I never thought I’d say the words: beautiful spots for Kikkoman. Right up until the moment they show the label.

Traffic in Times Square today has been shut down along Broadway from 42nd Street to 47th Streets, in Manhattan.

Sometimes this kind of contest is questionable, but I think Google’s effort here is well intentioned and the results from some of the kids are truly remarkable. See my vote from 12 year old (!) Abigail Kois above.

I don’t
necessarily
agree with
everything
I say.

Marshall McLuhan

A building as good as the Saratoga Avenue Community Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn, designed by New York architect George Ranalli and built by the New York City Housing Authority, better known for its bottom-line public housing projects, deserves to have its presence shouted from the rooftops as a seriously fine demonstration of the art of architecture, and as an example of the radically revised standards that are being successfully implemented under a new city policy.

Click through to read more, from WSJ.com.

Proposed? Real? I can’t read dutch.

What is Lisztomania?

From Wikipedia: “The term “Lisztomania” was coined by the German romantic literary figure Heinrich Heine to describe the massive public response to Liszt’s virtuosic piano performances. At these performances, there were allegedly screaming women, and the audience was sometimes limited to standing room only.”

I must confess I’m not crazy about the video and although the subject matter is peculiar - I love the song. It’s almost worth watching once with your eyes closed (or just not watching the video) and then again after you’ve heard the song a first time.