At a bit before seven this evening I found myself standing beneath the pulsating lights and gently inflating and deflating tentacles of a mechanical septopod, while watching slime mold – in extravagant magentas and greens – creep across a television screen. A woman leisurely wandered past the mold toward the hydroponics to my left, and […]
AIDS & Spatial Planning
The Metlife Foundation and the Enterprise Foundation share a common commitment in building healthy communities. Began in 1996, the group recognizes nonprofit groups for innovation in two main areas: supportive housing and property asset management. The “Awards For Excellence In Affordable Housing,” represents models that serve as inspiration for other groups with a desire […]
Listeners
My fellow, patriotic Americans, Today, I speak to you as the President of the United States of America, your President, not as the Leader of the Free World. I want to talk to you about patriotism, about preventing terrorist attacks on our country and about how you can all be involved in our War […]
History of the World – Part II
As you will remember from our previous chapter of “The Mid-Western History of the World”, just over seven thousand years ago Adam and Eve were deceived in the Garden of Eden by the theories of the evil serpent Charles Darwin and his corrupt, British sense of humour. Their indiscretions were punished by the Lord who […]
The Art of the Party
“Chelsea’s become too clean. We need something different.” Solange Umutoni is not talking about the floodlit circus that used to be 27th Street. Nor is she referring to its formerly notorious nightclubs—places like Cain and Bungalow 8—where the most illicit vice is now cigarette-smoking. Ms. Umutoni talking about art. It’s December 4, 2006, and we’re […]
Sisters Wow All in NYC Marathon
By all appearances, Hillary Beeman is your average 23-year-old, living it up in New York City. The Boise, Idaho native has an irrepressibly cheery demeanor not often seen in these parts, and she can disarm even the grumpiest urbanites with her midwestern charm. A regular at some of Manhattan poshest night spots, Ms. Beeman has […]