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Prayer from an Agnostic Catholic
http://www.utne.com/Spirituality/Prayer-from-an-Agnostic-Catholic.aspx I should have known I was asking for trouble when I chose Thomas as my confirmation name. Even at seventeen, I thought a sincere faith could withstand rigorous questioning. And I have always been a Catholic with doubts.The true meaning of luxury
New York – What is true luxury? Just when I thought I'd settled on my answer – a flat-screen TV the size of Kansas and a leather-upholstered car that can travel at triple the speed limit – I made several visits to Finland. Shortly after my return the financial crisis hit.The Full Vanity Fair Article featuring Angelina (And more Gorgeous Pictures!)
Make sure to scroll down so you can see all of the photos! The green wig is my favorite! :D Gorgeous!
The Oldest Business
The most played song on American radio during the twentieth century was You've Lost That Loving Feeling which was written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector, and Cynthia Weil. Although recorded by different artists, the song is the only one in history to be played over 8 million times on the radio. ** "Weird" Al Yankovic received a Bachelor's degree in Architecture in 1981.Bio
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (born August 25, 1976, in Stockholm, Sweden), is a Swedish actor and director. He is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård and his wife My. He also has five younger siblings: Gustaf (1980), Sam (1882), Bill (1990), Eija (1992) and Valter (1995).
Aga Khan Award for Architecture - Environmentally responsible buildings
Inhabitat recently showcased the 2007 winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which "recognizes distinguished architecture that encourages social development, restoration, re-use and environmental responsibility in the Islamic world."
Here are a few of the winners:
Royal Netherlands Embassy"With a site-integrated, passive solar design, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia pays homage to the surrounding nature and cultural diversity with an inherent sensitivity to place. Surpassing functional constraints, the structure’s design quietly supports security while placing emphasis on experience, encounter and efficiency."
Robin Williams offers wife whatever she wants in divorce to keep his secrets
Robin Williams is in the process of a divorce from his wife of 19 years, Marsha. The annoying funnyman is said to have closely followed Christie Brinkley’s divorce from her fourth husband, Peter Cook. During Brinkley’s public divorce proceedings the public learned the intimate details of Cook’s Internet porn addiction and inappropriate relationship with a girl just out of high school he hired to work at his architecture firm.Interview with an American Photojournalist in CHINA
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Q&A with Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People
American photojournalist Tom Carter has spent the past four years in the People’s Republic of China, traversing all 33 provinces and autonomous regions not just once but twice. The San Francisco native’s hardback book, a definitive 800-image volume aptly entitled CHINA: Portrait of a People, is due out this winter from Hong Kong publisher Blacksmith Books. Tom took a day off from travelling to discuss the challenges of taking pictures in China, how he evaded censorship in the tightly-controlled republic, and to share a few insider tips on visiting what is to become the world’s largest tourism market.
My new shirt dress
The school, finals, architectural projects.. take my all time, I'm always in a hurry and so couldn't post for a while :)
This is a new dress, and I really like it. The outside and the inside light make it look different so I thought I'd better post both.
The City: Glasgow
Although Art Nouveau was not generally embraced in England, the style developed in exciting new directions in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Elements of vigorous industrialism, modernity, and ethnic pride all played their part in the particular strain of Art Nouveau that emerged there. The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and other artists and designers of the Glasgow school is typified by a linear restraint.
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