In the midst of the holidays and taking some time off and whatnot, I totally missed that Valerie Eliot (widow of T.S. Eliot) died earlier this month.




Acoustical engineers have been at work since…well, since before recorded history, most likely.



In China, the town Cicheng is coming back to life, with help from its craftsmanship history.



Meanwhile, in Moscow, a new skyscraper is the tallest in Europe. (You don’t see this Moscow skyline very often. Futurist Russia!)



As media goes increasingly digital, the world of the projectionist is disappearing.