“Over the past year much has been made of Larsson explicitly writing Lisbeth, with her tattoos, trauma and propensity for violent wrath, as the grown up version of Pippi Longstocking … This isn’t what [Pippi creator Astrid] Lindgren intended.” (Besides, Lisbeth doesn’t have the right socks. Or hair.)
Tag: 12.20.11
It’s The Non-Political Egyptian Films That Make The Political Critique
“The movies have created a stir in this country, where the filmmakers, who are both public faces of the youth-led democracy movement, are channeling a larger spirit of free expression. Though they never speak of national politics, their films’ characters have become metaphors for a generation that feels like its voice, too, has been silenced.”
When Ideology Mattered In Architecture
“Make what you will of Marxism, this was a historical moment when ideas mattered, and when geometrical abstraction was the new universal language. Architecture today is personality driven, participating in the competitive logic of the market, fueled by rivalry, intensely professionalized and most often serving private clients.”
Judge Rules London Public Library Closures Are Legal
“Given the scale of the spending reductions the council was required to make, and the information available following earlier studies, a decision that the library service should bear a share of the reduction was not, in my judgement, unlawful.”
Major New $2 Billion Research University To Rise In New York’s East River
“Since the campus will be built over a number of years, it could be shaped less by the technology of labs and more by the collaborative necessity to bend very complex teams to daunting tasks. The campus also exemplifies how much “green” design has permeated the world of technology.”