian... View full entry
The brainchild of the London-based advertising magnate and collector Charles Saatchi, this social networking outlet — a kind of MySpace knockoff for artists — is causing something of a sensation, boosting traffic at the gallery’s Web site overall to more than three million hits... View full entry
He Said, She Said? It'll all be on record by 2026. telegraph | Let's all be prepared. View full entry
The NYT profiles Rick Lowe, founder of Project Row Houses, in Houston, where he revitalizes the old shotgun houses of the Third Ward as a cnavas for art and community. View full entry
In a country like Cuba, where the state has its hand in just about everything, it is perhaps not surprising that there is a governmental body that concerns itself with rap music. NYT View full entry
Denver's Percent for Art program has awarded its largest public commission since it began almost 20 years ago: $1.2 million to artist Dennis Oppenheim to provide an overall vision for the Denver Justice Center complex. RMN View full entry
Turkish artist Serkan Ozkaya demonstrates his fascination with the interplay between the idea of the original and the copy in an ever more mass-produced postmodern world by manually recreating newspaper spreads. Catch the exhibition at PS1 through January 22. NYT View full entry
Team of Afghan workers, German architect and Italian engineers are at work to preserve the memory of Afghanistan's giant Buddhas that were blasted by Taliban in 2001. npr View full entry
Depending on your point of view, the hulking 19th-century brick building at 11 Spring Street in NoLIta, a former stable and carriage house, was either a stunning eyesore or one of the most famous canvases and lodestars in the world for urban artists. NYT View full entry
While everyone praises Muhammad Yunus and his original intent of helping poor women in Bangladesh, some critics say microcredit is being misconstrued as a way of ending poverty. DNOW l related news article View full entry
Skype, the Internet calling service owned by eBay, has announced that as of Jan. 1 it will begin charging $30 a year for unlimited calls to landline and mobile phones within the United States and Canada. Those calls had been free since last spring. Intl Herald Tribune View full entry
The creative hothouse of the Bauhaus finds lucid expression in a photographic archive.Times on line View full entry
Ever wondered why Time Magazine hardly covers Architecture? In the early 30s the magazine produced this slanderous piece of the secret lives of the architect. Known as the Garwondler case, an angry designer took the magazine to court over the highly suggestive report of his unusual attire. The... View full entry
It is the last three days of the Architecture for Humanity logo competition. Get yours in now. (Garwondlers need not apply) The latest newsletter gives an update on the Ipuli project in Tanzania, openings for the 2007 alternate spring break in Biloxi and an invite to next weeks SF Green holiday... View full entry