More Mayne Man

A few weeks ago I posted about the beautifully conceived and executed federal office building that Thom Mayne’s firm Morphosis has produced in San Francisco. Today a new podcast was put on the web in connection with e2, a series set to air on various public TV stations about green design. The second episode, called “Greening the …

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One-Hit Wonders: Your Best TV Episodes of 2007

HBO photo: John P. Johnson

If the blog is reading particularly lame lately, my excuse of the week is that I’ve been buried in end-of-the-year projects, including, but not limited to, the year-end 10-best lists that we post every year on time.com. And this year, there are going to be more than ever! Lists upon lists upon lists! It’s …

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The Morning After: You Spoil Me

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Because of a TV backlog and life in general, Survivor: China is still sitting in my TiVo queue. What kind of idiot invites people to spoil a show he hasn’t watched for him on his own blog? This kind! Share your thoughts, on this or any other of last night’s rerun-heavy December TV, in the comments. I’ll be reading …

Undocumented Immigrants?


Greek pottery from the Walsh Collection — Photo: Chris Taggart/Fordham University

Fordham University opened a new museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities today on its Bronx, N.Y. campus. All of the work comes from the collection of William D. Walsh, a wealthy alum and longtime Fordham benefactor. But as the New York Times

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The Morning After: "It's a Teepee, Dude."

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One of the delights of Kid Nation is how it makes you swing between corny, parental pride in Bonanza City’s residents and abject horror for the future of our nation. You had the moment when the town council came over the ridge and saw the Native American encampment: “Hey guys, look! Looks like an igloo!” But then you …

The Lion Sweeps Tonight


Lioness Demon, c. 2900 BC — Photo: Sotheby’s

I don’t generally dwell on the ups and downs of the art market, but the Wednesday night antiquities auction at Sotheby’s in New York has produced one pretty stunning result. A carved limestone lioness figure dating from between 3000 and 2800 BC was sold to a so far unnamed British bidder …

Pitt’s Burg


“Lagniappe House”, Concordia — Image: Concordia

You may have seen news stories earlier this week about “Make It Right”, the project that Brad Pitt is leading to promote the reconstruction of the Lower Ninth Ward, the New Orleans neighborhood that was demolished two years ago by Katrina. In the aftermath of the storm I went down to

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JPTV: What I'm Watching Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Mitt Romney gives his much-heralded speech on his Mormon faith and his presidential candidacy. Mind you, I am not a political pundit and don’t play one on TV, but I’m interested (and cynical) enough to have a few questions:

* To what extent was Romney “forced” to make the speech? I’m not denying that anti-Mormon prejudice …

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