Anish Kapoor’s Venice Biennale Installation Goes Up In (Tiny Puffs Of) Smoke

The plan for the latest version of his project titled Ascension “was to rig the historic Basilica di San Giorgio to create a column of smoke, or shaft of light, that appears to rise from a central well of his own design and ascend all the way to the vaulted ceiling. But by the time the piece opened last night for the crowds, it looked more like a wisp of steam escaping from a pot of pasta.”

Sarcasm Boosts Creativity? (Yeah, Right)

“Although it’s frowned upon in business school, some managers think of anger as a motivational tool. … Newly published research from Israel suggests this blow-your-stack strategy can produce the desired results – but only when workers are performing relatively simple tasks. If their job requires creative problem-solving, the catalyst you crave may be caustic contempt.”