Taryn Simon

Cryopreservation Unit. http://www.tarynsimon.com

Jewel Thieves

Doreen Carvajal's story of a band of jewel thieves who robbed a posh Harry Winston boutique in Paris and their spectacular escape @ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/05/europe/paris.php was interesting. Signs of the time, I guess.

Arbitration In Absentia

Chaim Even Zohar's viewpoints into the issue of lack of uniformity in arbitration proceedings among diamond bourses (diamond bourses require all members worldwide to resolve all controversies against each other by arbitration pursuant to the by-laws and rules of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses) in different countries/the impact @ http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullEditorial.asp was educational and insightful. A must read.

Street Art Awards 2008

Street Art Awards 2008 London
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7764725.stm

Useful link:
www.streetartawards.com

Imagining India

Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century by Nandan Nilekani is an insightful book on India’s past, present and future. A must read.

Useful link:
http://imaginingindia.com

Zimbabwe: Diamond Mines

David Farira's report on diamonds in the arid and impoverished part of Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe/impact + other viewpoints @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7761268.stm was interesting.

Diamonds and death. Shocking, really.

Heard On The Street

This is our pattern. We go from shock to trance and vice versa. It is in our collective economic interest to tackle this problem.

Waltz With Bashir

Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman is an animated documentary about the horrors of the 1982 Lebanon war. A must see movie.

Useful links:
http://waltzwithbashir.com
www.artificial-eye.com
www.sonyclassics.com/waltzwithbashir