Political Art, Love It or Leave It (The New York Sun)

Political art is a polymorphous genre. An instrument of both independent protest and totalitarian control, it embraces everything between gentle social commentary and strident advocacy. The sense of outrage that motivated much art of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s can be traced to Goya's "Disasters of War," but today's artists have long since discarded Goya's pictorial acumen for a variety of ...

Nokia N85 - the dual slider evolves: OLED, USB charging, tri-band WCDMA (All About Symbian)

The Nokia N85, the latest edition to Nokia's Nseries range, was announced today. With AM OLED screen technology, tri-band WCDMA (3G) cellular radio, USB charging, and preloaded Ovi content and services, the multimedia-centric N85 delivers the latest evolution of Nokia's dual slider form factor.

England v S Africa: 1st ODI as it happened (BBC News)

England skipper Kevin Pietersen leads his side to a hard-fought 20-run victory over South Africa in the opening one-day international at Headingley.

Off the Wall Jon Stewart’s Rob Riggle reports ‘Daily’ from China (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

Foreign correspondency on the fake news of “The Daily Show” usually amounts to someone standing in front of a video screen on the New York set, a few steps away from Jon Stewart’s desk.

Freestyle Lead: Flabulous - That's Not Me! It Can't Be! I'm Hot! (Cleveland Scene)

By Jara Anton Over the winter, I padded up a bit. My once-tight pixie body had melted like wax in the sun. Suddenly all my clothes were too small, but I refused to buy anything larger to cover up, -because I feared it would dull my motivation to get back to fighting weight. So for weeks I sausaged myself into too-tight jeans and tees. I was sweating summer vacation at the beach - the ...