The following is an excerpt from Chuck Klosterman (he of Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs fame)’s latest, Killing Yourself to Live. I finished the book at 30,000 feet, somewhere over Oklahoma. It was excellent. This passage in particular piqued my interest (read, I believe, over Death Valley, appropriately enough), as it proffers his theory that […]
Alessandro Piangiamore
Galleria Paolo Bonzano – Rome November 16 – 20, 2006 For the occasion of his first solo gallery exhibition, Alessandro Piangiamore created his own wall text that announced the title of the show: Sfidando la verità con la gravità (Challenging truth through gravity). But rather than a conventional typeface neatly adhering to the wall, the […]
Iran: A Threat Ignored
In the dispute between the US and Iran it seems that the international community has shown little or no decisiveness. Iran has stated its dangerous intentions time and again yet most of the media seems too busy, too comfortable, and perhaps too confused to ask the hard questions regarding Iran. President Ahmedinajad has written an […]
Photography can be a Savior for the Natural World.
As a Fine Arts major, currently attending the State University of New York Plattsburgh, I have chosen to concentrate in photography in hopes to become a photojournalist. I study several different genres of art, with a concentration in photography. The main appeal in choosing this discipline, is the medium’s effectiveness in raising awareness. Images are […]
Taoist Beatles Propaganda
I have been following the Paul McCartney-Heather Mills breakup quite closely. (I recognize this is morally wrong, however.) Yesterday, Sir Paul locked her out of their London townhouse. When Heather’s bodyguard climbed to the second floor to enter the window, McCartney had him arrested. I was surprised to learn that Paul is now worth $1.5 […]
Joseph Stiglitz – Notes on his book-chat at The New School Univ. (NYC)
This is not a book review. I have not read Joseph Stiglitz’s book "Making Globalization Work." That being said… last night (12/05/06) Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz spoke at the John Tishman auditorium at The New School University (NYC) to a crowd of about 500. He shared some highlights from his new book "Making […]