Sightings

Mamiko Otsubo's enigmatic masks collaged from the pages and covers of art history books, Donna Ruff's Rorschach-like patterns burned on the pages of Freud, Tom Burckhardt's re-purposed book covers used as grounds for his fanciful paintings, and Yohei Nishimura's kiln-fired de-accessioned books, shrunken and shriveled into fragile and lightweight wasp's nests of bound leaves and cover. more »

“When it comes to finding the right cars for seniors, we recommend vehicles that offer easy access, good visibility, a roomy driving position and comfortable seats,” David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports Automotive Test Center in East Haddam, Connecticut. more »

Many have created something beautiful from the shreds of a ruined book. Others added humor to the situation. Most impressive is the wide variety of responses. Using basically the same raw materials, artists have contributed an unexpectedly diverse range of expression as they participate in proselytizing the importance of reversing vandalism. more »

Ginia Bellafante has written an article long waited for, a review of the "little effort to reflect the realities of the customers' proportions." Perhaps manufacturers and advertisers might notice the ever-enlarging numbers of clothes left on the rack at the end of the season, , seemingly designed for the tween population rather than the women who could only imagine the clothing on their 13 year olds, rather than themselves. more »