one more suicide bomber in Baghdad

"A suicide bomber has killed 10 people in an attack in the city of Baquba, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Most of the casualties are said to be members of a local volunteer force opposed to al-Qaeda."

"Bomber strikes Iraq Sunni militia"
in: BBCnews

Iraq's national museum

"Perhaps the Assyrian gallery is so stunning because it is so unexpected in Baghdad.
This gallery, one of only two that are open to visitors to the Iraqi National Museum, gives a hint of the glories that were once in the national collection."

"Baghdad museum's slow recovery"

By Crispin Thorold

in: BBCnews

Ettore Sottsass dies aged 90

"Ettore Sottsass, an éminence grise of postmodern design who helped found the influential Memphis Group and was responsible for the familiar bright red plastic Olivetti typewriter, died Monday at his home in Milan."

"Italian Design Guru Ettore Sottsass Dies Aged 90"
in: Dexigner

Berlin Alexanderplatz

"...the first U.S. gallery exhibition that will feature the newly restored version of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's monumental, sequential film Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980).

Based on Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel, this recently restored epic will be a long overdue introduction of a masterpiece of German cinema to a younger American audience. The more than 15-hour epic will be divided into 14 screening rooms—one for each episode ..."

"Fassbinder: Berlin Alexanderplatz"

in: P.S.1Moma

International design and tecnology in Amesterdam

"An international line-up of designers and developers from North America, Europe and The Benelux Region converge on Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for two days of panels, presentations and parties as FITC makes its European debut, February 25 + February 26, 2008 at the Felix Meritis European Centre for Arts and Sciences."

"FITC Design + Technology Festival Debuts in Europe"

in: Dexigner

Women in Congo's war

 

"Thousands of women are suffering horrific abuse as fighting continues in Congo and the perpetrators go unpunished.
The violence in Congo is unspeakable. But if the horror of Congo's recent wars - which have killed more people than any war since World War II - is to end, the unspeakable must be spoken."

War on Congo's  by Maryam Elahi
in: Gardian Unlimited

Sign the petition "Combat violence against women"

habitable Earth-like planets

"...astronomers announced the discovery of two possibly habitable Earth-like planets."

Gliese 581: Extrasolar Planet Might Indeed Be Habitable   
in: Science Daily

Psychiatrists interest in religion

"Although psychiatrists are among the least religious physicians, they seem to be the most interested in the religious and spiritual dimensions of their patients..."

"Psychiatrists: Least Religious But Most Interested In Patients' Religion"
in: Science Dialy

underground house

"Located on the side of a hill in a wealthy suburb of Santiago, Chile, Assadi & Pulido Architects’ house audaciously makes the roof the main facade ..."

"Underground Architecture" by Jeannette Plaut
in: Metropolismag

three anti-art shows

"The Corrections"  by Leslie Camhi
in: the village voice

2 suicide attacks in Iraq

"A top U.S. commander warned Tuesday that Sunnis who fight al-Qaida in Iraq must be rewarded..."

"2 suicide attacks kill at least 34 across Iraq"   by The Associated Press
in: Herald Tribune

Persepolis

"As a teen, she rebels against the veil-wearing piety of fundamentalism, and it's this cynical, ironic insider's look of Iran that is perhaps most captivating."  

"Young and punk in Iran" By Giovanni Fazio
in: "The Japan Times"