Politics Iceland offers Bobby Fischer visa
BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific
"If Bobby Fischer has a passport in hand and a country invitation, then we expect the Japanese government to release him, to drop this procedure against him and to allow him to go to Iceland," Bosnitch said.
Posted by GeeTee at December 15, 2004 11:22 PM
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Philosophy Here's the Problem With Being So 'Smart'
The Chronicle: 12/17/2004
The promise of smart is that it purports to be a way to talk about quality in a sea of quantity. But the problem is that it internalizes the competitive ethos of the university, aiming not for the cultivation of intelligence but for individual success in the academic market. It functions something like the old shibboleth "quality of mind," which claimed to be a pure standard but frequently became a shorthand for membership in the old boys' network. It was the self-confirming taste of those who talked and thought in similar ways. The danger of smart is that it confirms the moves and mannerisms of a new and perhaps equally closed network.
Posted by GeeTee at December 14, 2004 12:09 PM
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Arts New York Art Shuttered After Bush Monkey Portrait
Yahoo! News
"We had tons of people, like more than 2,000 people show up for the opening on Thursday night," said show organizer Bucky Turco. "Then this manager saw the piece and the guy just kind of flipped out. 'The show is over. Get this work down or I'm gonna arrest you,' he said. It's been kind of wild."
Posted by GeeTee at December 13, 2004 05:16 PM
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Arts Tate Britain Christmas Tree by Richard Wentworth
Artdaily.com - The First Art Newspaper on the Net
Visitors are invited to interact with the tree by leaving digital presents (photos, movies, texts etc) via the Christmas tree’s bluetooth antenna. If your phone has bluetooth you can send a file to the tree, choose the send via bluetooth option on your phone and choose Christmas tree from the available devices. If you cannot connect to the tree you can send your file via email to christmastree@untitledfolder.org. The digital presents will be unwrapped at www.untitledfolder.org/christmastree on Christmas day.
Posted by GeeTee at December 12, 2004 07:13 PM
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Bullshit 'We have to protect people'
Guardian Unlimited | Arts features
Last week, Bush's base introduced a bill that would ban the use of state funds to purchase any books or other materials that "promote homosexuality". Allen does not want taxpayers' money to support "positive depictions of homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle". That's why Tennessee Williams and Alice Walker have got to go.
Posted by GeeTee at December 11, 2004 07:14 PM
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Arts Skeletal Systems
Michael Paulus
Each character resides on a translucent, hinged panel. When the panel is lifted the character’s skeletal structure is revealed giving each a certain validity and glimpse into its origins. Each panel is hand-drawn with archival ink and covered with an acrylic/acetate transparency.
Skeletons include Hello Kitty, Tweety Bird, the Powerpuff Girls and Fred Flintstone.
Posted by GeeTee at December 11, 2004 05:24 PM
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Society From dude to duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
Language Log
As today's final (?) contribution to dude science, we take a look at the relative frequency of dude as spelled with different numbers of u's, advancing an area of inquiry pioneered here.
Posted by GeeTee at December 10, 2004 10:27 AM
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Baffling I Am Not A Communist
Gizmodo : Email of the Week
I want you to know Toshiba is the craziest Enemy in the World. Toshiba tops and employees do everything for money.
Posted by GeeTee at December 09, 2004 09:31 PM
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Arts The Shekhina Project
2photo
The Shekhina project is a collection of gauzy, surrealistic nudes, taken by Leonard Nimoy. Yes, that one.
Posted by GeeTee at December 09, 2004 06:22 PM
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Sex Celebrity Shagmatch
ManyFishInTheSea
Pair up D-listers to bump nasties!
Posted by GeeTee at December 08, 2004 09:01 PM
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