Month: February 2013
Song Dong’s ‘Doing Nothing’ Exhibit on Display at Pace Gallery
Do you find art compilations that span several years of an artist’s career fascinating? If so, Song Dong’s new two-venue exhibit, “Doing Nothing,” may interest you. The contemporary Chinese artist features an exhibit that compiles two decades of his most promising work, a mixture of his performances, photographs, videos, and installations made between 1994 and […]
February 25, 2013
Google Pushing For Updated Privacy Laws that Reflect Digital Age
Companies like Google receive hundreds of requests per week from co and government agencies seeking access to private user account information. Although Google complies with valid subpoenas, court orders, and warrants, the company has also expressed concern about overly broad requests and the need for new data privacy laws that reflect Digital Age. In a […]
February 18, 2013
Coil Festival 2013 Provides Eclectic Mix of Artists
The Performance Space 122 kicked off its eighth annual Coil Festival in January, and audience members received the same eclectic and fresh mix of theater, dance and performance artists that have characterized this festival in previous years. The festival brought together groups of artists from several global regions, each with their own unique backgrounds, themes, […]
February 11, 2013
Can You Become a New York Lawyer in Two Years?
The traditional law school model is arguably in dire need of a makeover. But the legal community can’t seem to agree what a modern legal education should look like. Most recently, a proposal to allow law school students to eliminate their third year and sit for the New York bar exam is gaining traction. Meaning […]
February 6, 2013
Justice Clarence Thomas’s Silence Makes Headlines, But Does He Have the Right Idea?
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently made headlines when he spoke during oral arguments. While this may not seem like news, it was the first time that the justice had spoken from the bench in nearly seven years. Even though the four words he uttered had no direct bearing on the case, but rather […]
February 6, 2013