“Apologists for computer games always trot out the argument that it helps to develop amazing hand-eye co-ordination. This may be so and great if you are a brain surgeon, but my suspicion is that the average gamer will use his hard-won skill to text his mates while smoking and driving in the fast lane.”
Tag: 10.18.06
US To Delay Decision On Chinese Art Imports
“In a move that has cheered museum directors and art dealers and dismayed archaeologists, the State Department has agreed to delay a decision on a controversial request from China that the United States strictly limit imports of Chinese art and antiquities.”
Wynn To Keep Picasso, Fix It
“Casino mogul Steve Wynn will keep and restore a Pablo Picasso painting that he accidentally damaged shortly after he had agreed to sell it for a record $139 million.”