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Archive for February, 2008

Thai Antiquities, Resting Uneasily

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

A federal investigation has museums wondering if they can keep the fruits of a serendipitous discovery four decades ago.Read full story

No Windows, No Heat, No Staff, No Rent. This Is a Gallery?

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

A gallery called Honey Space has sprung up in one of the last unused (and as yet undeveloped or demolished) old warehouses in the Chelsea art district.Read full story

Learning From Tijuana: Hudson, N.Y., Considers Different Housing Model

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

If you doubt that the derelict shantytowns of Tijuana, Mexico, could work as a template for redevelopment in a quaint, upscale town in the Hudson River Valley, you?re probably underestimating Teddy Cruz.Read full story

Stolen Art on Display in a Search for Owners

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Design | 2 Comments »

In a remarkable feat of cooperation between France and Israel, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem has opened an exhibition of important art looted by the Nazis from France and then returned after the war.Read full story

3 Coins Might Short Out This Fountain

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

When the installation ?Electric Fountain? is completed for its official opening next Wednesday in Rockefeller Center, it will soar 35 feet in the air.Read full story

Skin Deep: A Traditional Therapy Finds Modern Uses

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Style | 2 Comments »

?Auricular therapy? is increasingly being used nationwide to treat an array of ailments.Read full story

Skin Deep: Of Course I Washed My Hair Last Year (I?m Almost Certain)

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Style | 2 Comments »

There's a movement afoot, or maybe ahead, to shampoo less often.Read full story

Life?s Work: I?m Ill, but Who Really Needs to Know?

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

Many Americans struggle to decide whether or not they should inform their boss or colleagues about a chronic illness.Read full story

Geek Chic: Not Just For Guys: Sorry, Boys, This Is Our Domain

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

Research shows that the cyberpioneers of the moment are digitally effusive teenage girls.Read full story

The Bride Wore Very Little

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

The inspiration for wedding gowns is often borrowed straight from the red carpet. Think hot. Think photo op.Read full story