The Australian Ugliness, by Robin Boyd: (the above a “quality” institutional building at the university)
SO…
Written in 1960, it might have been professional courtesy to slog…
Social phenomena. Wealth and attitude. Learning for a purpose.
Many articles regarding America’s “consumer culture” exist. There are articles about America’s 40 year process of switching from “saving”…
Objects and the theory of culture. It is amazing that in valuable objects, such as those that we call art, the embodiment of a culture is compressed…
Signs of the times from Princeton, Kentucky: “Market Street Bakery and Cafe, For Sale by Owner” and then down at the corner: “Armory Gun Shop– OPEN” Bakeries are…
When human beings perceive beauty in the repetitive forms of agriculture: rice patties or vineyards, or fruit orchards, what’s odd is, that this beauty is seen in…
Visiting the construction site today… it is revealing to hear people discuss the drastically different sides of the building: massive, floating, concrete panels on one side; and, darkly…
Union picketing in Chicago, 2007
CAPITALISM versus COMMUNISM.
we don’t live in a binary world, let’s put Karl Marx and Adam Smith behind us. Our challenge begins with recognizing…
From a seminar at the Santa Fe Institute, 1995:
“Robotics and biotechnology will grow exponentially in the next 50 years.” Indeed, many homes now have robotic vacuum cleaners….