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November 18, 2008
in American History, European History, History, Humanities

“Railway” exhibit leaves WSJ reporter “wanting more”

November 18, 2008
in American History, European History, History, Humanities

Today’s Wall Street Journal features an enthusiastic review of the Nelson-Atkins Museum’s exhibit “Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America, and the Railway, 1830-1960,” in which the author praises the “outstanding” essays collected in the accompanying catalog published by the Yale University Press. With more than 250 illustrations, The

March 26, 2008
in Business, Current Affairs, Economics, History, Humanities, Science, Technology

Technology’s future and past: The Internet and The Railway

March 26, 2008
in Business, Current Affairs, Economics, History, Humanities, Science, Technology

The Technology Liberation Front’s Adam Thierer reviewed Jonathan Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It. Finding the book interesting, he recommended–and later, implored–his readers to pick up a copy. Zittrain’s provocative ideas about “generative” and “sterile” appliances inspire Thierer’s extensive response and the comments that follow. “It’s