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The New York Times on the New Art of Flickr

25Apr08

The New York Times has an interesting piece on how the web has affected long-standing art forms and created new ones. It gives special focus to Flickr, which I think is a great example of a traditional art (photography) converging with the digital age and new media to create not just new exciting art [...]

Arthur C. Clarke, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 90

18Mar08

From the New York Times:

Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90.

Co-author with Stanley Kubrick of Kubrick’s film ”2001: A Space Odyssey,” Clarke was regarded [...]