Conventional wisdom: Los Angeles doesn’t care about inspired architecture. But “it’s becoming harder to make that argument these days, as developers, arts benefactors and academic institutions in Los Angeles begin to embrace the notion that cutting-edge design — however costly — can sow both economic and social dividends by spurring development and enlightening the public.”
Tag: 12.25.06
Rome’s Treasure Vaults Unlocked
“A wave of public and private building projects is suddenly focusing unusual attention on Rome’s rich subterranean world as one treasure after another emerges at a steady clip.”
Destroyers’ Two-Year Blues Reign
For the second year in a row, George Thorogood & the Destroyers’ “Thirty Years of Rock” has topped the Billboard Top Blues Albums charts. The album has spent more than 50 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.
The World’s Oldest Flute Maker
“Not much has changed in the way Haynes, which claims to be the world’s oldest flute maker, makes its instruments since the company’s founding in 1888. Artisans sit quietly at benches and use delicate tools to make sure the tiny parts fit together flawlessly.”