Fighting for space
This graphic visualization posted by the Daily Dish depicts the amount of street space taken up by different modes of transportation–bicycle, car, and bus–per person. As this demonstrates, cars are not only a crime against the environment but one could argue, also against the availability of the urban public space, which is so crucial to [...]
Read More »Naked News (06-02-09)
- News you can use: Research shows that history majors have the most active sex lives.
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Read More »Jonathan Monk, The Inflated Deflated
Jonathan Monk’s “The Inflated Deflated” installation takes a cheeky aim at Jeff Koons, specifically his iconic “Rabbit” sculpture, as well as the “deflating” contemporary art market.
See more images from “The Inflated Deflated” exhibit…
Read More »The book industry’s slow farewell
In an excellent long essay in The Nation entitled “The Long Goodbye? The Book Business and its Woes,” the legendary editor Elisabeth Sifton writes about the decline of the book industry from her perspective as a towering figure in the literary world over the last several decades. Sifton has edited dozens of books you’ve either [...]
Read More »Katy Trail: the High Line’s country cousin
If you’ve had a chance to check out HIGH LINE STORIES, you’ve seen how a group of creative people devoted to their community can turn blight into beauty.
Missouri’s Katy Trail is one of the crown jewels of US “rails to trails” projects. Running from Clinton (about 75 miles from Kansas City) to St. Charles (about 25 miles from St. Louis), the Katy Trail follows both the old MKT railroad line, and, in part, Lewis and Clark’s path along the Missouri River.
Like the High Line, the Katy Trail has not only provided reclaimed green space across the state, but also contributes to the economies of many of the small towns through which it passes. Towns such as Rocheport have revived themselves as tourist destinations, and numerous wineries have sprung up in close proximity to the trail. You could easily plan a biking and wine tasting trip of several days, with stops in Augusta, Hermann, Sedalia, and other small, picturesque communities.
Learn more about the Katy Trail…
Read More »Polite umbrella
When it rains in dense urban centers and streets, getting soaked is sometimes a secondary concern to that of avoiding getting one’s eyes poked out by the hazard of umbrellas held aloft by surrounding pedestrians. New York designer JooYoun Paek designed an umbrella to address this problem. Polite Umbrella is a shrinkable umbrella that enables [...]
Read More »Getting heavy with Miranda July
At the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale which opens this Sunday, thirteen American artists (John Baldessari, Tony Conrad, Spencer Finch, William Forsythe, Guyton/Walker, Richard Harrison, Joan Jonas, Sherrie Levine, Arto Lindsay, Gordon Matta-Clark, Amy Simon, and Pae White) will show their work and compete for the much coveted Golden Lion. Among the [...]
Read More »NAME THAT SCHLONG!
Every male creature on the planet has a unique “piece of equipment” specifically designed by mother nature to work “hand in glove” with the female of its species. Are you up to the challenge of matching nature’s creatures with their appropriate “features?” To take the challenge go to any of the 4 participating blogs below. [...]
Read More »Five critical questions to ask before installing that home wind turbine
Dreaming of a green home? Already got a picture in your head of your carbon neutral, low impact house? Even if it’s just an upgraded version of your current home, that picture almost certainly includes solar panels on the roof, and/or a wind turbine situated on your land.
It’s an inspiring image. In reality, it may also be one that’s going to produce more headaches (financial and otherwise) than clean energy… unless you do your homework.
Learn more on what you need to do if you want to use solar or wind energy on your property…
Read More »Jeremy Pelt – Backstage at Iridium Jazz Club
Jeremy Pelt plays the music of Herbie Hancock center stage at Iridium
BETWEEN SETS WITH JEREMY PELT:
Iridium Jazz Club, just north of Times Square in New York City, plays host to some of jazz’s most established legends as well as the hottest newcomers. In our continuing interview series, BACKSTAGE AT IRIDIUM, sundancechannel.com is proud to introduce you to the dynamic young trumpet master, Jeremy Pelt. We sat down with Jeremy during Iridium’s recent series of concerts saluting Herbie Hancock.
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Read More »Ferris Bueller = Fight Club
The Internet recently was abuzz about a theory advanced by one member in the loquacious salon over at Metafilter regarding FERRIS BUELLER. Coined “The Fight Club Theory,” it explores the possibility of Ferris being a mere pigment of someone’s imagination…
Read More »White conservatives can’t rap
A couple of young conservatives put together this rap video to “promote constructive debate and tolerance”: [via Talking Points Memo.]
Read More »Books: Beowulf on the Beach (Part 2 of 2)
Last week we did a Q&A with Jack Murnighan, author of Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature’s 50 Greatest Hits, about the sexiest stuff in classic literature. Today we’ve got the “What’s Sexy” section of his chapter on the New Testament…
Read More »GOOD Magazine graphics archive
Click here for larger view. With a tagline (“For people who give a damn”) that activist millennials can relate to, GOOD Magazine, which was founded in 2006 by Brown graduate Ben Goldhirsh, has gained a reputation for its informative and unique graphic visualizations or “Transparencies” as they are called. These are now archived and available [...]
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