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Posted by on Oct 6th, 2006 | 0 comments

Cash for organs may be best

The British Medical Journal is often full of surprises. This time the latest shocker is that they are publishing a piece arguing that people ought to be paid for ‘donating’ their organs.   The piece argues that if the government can regulate the economy of the live human organ market that they can curb the existing black market for contraband organs which is the hidden reality in many parts of the...
Posted by on Oct 5th, 2006 | 0 comments

An ordinary building

Greg Smith tips us off to Franco Mattes and Eva Mattes who are stirring it up in Viterbo with their ordinary building piece. Long story short; they have installed a plaque on a building which looks like a city historical building plaque except the copy discusses how unremarkable the building in question is. Reactions are definitely mixed with some questioning the authorship of ‘history’ and others simply...
Posted by on Oct 3rd, 2006 | 0 comments

Redesigning a modernist symbol

Viljo Revell must be rolling in his grave. The city of Toronto is going to be holding a competition to redesign Nathan Phillips square which is part of his winning city hall competition design. City hall and the square in which it resides is celebrated as the modernist symbol of the city but contemporary social context and political changes have altered the program of the square ever so slightly. In response to...
Posted by on Oct 2nd, 2006 | 0 comments

Day against DRM

Tomorrow, October 3rd is the global day for anti-DRM action. We’re sure to see lots of interesting goings on with regards to protesting and educating the public about DRM issues. Check out if anything is going on in your city and if there isn’t then maybe you can take some initiative. Odds are you already circumvent DRM without realizing it so get educated on the issue and take a stand before you lose...
Posted by on Sep 27th, 2006 | 0 comments

Presidential Doodles

We all get bored at work. Often we find ourselves in a boring meeting tuning out and doodling on whatever scraps of paper we find in front of us. The American President is no different. A series of such doodles have been collected for your enlightenment. We only hope that such doodling isn’t at the expense of policy. Sharing:
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