I saw that there's a show about abstraction in the last 1/2 of the 20th c. at the Riverside Art Museum. Might be nice to see for those of you out that way...
I love what this guy is doing. He's really experimenting with curatorial space. It's a very thoughtful "doing" and not just discussing the notion of the experiment.
This article from a few years ago seems to be all the buzz in the tech community. The author just published a book on the idea. It's a new economic model for commerce in the digital age. The idea is that there is just as much profit in selling small quantities of lots of items rather than selling huge quantities of a few items.
I went into the menu that says "Load Maps." Then I chose "Popular" for a premade map. I liked a lot of them. The Haliburton and the Media was interesting. So was Apple vs. Microsoft and 2004 election party supporters.
A few tips on this site: The scroll bars are in gray along the sides within the window. Right click (or Control Click for Macs) on people and tables to see more. Like other affiliations.
Two websites that are about losing weight and are visually interesting.
Nutrition Facts & Calorie Counter
It has lots of good info but also has interesting looking color diagrams to show you where a food item falls in the good for you- bad for you zone. http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html