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Osamu Sato is a talented polymath artist from Japan, known for his psychedelic video game scores and his pioneering work on computer graphics. (more…)
A vase ringed with razor-sharp knives
Machinist-sculptor Chris Bathgate ( previously ) has unveiled his latest: a vase ringed with razor-sharp knives ("an object that mischievously demands that it be appreciated for more than its precarious utility"). (more…)
"A piece of shit": Government report on Wells Fargo corruption shows top executives' direct complicity in millions of acts of fraud
Last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency handed down stiff penalties for John Stumpf ( previously ) who was CEO of Wells Fargo during its scandal-haunted decade, during which time it stole from rich people, poor people, veterans, active-service military personnel, homeowners, small businesses, etc, as well as 2,000,000 ordinary customers who had fraudulent accounts opened in their names in order to bleed them of transaction fees, sometimes at the expense of their good credit and even their financial solvency. Under the deal, Stumpf will have to pay $17.5m in fines and cannot ever work in finance again (don't worry, he's still a multi-multi-multi millionaire ). (more…)
3:19 pm Mon, Jan 27, 2020
Podcast: The case for … cities that aren't dystopian surveillance states
For my latest podcast, I read my Guardian Cities column , "The case for … cities that aren't dystopian surveillance states," which was the last piece ever commissioned for the section. (more…)
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