Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Venice Biennale 2009––June 3rd

By Dorothea Brooke | Published: June 26, 2009
(Sorry about a change of plan as to the accompanying images: Dorothea and I put this together in mid air, so to speak, from Paris and NYC, and we decided to go with genuine Northern Italian tree/etc. images that I took a couple of years ago. JH) We are queuing for the number 1 bus, [...]
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The Venice Biennale 2009––June 2nd

By Dorothea Brooke | Published: June 25, 2009
(Dorothea Brooke made it all the way to the Venice Biennale 2009 earlier this month. However, her report for NFN, a travelogue in eight installments, comes from Paris, the wireless capital of the continent…) International travel is a rude reacquaintance with the world—each his own suitcase, his travel-sized toiletries, his disposable meal: can we all [...]
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Business Is The Best Art

By Jens Haas | Published: June 22, 2009
I got to know three billionaires so far (the fourth one does not count; he was not self made). Different cultural backgrounds, different nationalities, different occupations. But very obvious similarities: Always, every minute, unstoppably gravitating toward the shortest path from A to B. Simple tastes. Simple pleasures. Simple relationships. Driven, like race horses with blinders [...]
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