The American art historian Lucy Lippard classified Wesselmann, who has died aged 73 of complications after heart surgery, among the five "hard-core" New York pop artists, with Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rosenquist and Oldenburg. Read View full entry
Running late on holiday card—¢send them a Pee-Mail. Or if your not a fun loving Pee-Mail type, send your own snowflake design with Make-a-Flake. View full entry
Beginning next fall, students must find ways to shoulder more of the financial burden for their educations. Happy Holidays from Bush, Inc.! NY Times View full entry
A 32-year old South Korean actor, Yon-sama, has become the fascination for Japanese women. He's not an Architect, but he plays one on TV... | nytimes View full entry
Astronomers have spotted three dozen bright, young galaxies that defy the general aging trends of the universe. Space View full entry
Use the christmas webcam to view live images of a buncha christmas lights and also CONTROL them - i.e. YOU can turn them ON and OFF via your web browser! View full entry
The well-dimpled Hotel 101 in Reykjavik continues to seduce and lure travelers. NYT features Iceland. | nytimes View full entry
this literally has nothing to do with anything. not skating. not a rock show. not urbanism. nothing. but it's entertaining watching someone do something so lame really well... View full entry
Earth Artist Andy Goldsworthy claims ice as his new medium. From the LA Times View full entry
According to its newsletter, a-matter is to close. They write: this means that no new information will be published on this platform and that editorial work has stopped. a-matter, however, will continue to be available as a library. R.I.P. View full entry
The very first thing that comes to mind is "will this kill that awful song?" Yes; apparently the infamous "Love Shack" where the B-52's singer Kate Pierson lived in the 1970s has burned to the ground. The only part that survived was -you guessed it- the tin roof. CNN View full entry
Manhattan's (just-opened) second Home Depot features a 1,400 square foot virtual apartment inside the store, renovated by actors while you watch. The Box Tank, a blog dedicated to all things big-box, takes us inside.via Curbed | Previously: 1; 2 | Related View View full entry
Though she'd be the last to desire anything about her life to become 'news', one of America's finest artists passed away today. Agnes Martin was 92. She possessed an “amazing ability to reduce to essence all that we feel about space and light." From MSNBC View full entry
NOX Architects (Lars Spuybroek) + Edwin van der Heide (media artist) = Son-O-House (an interactive sounding architecture at ekkersrijt, Son, Holland.) (via) View full entry
In Texas, the garage is the social nexus. Garage hanging is a big part of our neighborhood. | kcstar View full entry