Pieces of Heaven

Art gathering and exhibit that involves committed artist to work towards helping children that are fighting medical conditions by auctioning off art...Pieces of Heaven had been mentioned in the 2011 issue of Vanity Fair.

Tim Hetherington

Remembered as a photo journalist that had been killed while on assignment in 2011 while reporting in Libya. Great article in the Vanity Fair 2011 issue.

Tim Hetherington

Slogans become Art

Barbara Kruger-artist with a powerful motivation. Mentioned in the Aug. 2012 Smithsonian. She has some fantastic art and is from the age of past up graphic design, so she with her use of slogans and her background has really given her an edge to make people aware...

Autism

As author Temple Grandin puts it in relative terms that we can understand-autism is just another way of thinking. In fact Grandin goes on in the article to describe that autism fall into different categories and each person that has different functions of autism are actually in retrospect can be a valuable resource in society. He says that not all people or think the same and therefore we need those that can conduct work by having a different perspective than the rest of us. Smithsonian Aug. 2012.

Temple Grandin officeal webiste

Downfall of the Middle Class

Great short article in Fortune April 2012 giving some insight into why the Middle Class has fallen due to the economic downturn in our society. Geoff Colvin explains that education is the key factor in returning our society to better times.
Though from my own personal experience that may be harder to expand on being that many graduates cant even find jobs. I myself at the moment am over qualified and under qualified at the same time. Having a disability makes it way hard to find a basic job and having a graphic design degree makes employees like Regal Cinemas look at me and say why on earth would you work here. Your way to qualified to work box office. True Story.
Second my father being a senior citizen has been bounced from so many jobs because of his age. Even though he has a degree in business management, younger employers have turned him down relight on the spot.

Weekly Advisor

Great Investment advice for commodity investing. Fortune Magazine April 2012. Written by Janice Revell.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews through Fortune Magazine  - Weekly Read

The Aftermath of WAR

The mere thought of the ongoing war over seas makes me cringe every time I see or hear about another bombing. Yet while I have always removed myself in a way from really paying attention, (not that I have never supported the troops or our cause) but I have always felt that my personal opinions have never mattered. However, of late I have become more interested in the politics of war. I have peered deeper into the daily and weekly current events with a sort of curiosity. An arousal that makes me hope that no one died or no bombs had been dropped. One tidbit of info that I had read in an article, that most Iraqis make about two dollars a day. Man I complain that I don't make enough at ten dollars an hour. I thank my luck stars. That's for sure. Read further about this topic in the National Geographic July Issue 211 written by the point of view of one that has ventured into the realms of war-Brian Turner.

Cleopatra

For those Egyptian lovers....great article on the Search for Cleopatra. Immortalized as an iconic figure; this Queen of Egypt long lives even centuries later. Yet still archaeologist search for her elusive tomb. Chip Brown covers this fascinating tale in more detail. Natinal Geogrpahic July 2011 Issue.

Feed the Growing Planet

Some ideas of how we can sustain our selves for the coming years.  National Geographic July 2011 issue.

H.P. Lovecraft

Another tribute to our dear H.P. Lovcraft who wrote about the Cthulhu Mythos and about Necronomicon;  Ensnaring us into fantastic stories that allow us to fall deeper and deeper into his hypnotising realms of dark magic and strange out of this world demons that have been trying to reclaim the earth. Dark Realms Issue 16.

Necronomicon by Nox Arcana

Fiction-Roberto Bolaño

A man named Roberto Bolaño  that is dating several woman becomes entangled in strange circumstances that eventually involves a stalker who is out to murder his two lovely girls that he is dating.  Short story written by William Burns published in The New Yorker  Feb. 8th 2010.

Great American Author

On a personal note I feel sort of bad that I have not read this great American Novel " Catcher in the Rye." The New York Times Feb. 8th 2010 issue goes on to talk in detail about JD Salinger who is the author of this book and many others and passed away in 2010

Taming the Wild

Lets tame the wild. How do we do that I ask? Well Evan Ratliff shall explain how its done in the March 2011 Natural Geographic Magazine. In retrospect its not a basic concept, but it comes down to altering genes through domestication. A group have spend many years breeding foxes to act like domesticated house dogs.

More about the domestication of animals can be found in Guns, Germs, and Steel. A documentary brought to you by NG.

The End a Crime Era

The End of the Mob. That's the article title in the Playboy 2005 issue written by Jimmy Breslin. The makeup of the mob has always fascinated me. I think I have just about seen every crime movie ever produced such as my two favorites Casino and Goodfellows-but then the realization hits you like a bullet to the back of the head. This stuff that you read in articles such as this is actually real. The engaging article reminisces about the end of the mob era. While police task forces survey the crime bosses, associates, and family members blood and mayhem runs in the streets.

Erotic Flashbacks

Photographer Michael Berkowitz conducts a series of stunning photo shoots and compile his work in a book called "Erotic Flashbacks"  Mentioned in Playboy 2005.


 Erotic Flashbacks

Its Alive!

Its only a matter of time that we will be able to replace not only organs such as the Liver, but other body parts. My hope is to be able to replace this titanium implant that had replaced my femure years ago. It would be interesting to re-grow a new femure. A short mention about how this is being perfected can be read in the Natural Geographic March 2011. talks about how we are starting to use our own cells to grow Livers and other organs-called "bioartificial"

Bridge-Crossing

Article in City Arts January 2012 highlighitng one womans tribute and passion to capture the modern Native American and how they are still facing hard times. Matika Wilbur has photographed and even held an exhibition of her work at the Tocoma Art Museum.

Ralph McQuarrie

Another great man that had contributed to many projects including the concept art for the early Star Wars movies and other great classic films had passed away this year. 1929-2012.  Mentioned in Newsweek.