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Karfreitag naht. Zeit, sich mit den ernsten Dingen des Lebens zu beschäftigen. Zum Beispiel mit dem rheinland-pfälzischen Landesgesetz über den Schutz der Sonn- und Feiertage (Feiertagsgesetz – LFtG).

Erinnerungen an das „Tanzverbot“ – Leider noch kein Nachruf | words can't do what action does louder!

http://actiondoeslouder.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/erinnerungen-an-das-tanzverbot-%e2%80%93-leider-noch-kein-nachruf/
And from Latvia we have some beautiful digital paintings from Rihards Donskis also known as Apofiss . Rich surreal dreams illustration based in character design mostly about cats. “i tend to work with illustrations, conceptual arts or just experimenting with whatever i find inspiring and fun! visual expression must be one of my favourite hobbies alongside with 3d arts.” http://www.paranoias.org/2011/04/rihards-donskis-digital-art/

Rihards Donskis Digital Art

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/category/books/

BOOKS - ArtsBeat Blog

Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian writer who died on Thursday at 82 , spent his life thinking deeply about his home country, Nigeria. After moving to the United States in 1990, he still kept a close eye on Nigeria and offered strong opinions about its leadership and politics. In 2010, he told the Guardian : “If we took just one of our political or military leaders, put them on trial in Nigeria, showed how much money they had taken and sentenced them to an adequate punishment, from that point corruption would begin to end.” Some readers believed Mr. Achebe’s views became muddled by nostalgia in later years. Writing about Mr.
http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/06/14/the-top-25-entries-of-electrolux-design-lab-2010/

Kitchens And Appliances Of The Future - Announcing The Top 25 Entries of Electrolux Design Lab 2010

The Top 25 Entries of Electrolux Design Lab 2010 It’s not always easy to predict the future. For its 2010 competition, Electrolux Design Lab went with the theme: The 2nd Space Age; this essentially translating to designing a home environment for the year 2050, when 74% of the global population are predicted to live in urban areas. Student designers had to predict how people will prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes.
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Pleasures-of-Imagination/65678

The Pleasures of Imagination - The Chronicle Review - The Chroni

By Paul Bloom How do Americans spend their leisure time? The answer might surprise you. The most common voluntary activity is not eating, drinking alcohol, or taking drugs.