The old "Florentine" still makes the news! As his "sfumato" painting technique is analyzed by way of the Mona Lisa using a process of 3D scanning. Also, 6,000 pages of his sketch books are on display at the VAM in London. But not the parts offered from the Bill Gates collection which includes the... View full entry
Pecha Kucha is starting up in Sydney. This thursday 28th October at the Commercial Travellers Association, Martin Place. Presenters Include Sarah Benton - Terroir, Sam Marshall, Sam Crawford, Chris Welsh, Mike Horne -Turf Design, Kevin Finn - Open Manifesto, Vince Frost, Animal Logic, Transit... View full entry
Psychedelic drugs, communes, and Buckminster Fuller domes were a dead end, but computers were an avenue to realms beyond our dreams... NYT View full entry
The paper copy is co-designed with Giorgio Armani. Go read it. The Independent (RED) View full entry
When your orbitofrontal cortex and ventral striatum start tingling... might it be mind controlling advertising or a new chapter for OMA's shopping manual? NYT View full entry
A convergence of renewed interest in urban downtowns, attractive retail rents, and the popularity of do-it-yourself home improvement and interior decorating could result in downtown being tomorrow's hot "furniture row," writes Michael Stumpf. Cyburbia View full entry
Hidden gem of the day is found at the Critical Inquiry website. A lecture by Slavoj Zizek called The Ignorance of Chicken, or, Who Believes What Today? View full entry
Tonight is Pecha Kucha NY! DetailsBohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Queens (one of my favorite places in NY) tonight at 7:00 pm. Address: 29-19 24th Ave., Queens, NY 11102 between 29th and 31st Aves. 718-274-4925 Subway stop Astoria Boulevard on N and W train Speakers include: Mark Dytham of... View full entry
Tonight only Architecture for Humanity will be speaking with NPR's John Hockenberry at the New York Public Library on Design Like You Give A Damn, responding to disaster and how architects can reshape the Gulf Coast. Limited seating. More Details View full entry
Big Brother is not only watching you - now he's barking orders too. Britain's first 'talking' CCTV cameras have arrived, publicly berating bad behaviour and shaming offenders into acting more responsibly. Daily Mirror View full entry
Tonight on American Masters, PBS debutes Ric Burn's Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film. And next week September 27th look for Sketches of Frank Gehry. NYT View full entry
"J.G. Ballard cannot resist a characteristic inversion: 'I've decided to recast myself as Utopian. I like this landscape of the M25 and Heathrow. I like airfreight offices and rent-a-car bureaus. I like dual carriageways. When I see a CCTV camera, I know I'm safe. What I hate,' Ballard leans... View full entry
In Thailand's first coup in 15 years, military leaders seized control of Bangkok on Tuesday night, suspended the Constitution and declared martial law in the capital, effective immediately. NYT | also... View full entry
Women in science and engineering are hindered not by lack of ability but by bias and “outmoded institutional structures” in academia, an expert panel reported today. NYT View full entry
URB.com has an exclusive slideshow and audio interview with Banksy spokesperson Simon Munnery from this weekend's Barely Legal exhibit in Los Angeles. Previously | Previously View full entry