AUSTiN: CivilizationCivilizationIllegal Art show- October 11, 2002 Art: What's Original, Anyway. An upcoming art exhibit teases the bounds of legality by incorporating copyright-protected images, sounds and words. Organizers timed it to coincide with a landmark Supreme Court copyright case. By Kendra Mayfield. Wired Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101101/categories/civilization/2002/10/10.html#a738 Skin-based networks- October 9, 2002 New Scientist: Skin-based networks that run at 10 Mbs may revolutionize P2P. On a lighter note, imagine a party where people shared music and movies with physical contact. John Robb's Radio Webloghttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101101/categories/civilization/2002/10/08.html#a690 Pop culture big women- October 8, 2002 Prime Time Gets Real With a Plump Heroine. The sudden embrace of the Rubenesque seems to span all across popular culture, including a new ABC sitcom, "Less Than Perfect." By Alessandra Stanley. New York Times: Artshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101101/categories/civilization/2002/10/08.html#a676 On-screen tour of artist's studios and galleries around the world- October 8, 2002 In a Film Festival's Winners, a Focus on Artists at Work. Montreal's Le Festival International du Film sur l'Art will be offering film buffs a sort of on-screen tour of artist's studios and galleries around the world. By Joanne Latimer. New York Times: Movieshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101101/categories/civilization/2002/10/08.html#a675 Toilets in Japan- October 8, 2002 Japanese Masters Get Closer to the Toilet Nirvana. Toilets in Japan are far more than mere hygienic necessities: new models test biological samples, provide climate control and even soundtracks. Japan's toilet wars started in February, when Matsushita engineers here unveiled a toilet seat equipped with electrodes that send a mild electric charge through the user's buttocks, yielding a digital measurement of body-fat ratio. Unimpressed, engineers from a rival company, Inax, counterattacked in..http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/08/international/asia/08JAPA.html?ex=1034654400&en=a5ac... |