CSMonitor covers the controversy over the copywritten Bean and other monuments to ownership at Chicago's Millenium Park. (previously: The Bean © & Chicago Copyrights Public Space). View full entry
GMail's one year birthday has lead them to celebrate with infinity+1 megabytes of storage capacity. Currently, the ever growing storage space stands at 1405.3... View full entry
Planning any trips to Spain this summer? Get your tix now for the Sonar festival in BCN. Packed bill and highlights include Miss Kittin, MIA (tour) and the LCD soundsystem View full entry
Peter C. Whybrow , Director of the Semel Institute gets at the origins of human society and where American culture is going from a once collective system to a hyper individualism in his new book American Mania. Lehrer View full entry
This will be a mob scene, no doubt. If in or near Boston, try to partake. View full entry
He was the father or modern origami and arguably the most famous practitioner of this art in the world. Born March 14th 1911, died March 14th 2005 aged 94. (Times - Telegraph ) View full entry
Friends and foes assess the impact of Lars von Trier's 10 year old manifesto, a repudiation of artificiality in cinema. How about fakin' it for real? View full entry
NASA to offer cash prizes for technological innovations that can be applied to space exploration. NYT View full entry
"Our challenge," says Stephen Stefanou, a member of the atrium's brain trust, "is to create a must-see destination for the jaded eyes of consumers who have seen everything." read it to believe it in the LATimes Five times a year, Nevada's posh Bellagio hotel goes to extravagant lengths... View full entry
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the damage to cultural treasures in Iraq. TheNation View full entry
at Design Observer: somewhere in Southwest Atlanta, there's a law enforcement officer taking pictures, chronicling the everyday with photographs (many of them from the patrol car) of a world few graphic designers ever see. And it's incredible. View full entry
Time : How Does '80s Art Look Now? A new retrospective of work by Jean-Michel Basquiat raises the question, How much of value did that big decade leave behind? View full entry
"Museums around the world have been home to Betty Gold's steel forms. The geometric pieces are turning up in stylish gardens at houses around Los Angeles. In Europe, where Gold's work probably is better known than at home, she is associated with a long-standing movement, named MADI, of artists... View full entry
UK's Culture Secretary made polemic comments suggesting that by creating digital models and VR walk troughs in order to preserve listed buildings, Britain could clear up some necessary space for contemporary architects to create new ‘masterpieces' that... View full entry
The Triumph of Technology is the title of this years Reith Lectures, presented by the distinguished engineer, Lord Broers. View full entry