'Bare': Nude Images in Photographic Practice

Nudity, of course, is an amazingly loaded topic in the conservative cultural and political climate of the United States. Nudity is routinely equated with sex, a fact carefully and skillfully exploited by an unusual alliance of conservative politicians and the advertizing industry.

Is the Sagrada Familia being banalised in the name of tourism?

A group of Spanish architects and art world types has savagely denounced the continuing work to complete Gaudí's religious masterpiece the Sagrada Familia.

Can cities save the planet?: The promise and challenge of green urbanism

According to Timothy Beatley, an urban-planning professor at the University of Virginia and the author of Green Urbanism, the per-capita carbon dioxide emissions of American cities are almost twice as high as those of their European counterparts.

"Occupy, resist, produce": Workers in Argentina taking over dead factories and running them democratically

Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis report on how Argentina's worker-run factories have nurtured a powerful social movement, while seamstress Matilda Adorno explains how a dispute over pay became a political struggle.

Sucked into the tunnels with Las Vegas's homeless population

It would be easy to go a whole weekend on the Las Vegas Strip without spotting a sign of a crisis. Never mind that more than 14,000 people are living on the streets — and that Nevada ranks second in the nation in homeless population per capita.

Purists protest continued construction of Gaudi's "Sagrada Familia"

"Antoni Gaudi's unfinished masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia, is stirring up controversy 125 years after its inception, reports The Times (London). A group of approximately 400 "Gaudi purists" is calling for a halt on work on the cathedral, as it nears completion.

Obama's Transportation Secretary Must Be a Visionary

"The president-elect and his transportation secretary face a daunting list of issues. One of every four bridges nationwide is either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Bringing our drinking water infrastructure up to snuff will cost billions.

Ebony and Ecstasy: Hip-hop and electronic dance music reunite

Hip-hop and electronic dance music are brothers who have taken different trajectories in their lives. When hip-hop was called rap and emcees still wore leather pants and mascara, the music was up-tempo and DJ-driven, just like the super-club sounds of today.

Chuck for Huck(abee): Chuck Norris delivers a roundhouse kick to all other candidates with '08 endorsement

Part of our backward culture is reflected in the fact that we measure and value people by what they do, instead of first who they are. As a result, we nominate charisma, cast votes for articulation and repeatedly elect too many paper-thin corrupt politicians.

Obama: too calm?

His critics say that the campaign trail is no place for subtlety, and that he often comes across as overly cool and cerebral. Given that he trails Clinton by 25 points in a recent national poll, they may be right.

Feminism and romance go hand in hand

The authors also tested the validity of feminist stereotypical beliefs amongst their two samples, based on the hypothesis that if feminist stereotypes are accurate, then feminist women should be more likely to report themselves as being single, lesbian, or sexually unattractive,  …

People really seem to hate the new Photoshop logo

"Um. Yeah. You know, the Dude abides and all that, but...that icon is poop. Plain, fly-drawing, stinking poop. And the flurry of trademark/registered symbols on it really does a lot to emphasize the poopitude.

O Captain, my Captain (or: Even Minnesota folks have to give Favre grudging respect)

Obviously, Favre was done. I thought it was time to stick a utensil -- in deference to the cheeseheads, make it a fondue fork -- into the toughest, most daring and most error-prone great quarterback in league history. And I was as wrongheaded as the phrase "Gopher Rose Bowl."

Art and death: the World Trade Center Memorial

The objective of the World Trade Center Memorial is to "remember and honor the thousands of innocent men, women and children murdered by terrorists in the horrific attacks of February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001." (Guidelines here.) In these words, the WTC memorial has a  …

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Do fat-bottomed girls still make the rockin' world go round?

When I was but a young, innocent eight- to ten-year-old girl, my loving, concerned mother fed me books like American Girl's The Care and Keeping of You. To me at that age, the section on anorexia and bulimia were completely mystifying.

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At least make the freshman fifteen worth it: Cooking in the dorms

A t home I was known for baking desserts, especially Key lime pie, and I loved helping to make dinner for my family. When I left for college three years ago, I expected to continue to cook for myself and my friends.

Where I'm coming from

These are all projects that I did in high school, i.e. last year or a little bit before. You'll notice that I don't often stick to one, or two, or even three mediums (media?).

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Why Art Matters: What is art?

The most striking thing about each of the art museums that I have visited is the sheer variety of types of artwork.

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Pete Doherty's cat is on crack

Doherty, a British musician better known for his drug addiction than whatever it is he does musically, has apparently been photographed giving his cat crack from a little pipe he made 'specially for the little guy.

Got education?

Haven't been posting for a while, and I probably won't be too regular with my posts from here on out. I seem to have run into something called college, which is going to be even more intense than I anticipated. Challenges I have had (or have yet) to face:

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Dick Cheney tells us why invading Iraq would be a bad idea, circa 1994

Quite a Cassandra, that man.

Padilla Jury to Start Deliberations

The lawyer reproached prosecutors for showing a photo of Mr. Padilla in a checked Arab headdress, telling the jury, "They picked this picture to scare you."

Giuliani/Santorum 2008: Worst idea of the month? year? century?

I received an email about a post written today by some chap called Aaron Goldstein, which I must draw to your attention for the sheer insanity and idiocy that it entails.

Iran: Get U.S. Troops Out of Iraq

Iranian officials say Iraq will only be stable once U.S. troops have left, Reuters reports. "Iran fully backs Iraq's popular government," Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the visiting Iraqi PM on Thursday.

"We are not animals to be put in jail for no crime"

We walked to the room after our names been announced, and then he asked his first question, why do you want to come to Amman? I replied , We want to spend a vacation here , he answered , people are dying in your country and you want a vacation , Why not if I can afford it , I hav …

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