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...week has elicited myriad reactions from the international community. Infamous for his cruel tactics and abysmal human rights record, Castro, now 81 years old, has stood for nearly fifty years at the helm of one of the most staunchly communist countries in the world (all while he battled with serious health problems over the past 18 months). As his brother Raúl prepares to officially take the reins next month, many in the international community have reflected on the brutal tyranny of Fidel, and the way in which his problematic policies have left the nation of Cuba often teetering...
...critic of architectural culture.”Heynen advocates for a fresh perspective on Moholy-Nagy, and sees her influences in present day architectural practices. Moholy-Nagy was one of the first critics to treat South American modernist architecture seriously, writing a book on the architecture of Venezuela (see the current show in the Sert Gallery: “A Little Piece of Heaven (1998-2008),” which revolves around the architecture of Caracas and even exhibits Moholy-Nagy’s book). Moholy-Nagy also proposed an environmentally conscientious approach to architecture, one that seems particularly prescient...
...Langer’s team recently created an elastic, waterproof, and biodegradable polymer called “biorubber” in the search for a safe tape-based clinical adhesive. Biorubber, Karp said, is “bio-compatible,” and it would not cause a serious inflammatory response if used in surgery...
...Time to Pretend:” “Let’s make some music / Make some money / Find some models for wives / I’ll move to Paris / Shoot some heroin / And fuck with the stars.” They’re not serious, of course. They’re just pointing out the fact that sex, drugs, and rock and roll is still an alluring—albeit chimeric—dream that provides the basis of modern pop culture. Within the extraordinary parameters of their synth-fueled daydream, success is attained only when they...
...Mental illnesses are serious illnesses. When individuals suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, chronic depression, or from one of the plethora of other chronic diseases, their pain is real, and they need real help. An overemphasis on mild forms of depression and anxiety ties up resources that should be used for major mental illnesses. Some people feel blue, and some people are suicidal. When medicine starts to forget the distinction between the two, everyone loses. Healthy people begin to wonder if they truly are healthy, while the genuinely ill are trivialized...