Local television’s newest face Christina Benjamin, host of College Lifestyle, the pilot for which aired Monday last on CVM TV, is a breath of fresh air. ... Read more
“Tesserae of Venus” by Christina McPhee [San Francisco]
On October - 23 - 2009
Tesserae of Venus by Christina McPhee :: October 23 – December 5, 2009 :: Opening Reception: October 23; 7:00 – 10:00 pm :: Silverman Gallery , 804 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA. Tesserae of Venus imagines a strange future through dynamic photomontages of energy-producing landscapes and related drawings. McPhee borrows from the tectonics of Venus-tesserae, or ‘complex ridged folds,’ in order to structure her images of imagined future sites and present a spatial and political critiqu ... Read more
Barack Obama ready to pay Afghan fighters to ditch the Taliban
On October - 11 - 2009
By Christina Lamb | The Obama administration is considering outbidding the Taliban to persuade Afghan villagers to lay down arms as it struggles to find a new approach to a war that is fast losing public and congressional support. Despite five war councils in two weeks, President Barack Obama has so far failed to come up with a strategy for the conflict that may define his presidency. Fierce infighting continues between his own generals and advisers. Obama has been handed three options by ... Read more
