The Nine Variables

In the early mornings, when the ocean is enveloped in fog and the scent of wild iris hangs in the air, the possibility for solitude can be f...

The Buckminster Fuller Institute is dedicated to accelerating the development and deployment of solutions which radically advance human well...

El Padrino and his lovely wife will be moving to Manila in the Philippines! Any tips, facts, and stories welcome. We arrive in January 2011.

Allandale House is an A-frame(s) house for an idiosyncratic connoisseur and her family. Along with its occupants, the Allandale House also ...

Lena Horne , who broke new ground for black performers when she signed a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio and who went on to...

The cocktails started early, before the train left Manhattan, and by 6 p.m. most of the passengers were already on the second round. Tiny vo...

One of Ethiopia’s greatest jazz musicians and bandleaders, Mulatu Astatke, and UK psych-jazz collective The Heliocentrics have landed the ‘M...

The High Line is still under construction, with orange-vested workers busily adding last-minute touches. Yet the park , perched on an old...

For over four years, I have developed a photographic documentary work on Swiss fortified constructions – bunkers. Each element of these pho...

The last Oakland posting for the evening. Nostalgia has consumed the nine variables. The Malcolm X Jazz Festival is an annual treat held in ...

Johnny Talbot strides into Berkeley's Funky Riddms Records like a man on a soul mission. He's casually stylish, dressed in a khaki s...

1. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress On 2. The Monks - Oh, How To Do Now 3. Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack 4. ...

The Shack Up Inn says it all – if this ain’t your kind of place, don’t bother stopping because there are plenty of others who see the charm ...

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More photos @ http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/peering_into_north_korea.html