Some 12.3 million people are enslaved worldwide, according to a major report. The International Labour Organization says 2.4 million of them are victims of trafficking, and their labour generates profits of over $30bn. bbc View full entry
In the late 18th Century, US president George Washington was astonished to learn that the Chinese were not white. Forensic scientists today continue this tradition with images of both Jesus and King Tut which look, well pretty white... View full entry
A 27 page booklet on how to sort your trash? How the Japanese maintain a diligent recycling society. >NYT View full entry
Today's Glowlab newsletter recaps a series of interesting articles in the press about graf/mobile tech convergences. Go here for more info... View full entry
NPR's All Things Considered that 32 previously unknown works by the late Jackson Pollock have been discovered in a storage locker on Long Island. The works will be presented for the first time as part of an exhibition next year that will commemoriate the 50th anniversary of the painter's death... View full entry
What has the Tate modern achieved in the past five years? The Independent presents an article with the assessment by artists, critics and other commentators. Previously. View full entry
How Jeff Koons negotiated his way straight to the top of the blue chip pile. Wow: $5.6 million for Michael Jackson and Bubbles (1988) ArtNews | via View full entry
Claes Oldenburg talks to Sarah Milroy about his life and work during a recent visit to Halifax-Globe and Mail View full entry
The federales over at NASA have pinpointed exactly the kind of climate change smoking gun long-denied by the Bush admin. But with their head in the clouds, the Bush posse is running away from less real dangers. Best of luck, Stephen Johnson. You have your work cut out for you. View full entry
Gargantuan wallets are getting stuffed by a massive sell-off of properties. Why? Maybe it isn't such a bad time for Gehry to find himself a skyscraper. View full entry
Looking at his (lower) poll numbers and (higher) gas prices, George Bush called for drilling in decommissioned military bases(?) and building new nuclear plants. | But, someday you might power your pc with one of these | Meanwhile, Iran, N.Korea still... | Finally, Chernobyl Anniversary 19. View full entry
The world of Thomas Krens, Guggenheim director, after the exit of Peter Lewis, seems to offer more of the same: Guadalajara, Singapore, Rio, Hong Kong, and St. Petersburg - Bilbao effect becomes viral. | nytimes | related: guggenheim economics | prev View full entry
Murakami's NYC exhibition gets it's propers from Metropolis. View full entry
Wired reports on the ever-cool, ever-popular phenom that is the Wooster, and their global showcase for the best graffiti around. View full entry
2005 Boston Cyberarts Festival generates an inadvertent manifesto of interactive creativity. According to the NYTimes' Sarah Boxer, if its interactive and in this show, it's preachy and overly forceful with the viewer. View full entry