Pete Peterson’s new book is wonderfully imaginative – both in its storytelling, and in its publication.
From Foreign Policy: Why TV, not Facebook or Twitter, is going to revolutionize the world. Indeed, television, that 1920s technology so many of us take for granted, is still coming to tens of millions with a transformative power — for the good — that the world is only now coming to understand. The potential scope [...]
The problem with extreme criticism is that it doesn’t tell the whole story – or maybe it does, but in an unexpected fashion.
From the Telegraph: The secret behind Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile. Now scientists claim to have come up with an answer to her changing moods – our eyes are sending mixed signals to the brain. They believe Mona Lisa’s smile depends on what cells in the retina pick up the image and what channel the image [...]
From the New York Times: Pushing Fresh Produce Instead of Cookies at the Corner Market. Until recently, small corner grocery stores were seen by public health officials as part of theobesity problem. The stores, predominantly family-owned, offered convenience, but the accent was on snack chips, canned goods and sugary drinks. Now, because they are often [...]
From the Wall Street Journal: The Art World Goes Local. At the height of the boom, art collectors scrambled to acquire works by top artists from rising markets including China, Russia, India and the Middle East. A serious approach to collecting meant trips to London, New York and Hong Kong several times a year for [...]