Babylon, Long Island Serial Killer? Four Bodies Found Near Ocean Parkway, Gilgo And Cedar Beaches Suffolk County police in Long Island say a serial killer could be on the loose after the grizzly discovery of four bodies near Ocean Parkway between Gilgo and Cedar Beaches near...
During the election turmoil in Iran, Hashemi Rafsanjani, former President of Iran, stated that "without Islam we will go astray." I take issue with that statement.As any student of history knows, Iran, long before it became Iran, was Persian Empire - one of the greatest...
A row over an artefact from the Persian Empire known as the Cyrus Cylinder has prompted Iran to cut ties with the British Museum. The Cyrus Cylinder is covered in the ancient Persian form of writing known as...
Taking a tour at a Ukrainian orphanage last Saturday, Elton John had decided to adopt a toddler and said "I'd love to adopt him." After meeting Lev, the toddler that stole John's heart, Elton went from not...
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As I've stated so many times before it can happen in your back yard. It can be your neighbor and you not know it. How many people would have thought this 24 year old man would have had a role in a Human...
Every so often a film comes along that so brilliantly captures an era that it can tell you more about how life was than any historical document. Babylon is one such film.Released shortly after Margaret Thatcher...
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Here is more on the art of Burning Man."Every year thousands of people descend onto Black Rock to build a city in the desert from scratch. And for many of the artists and engineers, the period of set-up before...
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The US singer David Gray has spoken out about the use of his songs played at extremely loud volumes as a form of torture, and has said it is no laughing matter.""Only the novelty aspect of this story gets it...
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Behind the scenes interview with Susan Lynch. The interview takes place on the set of the feature film "Red Roses and Petrol," opening June 2008. The film stars acclaimed actor Malcolm McDowell, with supporting...
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New York State Commissioner of Education Richard P. Mills comes under scrutiny again as Long Island senators express discontent by the most recent revelation that New York State Education Department,...
Researcher challenges the ecstatic doctrine of a so-called "rapture" that some say will happen this month: From the blog "Lift Up Your Voice" on wordpress.com, the author states:"The idea that a “rapture”...
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Mark Wigley is Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University. He is also the author of, among others, Constant's New Babylon and The Architecture of Deconstruction: Derrida's Haunt; and he is co-editor of The Activist...
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"Patrick Blanc overgrows the vertical surfaces of buildings in the most beautiful way. What he creates is far away from any fancy horticultural show, his Vertical Garden could rather be called eco-art, or greener architecture consisting of a variety of plants trailing gently...
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