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January 2008

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The brain is often envisioned as something like a computer, and the body as its all-purpose tool. But a growing body of new research suggests that something more collaborative is going on – that we think not just with our brains, but with our bodies.

The brain is often envisioned as something like a computer, and the body as its all-purpose tool. But a growing body of new research suggests …

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Forget class versus trash, the elite versus the masses. Divide culture consumers into four new groups, says an international study Oxford University researchers released late last month that will have far-reaching results for arts support everywhere. “Univores,” “Omnivores,” “Paucivores” and “Inactives” are the new categories we can all find ourselves in. Which one depends on whether we believe Britney is a huge tabloid star or an area in northwestern France where Impressionist painters spent their summers.

Forget class versus trash, the elite versus the masses. Divide culture consumers into four new groups, says an international study Oxford University researchers released late …

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Palo Santo (3/5)

Palo Santo (3/5)
Tough call, as I really wanted to dig the experience. Decor was egregious, as were some of the staff (others not at …

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But the growth in the ranks of the superrich does not explain the hypertrophy in magical value. Just when digital reproduction makes it possible to create a “Rembrandt” good enough to fool the eye, the “real” Rembrandt becomes more expensive than ever. Why? Because the same free flow that makes information cheap and reproducible helps us treasure the sight of information that is not. A story gains power from its attachment, however tenuous, to a physical object. The object gains power from the story. The abstract version may flash by on a screen, but the worn parchment and the fading ink make us pause. The extreme of scarcity is intensified by the extreme of ubiquity.

But the growth in the ranks of the superrich does not explain the hypertrophy in magical value. Just when digital reproduction makes it possible to …

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The Farm on Adderley (5/5)

The Farm on Adderley (5/5)
Hoo boy! Such a nice thumb in the eye of Manhattan fine dining. Around about the finest meal I’ve had …

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Over the past two years, a flurry of papers have appeared on so-called “negative spaces” of intellectual-property law – industries that receive little to no legal protection for their ideas or products, yet that continue to innovate, often at a rapid clip. Articles have already appeared about high fashion, haute cuisine, and professional magic, with another planned by Sprigman and a colleague about stand-up comedy. And already, Washington seems to be paying attention.

Over the past two years, a flurry of papers have appeared on so-called “negative spaces” of intellectual-property law – industries that receive little to no …

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With The Wire final season premiere approaching rapidly (the episode is…

With The Wire final season premiere approaching rapidly (the episode is…

With The Wire final season premiere approaching rapidly (the episode is already on HBO …

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Cherry Blossoms is a project by Alyssa Wright: Cherry Blossoms…

Cherry Blossoms is a project by Alyssa Wright: Cherry Blossoms…

Cherry Blossoms is a project by Alyssa Wright:

Cherry Blossoms is a backpack that uses

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