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Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

New Rule: Make the Mall Great Again | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Sunday, February 6, 2022

Can NFTs empower artists and democratise the art industry? by Naveen Krishnasamy SOURCE Art World

 

"The ‘proof of work’ model which defines the Bitcoin blockchain has historically allowed cryptocurrencies to be mined by those who have the required processing power. This means as more tokens are discovered and purchased, more processing power is required. Naturally, it has come under fire for being unsustainable as the scale and scope of Bitcoin continues to increase.

However, the ‘proof of stake’ model that is currently being used by the Cardano cryptocurrency and being rolled out on the Ethereum blockchain, is less energy intensive. But it does process transactions based on how much certain cryptominers have already earned, meaning it can potentially shut out newcomers to the industry."


Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Stop Subjecting Your Baby To Mozart! (Give Her Drama Lessons Instead) by Daniel Honan FROM bigthink

"The children who took drama lessons were better at understanding the mental states of others, and they were more socially adjusted."

Monday, September 26, 2011

The House of Shelves By Gilbert Mohtes-Chan FROM Inman News [At least look at the photo]

"Numerous tests and experiments were run on models to ensure the structural integrity and convince city planning officials to issue a building permit."
 Photo courtesy of Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio (Japan)
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/house-of-shelves.html

Thursday, November 25, 2010

A Darwinian theory of beauty by Denis Dutton FROM Ted Talk

"People in very different cultures all over the world tend to like a particular kind of landscape, a landscape that just happens to be similar to the pleistocene savannas where we evolved."

Friday, April 9, 2010

Congratulations Betty!

Here's Betty Wu's winning entry for the 2010 National Taiwan Normal University "The Beauty of Campus" Sketch Competition:

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Brandeis to sell school's art collection by Geoff Edgers and Peter Schworm FROM boston.com

"Rocked by a budget crisis, Brandeis University  will close its Rose Art Museum and sell off a 6,000-object collection that includes work by such contemporary masters as Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Nam June Paik."

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Congratulations to Kiwi!

Congratulations to Kiwi for being part of the Taiwanese team which won the 2009 Sadler’s Wells Theatre Global Dance Contest!

Check out the video at:

Monday, November 30, 2009

Skyscrapers portend doom by Edwin Heathcote FROM The Financial Times

In light of the news from Dubai, I think it is time to repost this story.
"Super skyscrapers appear to be bad news for the economy."

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The secret behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile By Richard Alleyne FROM The Telegraph

"The secret behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile has been explained by scientists who believe it changes depending on which part of the eye sees it first."

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Romancing the Stones By Cathleen McGuigan FROM Newsweek

"Since then, the trustees of the British Museum have never wavered in their position that Elgin's marbles legally belong to the museum. Scholars long argued that the marbles were better preserved in London than they would be in smog-choked Athens, with its poor museum facilities."

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Downsizing to 100 square feet of bliss by Thelma Gutierrez and Traci Tamura FROM CNN

"CALISTOGA, California (CNN) -- Bill and Sharon Kastrinos practice the ultimate in minimalism. They've squeezed into a 154-square-foot home that looks more like a kid's playhouse than their previous 1,800-square-foot home.

With the economy crashing, the Kastrinos traded in their spacious kitchen for one that stretches barely an arm's length."

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Art Renewal (on-line art museum)

This is the best art website I have so far come across. I found their listing of most popular artists (based on the number of hits) particularly interesting.

See http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2005/Reasons/museum1.asp

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