Artist Grayson Perry gives a nice perspective on the state of opposition and being subversive in todays current cultural condition. l TO l and this view is paralleled in some reaction to the Turner Prize. l Telegraph l related l View full entry
The MTA has discovered a stone wall that archaeologists believe is a remnant of the original battery that protected the southern tip of Manahattan. NYT View full entry
In the dense central forests of Borneo, a conservation group has found what appears to be a new species of mammal. BBC View full entry
Here is a review of the current not-to-be-missed exhibit at the Meadow Brook Art Gallery in Rochester entitled Imaging a Shattering Earth, Contemporary Photography and the Environmental Debate: "a beautiful, must-see photographic exposé of the catastrophic results of human engineering on... View full entry
"Compared with China, whose rural population is also moving, India's urbanization has been a saunter, not a sprint - slower, looser and more haphazard." Then came the highways. NYT. Plus: India's highways and the middle class; India's highways and AIDS; earlier on Archinect; and BLDGBLOG. View full entry
Every science-fiction film is coming true. First it was The Day After Tomorrow; now it's Armageddon: "Scientists are monitoring the progress of a 390-metre wide asteroid discovered last year that is potentially on a collision course with the planet, and are imploring governments to decide on a... View full entry
you know what that means...yes...Katrina and NOLA. A reading and commentary on the state of things in a city that hangs in the balance. Nancy Levinson, Pixel Points Another related story: Katrina-Damaged Wright Cottages Running Out of Time View full entry
Art Critic John Kelsey on Hurricane Katrina: "As if timed for the opening of the Whitney's Robert Smithson retrospective, this was arguably less a natural disaster than a case of Land art gone horribly wrong." Oh, boy. Artforum's Top 10 List Teasers. View full entry
In Geneva diplomats from the 192 countries which have signed the Geneva conventions are meeting to discuss a third emblem for the international Red Cross. It is a mess already. Link View full entry
The head of a major campaigning body which was part of the Make Poverty History campaign has caused a storm of protest by suggesting that poor people should shoplift from superstores. SHerald View full entry
MASS Music Dome is a multimedia performance created by MASS Ensemble and o2 Creative Solutions. MASS Ensemble designs and creates innovative architectural scale stringed instruments and kinetic performances, including the Earth Harp. o2 is an experience design firm which combines design... View full entry
"The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), one of the nation's largest environmental groups, and several local Louisiana environmental groups said that heavy metals, petroleum components and pesticides in the dusty residue left behind by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters pose such a risk that... View full entry
The patient regained consciousness 24 hours after the operation. When she woke up, her first words were "thank you". bbc View full entry
"Since October 25th, when the Governors' Moratorium on evictions was lifted, according to court clerks there have been 100 evictions filed by landlords every day in New Orleans. In the past 2 and a half months the landlords have simply been posting eviction summons on tenants doors for a hearing... View full entry
...you're about to freeze. "The ocean current that gives western Europe its relatively balmy climate is stuttering, raising fears that it might fail entirely and plunge the continent into a mini ice age." It's The Day After Tomorrow - for real: New Scientist. Guardian. NYT. View full entry