Auroville, a settlement in the southern state of Tamil Nadu named after the yogic philosopher Sri Aurobindo, has somewhere between 25 and 100 architects out of a population of 2,000. And it’s a place where they can, at least on a small scale, put some of their more daring ideas into practice.
Tag: 11.19.12
Relax – Irony Is Not Going To Overpower Us All
“The seesaw of earnest to irony is something that’s been a part of life, a part of humor, a part of entertainment for centuries, even if it appears differently over time. It’s not a Gen X or Gen Y or Gen Next ‘thing’; it’s a seesaw that need not end even when twentysomethings who currently live in Bushwick and play the ukelele have reached middle age and are getting their tattoos removed by laser.”
Papyrus Sends A Message To Paper: Stop Obsessing On Your Own Obsolescence
“We all feel for you – my pals parchment, clay tablet, cave walls, the whole gang. But as technology marches on, it’s time to move out of the way.”
In Search Of: A Biz Model For Music
Charging for virtual goods might be the next big revenue-earning tool for music businesses. “Ads can carry a lot of the load, but not all,”
No, Prehistoric Art Was Not All About Porn
“When respected journals–Nature for example–use terms such as ‘Prehistoric pin-up’ and ‘35,000-year-old sex object,’ and a German museum proclaims that a figurine is either an ‘earth mother or pin-up girl’ (as if no other roles for women could have existed in prehistory), they carry weight and authority. This allows journalists and researchers, evolutionary psychologists in particular, to legitimize and naturalize contemporary western values and behaviors by tracing them back to the ‘mist of prehistory.'”
Thieves Steal Ancient Petroglyphs In California
“Ancient hunters and gatherers etched vivid petroglyphs on cliffs in the Eastern Sierra that withstood winds, flash floods and earthquakes for more than 3,500 years. Thieves needed only a few hours to cut them down and haul them away.”