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When You Publish Via App, Expect Extreme Accountability

When you make a film, or write a book, it's completed long before the public or critics get to see it. The process of 'creating' is clearly separated from the people formerly known as the audience or the reader. But all that has changed, as once physically published objects morph into interactive conversations with the audience.READ»

Why We Don't Talk About September 11th

The events that took place at the World Trade Center ten years ago mean different things to different people. And until we understand that, there isn't going to be a conversation.READ»

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What 9/11 Taught Us About Designing Skyscrapers

A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack.READ»

Michael Arad Offers Sneak Peek at 9/11 Memorial Fountains

The technology for the fountains designed by Michael Arad which will be in the footprint of the World Trade Center towers is currently being tested in Brooklyn's Navy Yard.READ»

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Spanish Starchitect Calatrava Tackles Designing Sets for NYC Ballet

Santiago Calatrava has often been called the most lyrical of the current crop of starchitects. Today, the New York City Ballet announced that it will give the Spaniard a chance to apply his architectural and engineering skills to ...READ»

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Wikileaks Replaying 9/11 Via Hacked Pager Messages

Wikileaks is currently replaying the events of 9-11-2001 in a very unexpected way: It's releasing in roughly real-time chunks over 500,000 hacked pager messages that were transmitted that day. As a data source its chilling but ...READ»

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At Last, 9/11 World Trade Center Museum Unveiled

The underground museum will wind through the foundations of the original WTC.READ»

Save the Twin Towers! Ji Lee Preserves the WTC

Walking down the street a few months ago, Ji Lee, a creative director at Google Labs, noticed a funny thing. Many New York businesses still had logos with the silhouette of the World Trade Center in them. It was, he thought, both a ...READ»