the winds of change

A dangerous mix of art and politics

Seeded on Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:06 PM EDT (CNN)

An overview of the oppression of artists in China over the past few decades, most recently the detention of Ai Weiwei for "economic crimes."

world-news

Government faces calls to overhaul visa rules for foreign performers

Seeded on Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:24 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

International artists and performers are denied visas to the UK, resulting in many canceled events.

visas, arts

A Boot Camp for Women Angel Investors

Seeded on Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:11 AM EST (Business Week)

To increase funding options for companies led by women, a new fellowship founded by Natalia Oberti Nogeura aims to train more women to become angel investors.

business, angel-investors, oberti-noguera, venture-research

Report calls for radical redesign of cities to cope with population growth

Seeded on Sat Dec 4, 2010 12:33 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

With 2/3 of the world's population projected to live in urban areas by 2040, major steps in urban planning, transportation, and individual decisions need to be made so that urban life isn't incredibly unpleasant for all those people.

population, science, transportation, urban-planning, sustainability

Why fighting global warming should be a conservative cause

Seeded on Mon Nov 8, 2010 1:00 PM EST (The Washington Post)

It's conservatives who should fear climate change the most. To put it simply, if you hate big government, try global warming on for size. Many conservatives say they oppose clean-energy policies because they want to keep government off our backs. But they have it exactly backward.

global-warming, environment

Boris Johnson's London Cycle Hire scheme flogs our birthright to Barclays

Seeded on Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:19 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Should Barclays be given such extensive brand visibility as London's new free bicycle fleet and bicycle lanes?

politics, bicycles, bike-lanes

Scientists create a living organism

Seeded on Sat May 22, 2010 2:28 PM EDT (CNN)

Scientists have turned inanimate chemicals into a living organism in an experiment that raises profound questions about the essence of life. Craig Venter, the U.S.

science, science-research, synthetic-genomics, story-highlights-synthetic, technology-m

Even buying art is art with new financial product

Seeded on Fri May 21, 2010 1:38 AM EDT (Reuters)

Tom Saunders, 23, a conceptual artist who graduated from Camberwell College of Arts in London last year, is offering investors options on his future work.

art, arts, modern-art, conceptual-art

More Marcel Duchamp urinals discovered — and one has a £1.5 million price tag

Seeded on Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:04 PM EDT (The Times)

Collectors who have spent millions of pounds on Duchamp's loos may be querying the wisdom of their purchase, however, after the emergence of at least three unrecorded copies. A fourth is reportedly being offered for $2.5 million (£1.7m).

arts, modern-art, duchamp

Environmentalist: It's becoming a plastic world

Seeded on Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:57 AM EST (CNN)

Molecular-sized pieces of plastic have accumulated in our oceans, land, and atmosphere since plastic was first produced in 1909. This plastic enters the food chain and transfers toxins into us through the food we eat.

waste, sailing, environment, plastic, recycling

New Pipe Organ Sounds Echo of Age of Bach

Seeded on Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:41 PM EST (The New York Times)

There is no other contemporary organ quite like the one at Christ Church. "Each instrument speaks to you in a different way," said Hans Davidsson, a concert organist, sitting before the console of the organ at the cavernous Christ Church, Episcopal, in Rochester. Dr.

science, concert, recital, classical-music, baroque, conservatory, music-school, pipe-organ, church-music

No, not Madonna the singer

Seeded on Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:05 PM EST (The Art Newspaper)

How the Victoria & Albert Museum's new Medieval and Renaissance galleries have dealt with our ignorance of Christianity

art, museums, arts, christianity

Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:46 PM EST (The New York Times)

BERKELEY, Calif. — The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32-percent increase in fees that are the equivalent of tuition, protests continued on several campuses, with students occupying buildings at Santa Cruz and Berkeley.

politics, higher-education, tuition, student-activism

How the travel industry can win you back

Seeded on Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:56 PM EDT (CNN)

The travel industry should offer flexibility for issues out of its customers' control. Customers are forced to accept flight delays and overbookings with little recourse. Some reciprocal understanding would help customer relations.

airlines, us-news, customer-service, airfares

Art-draped hotel focus of suit

Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 11:32 PM EDT (San Francisco Examiner)

The building is furnished, but the beds and sofas hang off its walls. That's not good enough for frustrated government officials who want the fire-damaged Hugo Hotel at Howard and Sixth streets demolished and replaced with a new building.

arts, public-art, urban-renewal, tenderloin

Mexico City bans stores from distributing plastic bags

Seeded on Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:57 PM EDT (CNN)

Mexico City has become the Western Hemisphere's second largeest metropolitan area to ban plastic bags. The move comes as leading environmentalists call for a global ban. According to a U.N. agency, plastic bags are second-most common form of litter.

science, plastic-bags

Scientists study 'garbage patch' in Pacific Ocean

Seeded on Wed Aug 5, 2009 11:38 AM EDT (CNN)

(CNN) -- It is a problem of massive plastic proportions -- a giant floating debris field, composed mostly of bits and pieces of plastic, in the northwest Pacific Ocean, about a thousand miles off the coast of California.

science, litter, seafood

Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him

Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:29 AM EDT (CNN)

How many people does it take to break the Internet? On June 25, we found out it's just one -- if that one is Michael Jackson.

technology, wikipedia, michael-jackson, aim, tmz, google-trends, twitter

Great-grandmother donates 200th pint of blood

Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:24 AM EDT (CNN)

Margaret Delfino donated her 200th pint of blood last week, bringing her total to to more than 25 gallons.

cancer, health, charity, blood-donation

Hip-hop mogul, lawmaker team up to help youth

Seeded on Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:27 AM EDT (CNN)

The power of music and the power of politics met Tuesday, with a hip-hop mogul and one of the most prominent leaders in Congress joining their considerable forces to spotlight issues facing youth in America.

education, hip-hop, at-risk-youth

Office refrigerator stench packs punch, sends seven to hospital

Seeded on Thu May 14, 2009 9:15 PM EDT (CNN)

When an AT&T worker cleaned out a refrigerator filled with rotting food, an office evacuation became necessary. The smell of spoiled food combined with cleaning chemicals caused noxious fumes.

office, odd-news, trash

The power of music: It's a real heart opener

Seeded on Wed May 13, 2009 2:16 AM EDT (CNN)

Music, like laughter, opens up blood vessels and produces protective chemicals.

health, music-therapy

Finally in the land of the free, but where are the jobs?

Seeded on Tue May 12, 2009 11:33 AM EDT (CNN)

More than 60,000 refugees were admitted to the U.S. in 2008, but finding even menial, unskilled jobs has proven difficult during the downturn. The State Department allocation for living expenses per refugee on arrival is only $450, regardless of their situation.

immigration, refugee, us-news

Head-banging parrot proves birds can dance

Seeded on Mon May 4, 2009 3:19 AM EDT (CNN)

(CNN) -- A head-banging parrot who became a YouTube sensation has demonstrated that an ability to appreciate music and keep a rhythm is not unique to humans, scientists say.

music, science, cognition

Obama unveils high-speed passenger rail plan

Seeded on Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:18 PM EDT (CNN)

President Obama unveiled his administration's blueprint for a new national network of high-speed passenger rail lines Thursday, saying such an investment is necessary to reduce traffic congestion, cut dependence on foreign oil and improve the environment.

rail, us-news, trains, public-transportation, first-hundred-days

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