Archive for September, 2010

John W. Love, Jr., performance artist

Molly Barker didn’t think 50-year-old women should wear red boots, but her daughter decided otherwise and bought them for her anyway. Her daughter also wrote messages on the soles like, “I love you so, so, so much.” This act reminded Barker that children can be great teachers, with their wonderful ability to ignore skin color, [...]

Everyone has their idea about what a museum should look like. For the most part, museums are designed based on ancient buildings in ancient Greece and, more specifically, those inhabited by Delphi’s three muses where people went to be transformed. (Think white, marble columns.) Fast forward several hundred years. Science begins to inform art. (Think [...]

Doc Hendley admits he often feels inadequate, but then, he says, “I remember I am part of something great right now.” It’s true. The world does a good job of making us feel like we can’t be something, or do something. But that doesn’t mean it’s right. A bartender, student, band member (think Johnny Cash) [...]

Given the economy, and concerns about the environment, we need to create more pedestrian-friendly places for people to meet, talk, trade and travel through. Creating walk-able, bike-able space will improve everyone’s lives, on a variety of levels. Tom Low’s goal is to design 20 such places in Charlotte in 20 months. He asks you to [...]

Katie Wyatt has decided to take up music, not arms. And the name of the movement she’s joining in her attempt to change the world is “el Sistema,” or “the system. It is a visionary global movement that transforms the lives of children through music. In other words, it is a new model for social [...]

How do you go about buying a car? If you’re like a lot of people, you probably start by looking at pictures, but they can’t possibly tell you the whole story. For instance, how can you tell what the odometer reads if you’re only looking at a glossy sales slick? Pictures can communicate a lot. [...]