Our Global Village

Thursday, October 26, 2006

A lost world

A lost world



The Guardian

26 Oct 2006



After the first killing, there was a great deal of sympathy for the Honourable Tom Cholmondeley amongKenya’sdisparate white population. The aristocrats who own vast tracts of land, the alcohol and drug-fuelled “Kenya cowboys” living the fast life in... read more...

posted by Bank Report @ 5:00 PM   0 comments

Friday, October 20, 2006

Homing in on contemporary art in London

Homing in on contemporary art in London
MARGARET STUDER
The Wall Street Journal Europe
20 Oct 2006

THE PARTY ISN’T OVER for the booming contemporaryart market. That’s the message from this month’s five-day series of packed auctions in London, which ended Tuesday, and last weekend’s trendy Frieze Art Fair. The second message is that in today’s event... read more...

posted by Bank Report @ 9:04 AM   0 comments

Monday, October 16, 2006

The truth about those iconic buildings: the roofs leak, they’re dingy and too hot

The truth about those iconic buildings: the roofs leak, they’re dingy and too hot
Matt Weaver
The Guardian
14 Oct 2006

Winners of the prestigious Stirling prize for architecture, which will be announced tonight, have been lauded by architects but are often beset by faults and loathed by the people who use them, according to one of the government’s design... read more...

posted by Bank Report @ 1:07 PM   0 comments

Thursday, October 05, 2006

‘The worst thing is people’s prejudice’

posted by Bank Report @ 5:16 AM   0 comments

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

In Niger, the chance of a woman dying in childbirth is one in seven

posted by Bank Report @ 7:35 PM   0 comments

Is it a cloud? Is it a cocoon? Gehry’s Paris museum unveiled

Is it a cloud? Is it a cocoon? Gehry’s Paris museum unveiled
Kim Willsher Paris
The Guardian
03 Oct 2006

If built — and the project has yet to be given planning permission — it will almost certainly be nicknamed the Cloud, although it is officially the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation. The project has been commission by Bernard Arnauld, president of... read more...

posted by Bank Report @ 7:26 PM   0 comments