Explanations betray art?
Region: United StatesExplanations are the traitor of art according to Jonathan Jones of the Guardian's art&architecture blog. Jones actually has one or two good things to say in this post, but you wouldn't know it by the first two sentence... more
Views: 1009Venezuela, India and the Built Environment
Region: India
From an NPR story earlier this week, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has used rhetoric which encouraged squatters to move onto the properties of wealthy land owners. Dozens of squatters squatted on the Hacienda Santa Teresa back i... more
Views: 1078The victorious bank account
Region: United StatesI learned yesterday that I need a new evaporator coil for the air conditioner. This will cost roughly a third of an entirely new furnace/AC unit to purchase and have installed. Professionals seem inclined to replace the en... more
Views: 947The reported real estate ruckus
Region: United StatesLast evening ABC World News reported on more bad real estate statistics. Prices are down almost 27% in Miami and Vegas, and a number other places have also seen 20-plus percent drops in value — although sales were h... more
Views: 1031Catholic's Criticism of Art Misguided?
Region: New York
A disclaimer, this post is not intended to be an affront to Catholics. Please keep this in mind while reading the following entry which does discuss the denomination, as evidenced by the title above, and feel free ... more
Views: 1702Art as a bridge between cultures and what this means for the Church
Region: United StatesThis post has to be the winner for "Longest Title" among all of the entries I've made to this blog so far. From Bloomberg, this is an interesting article about American collectors being called on to purchase Muslim art. Mo... more
Views: 2690More observations on petrol pain
Region: United StatesThe price of gas seems to have become reasonable filler for news reports. The following are a few observations from these reports * Ridership on public transit is going up, up, up. * Sales of scooters are... more
Views: 693Disposable Day
Region: Arkansas
Today is one of two weeks of cleanup performed by the city in Siloam Springs. Place anything you want to dispose of by the road and by Friday it is supposed to have disappeared, carried off either by the official cra... more
Views: 1252Joel Sheesley at the JBU Gallery
Region: ArkansasWheaton professor of art Joel Sheesley visited the John Brown Universitygallery last night with a collection of his recent paintings. The works were impressive in their technique and scale, all draw... more
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