Canada's Drug Culture: Guilty of Murder in the 1st degree

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a life sentence deserving of the crime.Perhaps a Message that should be applied here by our Justice System here in British Columbia, but won't be, as Drugs and...

Capucci's Extravagant Outfits on Display

"The Ljubljana City Museum is showcasing an exhibition of sculpted dresses by top Italian fashion designer Roberto Capucci. The highlight among some 40 robes on display are dresses that were featured at the Venice...

On Mud Brick Building and the Architecture of Yemen (via London)

Not all dwellings are made of concrete and steel. Some people still turn mud into bricks.  Beyrouth born architect and mud brick expert Salma Samar Damluji shares her knowledge of the topic in an exhibition titled The Architecture of Yemen. It runs until February 9 at...

She's so Unusual...Mafuyu Murakami knits Rings and Houses...Gift Idea

She's so unusual, instead of using paint on her palette, Japanese artist Mafuyu Murakami channels her creativity through wool and knitting. It might be hard getting these on time for the holidays but maybe it will be a source of inspiration.

Faces full of Fruits and Vegetables: Arcimboldo...Musee du Luxembourg...Paris

On my way to the Future of Web Design conference, 2 weeks ago, I was browsing through the newspaper until I was stopped in my tracks by the sight of L'Automne part of 4 portraits illustrating the seasons. The Face on this Automne was composed of Fruits and Vegetables. It...

Blogworld & New Media Expo -- “Woodstock For Wordsmiths” :: MAXINE

"Attending a tradeshow usually becomes an exercise in real work. One attends conference modules headed up by well oiled presentations that are tightly scripted and thinly veiled attempts at a one hour advertisement...

Judge: Spector Jurors 'Believe They Are Hung'

 "LOS ANGELES -- Judge Larry Paul Fiddler said Tuesday afternoon that jurors in the Phil Spector murder trial "believe they are hung." Fiddler made the announcement at 1:40 p.m. after meeting with jurors. The...

Nu-Medievalists do battle in Pennsylvania

Prithee, knave, what brings thee to the woods of Western Pennsylvania? Why, the Society for Creative Anachronism, of course! As Ryan previously reported when he came across some SCA warriors doing battle in our fair...

Explore Heart's History at newly opened 'Wellcome Collection' in London

The 'Wellcome Collection' opened its doors in London only a few weeks ago. It explores the connection between Medicine, Life and Art. Its first major exhibit explores The Heart as seen by Ancient Egypt, Leonardo da Vinci and Andy Warhol to name a few. Best of all access...

Robot Construction Worker Unveiled

Though the robot mentioned below was programmed for construction, the possibilites are not limited to the work site: such a Robot could have domestic uses as well. Unaddressed is how a robot would deal with the art...

Rennie Mackintosh Project Puts Town On Map

Scottish Art Nouveau Designer, architect and furniture designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Glasgow in 1868 and died in 1928. Charles designed public buildings and private houses. 78 Derngate is one of the...

Lightsaber Clinic: Celebrating 30 Years of Star Wars

Star Wars is turning 30, and celebrations are underway. Aside from giving us countess catch phrases and analytical shorthands, the seminal sci-fi trilogy has changed the way movies are made, marketed and...

A Day at the Museum...On Parent Duty for Spring Break

The Museum of Natural History (in New York) that is. If you have a chance go there and spend time in the company of (live) butterflies. That show ends on May 28.

Progressive Pragmatism -- A Conversation With The Left

"Tonight in the United States, the wealthiest nation on earth, one in five children will go to bed hungry. If this sounds depressing, preachy, or moralistic that's because it is. The United States today exhibits the...

MS Salesforce Automation Meets PWC Tickertape :: Symblogogy

"It's weird, a throwback to a time where typed communications were the standard. The Dow Jones Index stock trades were once communicated over a wire to a machine that printed out each transaction within minutes of...

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