Talk of the Turner Prize, Where, for One Thing, Talk Is Art

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — On a recent morning, a group of teenagers stood in a room, now an art gallery in a former military barracks here, and stared at the bare white walls. They were searching for the work of Tino Sehgal, one of the four nominees for this year’s Turner Prize. 

What they didn’t yet know was that they were the work: Mr. Sehgal’s art exists only as personal encounters between members of the public and a guide paid to engage them in conversation. It was a moment worthy of the oft-contentious reputation of the Turner, an annual award of £25,000 (around $41,000) under the aegis of the Tate Museum that is given to a British artist under 50. The winner will be announced on Monday. 

Talk of the Turner Prize, Where, for One Thing, Talk Is Art

‘Cool Globes’ presents some real world ideas

Huge, colorful orbs line up in a row down the Tremont Street side of Boston Common. It looks like a giant might be marshalling his marbles. Get up close, and you’ll see that the spheres, each 5 feet in diameter, are globes, fancifully decorated and proffering solutions to climate change.
‘Cool Globes’ presents some real world ideas 

Dip in Banks’ Profitability Underway

As banks re-strategise to fill the vacuum expected to be created by the new policy on cash reserve requirement for all public sector funds, the outlook for 2013 banking sector performance appears to favour a regime of declined profitability and scramble for deposits.

Dip in Banks’ Profitability Underway

Korean Scarves That Really Are Cool

South Korea is feeling the heat again now that the rainy season is almost over. In its drive to save energy over the steamy summer months, the government is now handing out “cool scarves” to workers.
  Developed by a small local apparel company, these scarves contain a refrigerant, which reacts with water and keeps the wearer cool for several hours.
Korean Scarves That Really Are Cool

ObamaCare call center offers jobs with no health benefits

A soon-to-be-opened call center meant to help teach the public about ObamaCare is under fire for offering many of its new employees part-time positions — in turn denying them benefits under the very law they are helping to implement.
The Contra Costa Times reports the call center, which is set to be opened Oct. 1, attracted about 7,000 applicants for 200 jobs after the county won the right to operate it earlier this year. Many workers and local politicians say they believed that the majority of the positions at the center would be full-time with benefits.
ObamaCare call center offers jobs with no health benefits

Bankrupt New England town offers Detroit a bleak preview

In a small mill town in New England, dozens of retired policemen and firefighters are feeling the pain of what they see as a broken promise, offering a glimpse into what could happen to thousands of public workers in Detroit facing massive reductions in pension payouts after the city's declaration of bankruptcy. 
Bankrupt New England town offers Detroit a bleak preview