Thomas Ostermeier: Die Ehe der Maria Braun
The stage adaptation of "Die Ehe der Maria Braun" shows that Thomas Ostermeier is one of today's most interesting directors.
Risk Management Lessons From The Ash Cloud
There are some lessons to be learned from the chaos caused by the recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland.
Topology on the Runway
Fashion meets advanced mathematics in the Issey Miyake Fall Winter 2010 ready-to-wear collection.
Hotelling's Law in Istanbul
Istanbul's fashion district provides an extreme example of clustering.
A Short Note On The Economics of the Performing Arts
I am one of the lucky few to snatch a ticket for Peter Stein's 12-hour production of Dostoyevsky's The Demons. The ticket price gives an interesting insight into the economics of the performing arts.
Tristes Tropicomix
The Financial Times Weekend Magazine invited the creators of Logicomix, to do a short tribute to Claude Lévi-Strauss.
Logicomix. An Epic Search For Truth
Logicomix, a graphic novel about mathematics and logic, is a pure delight.
Neues Museum
The Neues Museum in Berlin, which reopened in 2009 after an extensive renovation led by David Chipperfield, is an amazing building with a wonderful collection.
Thomas Ostermeier: Hamlet
A Hamlet for the 21st century.
The Best Albums of 2009
The XX and Fever Ray are the stand-out albums of the year. 2009 was also the year that I discovered Sunn O))).
Crisis? What Crisis?
In the aftermath of the financial crisis there was a lot of talk of a crisis in economic science. The Annual Review in Economics proves that the contrary is the case.
Illustration Now 3
I just had to have it. It's a great collection of contemporary illustration.