Sad news: a well-known London art fair, the Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair, is closing down after 75 years, and the poor economy is bearing part of the blame. Although some optimists see the closure as a chance to develop a new, better fair at a better location, I always hate to see the [...]
Archive for July 6th, 2009
Art Is Not Immune
Posted in Art, The Economy on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Journalistic Ethics (II)
Posted in Reflections, tagged Journalism, Washington Post on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The recent story about the Washington Post “salon” where attendees could have an off-the-record meeting with Obama Administration officials and other assorted movers and shakers is pretty amazing. The reaction of the Post‘s publisher, as reported in this Politico entry, suggests that the publisher may not fully understand the issue that has attracted all of [...]
Dinoskin
Posted in Science, tagged dinosaurs, Science on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This article reports on the fascinating recent discovery of a dinosaur fossil with preserved soft tissue sufficient to demonstrate the structure of dinosaur skin. The finding gives experts a bit more information about how dinosaurs really looked. This kind of story reflects the wonderful inquisitiveness of scientists. We obviously don’t need to know exactly how dinosaurs [...]
