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Hillary Rodham Clinton widens her circle at the State Department

March 11, 2010

washingtonpost.com - Style / Lois Romano

Hillary Rodham Clinton ran a presidential campaign notoriously insular and unhappy, managing a group of egos and backstabbers whose dysfunction may have cost her the White House.

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MoMA Mia!: Jean Nouvel's MoMA Tower Hit With Legal Challenge

March 11, 2010

Curbed / Sara

Angry Midtowners never break a promise, so Jean Nouvel's planned MoMA tower now has a legal challenge to go along with its approval by the City Planning Commission.

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China’s First Twitter Novel [Voices]

March 11, 2010

All Things Digital / Juliet Ye | Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

While Twitter remains generally blocked in China, that hasn’t stopped tech-savvy Chinese from putting the microblog platform to creative uses.

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The Art of the Deal: Wine, Stuffed Lions, and Dinner

March 11, 2010

Pride Of Detroit / Sean Yuille

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Low Priest

March 12, 2010

Caught In The Stream / Francis Scudellari (franscud@gmail.com)

Guardian gets silver, bronzes at Malofiej18 awards

March 12, 2010

Guardian Unlimited World Latest / Simon Rogers, Paul Scruton, Mark McCormick, Jenny Ridley, Michael Robinson

Just a quick post to let you know that our newspaper graphics team - Michael Robinson, Jenny Ridley, Paul Scruton, Mark McCormick, myself and designer Kari Pedersen - has won awards at the prestigious ...

Artprojx presents …‘W.O.W. Noumenon Dilation: Reduced to 3’ Saturday 13th March 11:45pm

March 12, 2010

FADblog / Mark Westall

Artprojx presents …‘W.O.W. Noumenon Dilation: Reduced to 3’ a performance by Tai Shani.

Crafts for a Cause

March 12, 2010

Cool Hunting / Karen Day

With an all-star lineup and a truly meaningful objective, the online auction Crafts For A Cause keeps the spirit of helping Haiti alive with a host of tees, totes, guitars and other objects decorated ...

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Congressional pranks: Eric Massa wasn't only one rolling with laughter on Hill

March 11, 2010

washingtonpost.com - Style / Paul Farhi

To hear Eric Massa tell it, the latest scandal to cost a congressperson his job turns on the following question: Can't a boss engage in a little friendly tickling with his co-workers now and again?

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Cool Stuff: The Shining Cuckoo Clock

March 10, 2010

/Film / orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)

Designer Chris Dimino created a cuckoo clock themed after Stanley Kubrick's classic The Shining.

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Clef Notes: 'Die Fledermaus' gets a lively workout at Peabody

March 12, 2010

baltimoresun.com - Art & Theater

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iPad Buyer's Guide: Super Simplified Edition (Some Jest Implied) [Ipad]

March 12, 2010

Gizmodo: Apple / Rosa Golijan and Wilson Rothman

There are six iPad configurations to choose from and some helpful guides explaining which you should get. We thought we'd keep it simple and explain our feelings in nearly decent haiku.

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Vintage PopSci: Volcano bombs, yubiwaza & more

March 11, 2010

Pink Tentacle / Pink Tentacle

Popular Science recently put its entire 137-year archive online. Here are a few summaries of some of the older, more captivating stories about Japan from the collection.

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Currents | Rooms: Trash Recycled as Art

March 11, 2010

New York Times / By TIM McKEOUGH

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Israeli novel wins Best Translated Book Award

March 11, 2010

Independent Online Edition > Books

Gail Hareven's The Confessions of Noa Weber, translated from Hebrew into English by Dalya Bilu, was given the 2010 Best Translated Book Award on March 10.

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'The Shining' Cuckoo Clock Is So Good

March 10, 2010

I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever

According to designer Chris Dimino: Every hour Jack breaks through the door and the famous line "Here's Johnny" plays followed by the scream of Shelly Duvall.

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Sanchez Paints Blanche Lincoln as an Independent to Feel Good About For Bucking Her Party

March 10, 2010

Crooks and Liars / Heather

DOWNLOADS: (59) ...

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The World's Funniest Art

March 12, 2010

The Daily Beast / Anthony Haden-Guest

A witty new show celebrates Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, R. Crumb, and other artists who took on serious issues with a good laugh. VIEW OUR GALLERY Knock Knock: Who's There?

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Art Rosenfeld: The measure of a man

March 11, 2010

UC Berkeley NewsCenter

More than 50 scientists have proposed a unique honor for Arthur Rosenfeld, a professor emeritus of physics who helped turn California into a global leader on the efficient use of electricity.

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Concept art of The Last Story gets out

March 11, 2010

VG247 / Johnny Cullen

Mistwalker’s shown off some concept art of its upcoming new RPG, The Last Story. We don’t know about you, but the art has an awfully familiar vibe of Tales of Vesperia for some reason.

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"Midnight Knitter" Strikes New Jersey Town at Night with Knitted Cozies

March 11, 2010

Neatorama / John Farrier

Police in West Cape May, New Jersey, are investigating mysterious knitted cozies that are appearing on on trees in the town during the night: But not everyone is keen to stop the mysterious knitter ...

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Amazon Glitch Followup

March 11, 2010

Comics Worth Reading / Johanna

The Amazon glitch over the weekend that priced just about every comic collection distributed by Diamond Book Distributors at $14.

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State of the Art: Multitouch Computing Is Here. Will Gorilla Arm Follow?

March 10, 2010

New York Times / By DAVID POGUE

The Toshiba Satellite M505, a heavy laptop with a fast touch screen.

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Bahamas: Staying Power?

March 10, 2010

Global Voices Online » Technology / Janine Mendes-Franco

Bahamian Nicolette Bethel questions the staying power of a Ministry of Tourism marketing campaign which commissioned 14 films from British filmmakers.

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Novel Sculptured Chandeliers - Light Reading by Lula Dot is Made of Books (GALLERY)

March 12, 2010

TREND HUNTER Magazine

(TrendHunter.com) If creations like Light Reading continue to crop up around the world, there will always be a need for print media.

Observer Expands Art Coverage WIth New Hires

March 12, 2010

mediabistro.com: FishBowlNY

The New York Observer is expanding its coverage of the arts scene with the aid of two new hires.

I Wasn't Listening to Bell & Sebastian When Doing This Drawing

March 12, 2010

No Mod Required / rob

I just started writing the word LEGAL and it just followed from there. Speaking of Belle and Sebastian, here's a ridiculous "live" performance of the song I found on Youtube.

Introduction to the Gaian Tarot, Part 2

March 12, 2010

Gaian Tarot Artist's Journal / Joanna Colbert

Here's a direct link to the second episode in my video series. It's a close look at a few of the Gaian Major Arcana cards, comparing them to the Rider Waite Smith versions.

Xiu Xiu (w/ Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg) hit Red 7

March 12, 2010

Austinist / Nick Courtright

photo of Xiu Xiu from band myspace Xiu Xiu w Jonathan Meiburg of ShearwaterSaturday, March 13Red 7 (611 E. 7th St.

Cardboard horse to hide paper tiger

March 12, 2010

MAKE: Blog / Matt Mets

Artists Juniper and T.J. Tangpuz built this paper horse out of cardboard and wire ties.

(Concept) Digital Wall Art That Checks Air Quality

March 12, 2010

IF!

Green Ring is a device which is used to check air pollution.

On Ken Knowlton, Bell Labs, Art & Technology

March 12, 2010

greg.org: the making of

Ken Knowlton's artistic collaborations have been less well-known that his Bell Labs colleague, Billy Kluver, who created E.A.T.

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