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A Womb of One's Own
WorldChanging Team, 20 Nov 09 by Anna Fahey The womb is not free of toxic pollution. This week, the Washington Toxics Coalition released a study that should raise the ire of pregnant women like me. Their findings in a nutshell: developing fetuses spend their first...
Will Women's Voices be Heard in Copenhagen?
WorldChanging Team, 20 Nov 09 from The Worldwatch Institute, a Lead Author of the United Nations Population Fund's State of the World Population 2009 Report finds that women will be most affected by climate change but remain noticeably absent from Copenhagen agenda Washington, D.C.-Women will...
Feedforward. The Angle of History. Part 1: Wreckage and Countermeasures
Regine Debatty, 18 Nov 09 Previous posts about this exhibition: Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad 1798-2006 and Smoke and Hot Air. Feedforward. The Angel of History, a compelling exhibition that opened a few weeks ago at LABoral in Gijón, addresses the...
Interview With Gregory Greene, Documentary Filmmaker
Hassan Masum, 16 Nov 09 Gregory Greene is a documentary filmmaker based in Toronto, who directed "The End of Suburbia" and "Escape from Suburbia". (Interview transcribed by Najam Tirmizi.) Hassan Masum: What motivates you personally to spend your time making films? Gregory Greene: When...
Book Review - Art and Electronic Media
Regine Debatty, 16 Nov 09 Art and Electronic Media. Edited by Edward A Shanken (Amazon USA and UK.) Publisher Phaidon says: This is the first book to explore mechanics, light, graphics, robotics, networks, virtual reality and the possibilities afforded by the web from an...
