Daily Archives: August 7, 2003

Summer Means Outdoor Art in NYC

Posted on August 7, 2003 by glasscastle

The showstopper on the Met Museum’s roof is Roy Lichtenstein’s sculpture imitating a child’s drawing of a house. A good review of Outdoor Art in New York City, a summer staple in the Big Apple.  by Michael Kimmelman in the … Continue reading →

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Egyptian POV from Ramallah

Posted on August 7, 2003 by glasscastle

The tenuous cease-fire in Palestine appears more based in bone-weariness and revulsion than in progress and positive movement. This pessimistic review of the Palestinian point of view as reported in the Egyptian press illuminates the intractability of the problem and … Continue reading →

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Bogus Bride Busted

Posted on August 7, 2003 by glasscastle

August 7, 2003 — Prosecutors say she’s been married 26 times, but Dezerrie Cortes has apparently lost count. " I did 10 fake marriages in the 1980s," Cortes told investigators shortly after she was arrested July 8. "I also married … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Blogging

Posted on August 7, 2003 by glasscastle

Blogs in Academe A good review of blogging in Higher Education by Sarah Roberts in Syllabus magazine calls it "the backbone of a new Internet communications movement". "The rise of blogging suggests new ways to think about collaboration and communication … Continue reading →

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Queens Kinko Caper

Posted on August 7, 2003 by glasscastle

The Kinko Caper: Theft by Modem Juju Jiang, a 25-year old hacker in Flushing, Queens, used an arsenal of computers in his bedroom in an apartment he shared with his mother and a simple trick to break into over 450 … Continue reading →

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