The Grey Eminence or lady now restricts its news and information with a new pay to read program called the Times Select. I for one select not to use this. View full entry
Latest found photo of Ohr-O'Keefe Museum | Dukeballaster Photo Album | Miss Pussycat and Quintron affected by Katrina | more at Black Cat Bone View full entry
Since Hurricane Katrina, there have been promises that New Orleans will be rebuilt. But those plans will also likely include a redesigned New Orleans. Reed Kroloff, dean of Tulane's architecture program, says the city's "fine grain" must be preserved. Sociologist George Wooddell shares his... View full entry
"Sand dunes in certain parts of the world are notorious for the noises they make as sand avalanches down their sides. Some emit low powerful booms," the New Scientist explains, "others sound like drum rolls or galloping horses, and some are even tuneful. These dune songs have been reported to... View full entry
Arianna Huffington talks to Wired about why blogs matter. View full entry
"New information surrounding relief efforts by the American Red Cross in New Orleans raises questions about whether the organization provided adequate relief and whether funds are actually being directed to Katrina victims, Raw Story has found. Previous investigations have shown that the Red... View full entry
A former prisoner in China now owns a fish breeding farm that will employ released prisoners,who are often discriminated against, and now have "a chance to reform themselves." More View full entry
After reuniting Muslims and Croats with the remaking of the Old Bridge in Mostar, what could possibly help build more ethnic tolerance in Bosnia? How about Bruce Lee. Members of the group Urban Movement have hustled some financial support from a German organization to erect a statue of the Kung... View full entry
Cities collective works of art, and this is one of America's masterpieces. How it should rise from the floodwaters is a tougher decision. Trib View full entry
Even as the federal government and local developers push to resurrect New Orleans as quickly as possible in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, some architects and urban planners are contemplating the larger question of what form the city should take - whether restored, reimagined or something in... View full entry
Victor “Trey” Trahan, AIA, principal at Trahan Architects, says that Baton Rouge firms are doing what they can for their New Orleans colleagues. “The smallest thing””use of a computer, introduction to a banker””means everything to them right... View full entry
In an effort to restore "law and order" after the catastrophic flooding, Louisiana's Department of Corrections turned the city's bus terminal into a 700 bed makeshift prison. "Camp Greyhound" is housing "prisoners from the city's Angola prison -- America's largest maximum-security prison... View full entry
dj spooky shake N' bakes marcel duchamp into a 'sculpture musical' which allows you to reinterpret too... via urldj View full entry
As Berlin steadily becomes the art center of Europe, the country has conceived a rival award to the British Turner Prize. Welcome the Nationalgalerie Prize for Young Art. DW-World View full entry
Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, talks with the Guardian about new curatorial visions. Take a peek at Chris Ofili's installation, The Upper Room (help by David Adjaye). Guardian View full entry