Japanese architects Sejima and Nishizawa win 2010 Pritzker Prize

kazuyo sejima (right) and ryue nishizawa (left) 

click HERE to see some of their work

frigid and raw, but awesome

this house looks like something Louis Kahn would have loved

click this link to see the rest of the house.

High speed Rail

Using high speed railways could GREATLY help us cut down on our CO2 emissions by allowing Americans to take trains instead of flying on shorter trips between cities. Obama has invested $8 billion to creating more high speed railways, but this Op-Ed writer argues we need more funds if we're going to do it right.

Mobile, AL

an aerial view of one of my favorite places in the world

"AXOLOTL" by Julio Cortazar

Cortazar is one of my favorite latino authors. He was from Argentina and wrote in the magical realism style throughout the second half of the 20th century. He is often compared to the Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, another one of favorite writers. Click on the pick of the axolotl to read the story translated in English.

COFFEE KISS

Christiane Amanpour

She is my hero.