Month September 2010

85 prisoners ‘escape’ Mexico prison

This would be the same prison where guards gave weapons to prisoners and sent then out to do contract killings. Seems like a near complete breakdown of anything resembling rule of law, doesn’t it? Supposed drug lords convicts live in…

A tiny apartment transforms into 24 rooms

In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and…

The limits of conventional politics

Conventional politics is defined by “leaders” who are actually following the lead of politically powerful constituencies and fiefdoms whose only agenda is protecting their current share of the national income. President Obama’s administration is utterly conventional, and therein lies its…