Victor Margolin
New developments in technology are moving faster than our ability to understand their biological and social consequences. From the age of mechanical invention, we arrived at the digital domain and have now moved on to the realm of biotechnology…. Continue Reading →
Readymade’s INDEX nomination goes semi-final
An Open Letter to Ric Grefé
Mr. Grefé,
Remember the ’60s TV western The Guns of Will Sonnett? Airing from 1967-’69, it featured a 73-year-old Walter Brennan in a ridiculously oversized 10-gallon hat, stomping around the Old West with his grandson,… Continue Reading →
D-A-P turns one year old
In a nation where cookie-cutter McMansions have become common from coast to coast…
Creative design by Ugandan boys
Victor Margolin
Hotels today compete for customers with an escalating array of comforts, offering everything from high-speed Internet to 24-hour in-room massage. Key to their identities as sanctuaries for weary travelers are the luxurious sleeping appointments they provide. Engaged in what have come to be known as “bedding wars,” hotel chains like Starwood,… Continue Reading →
Excerpted from THE GREAT TURNING From Empire to Earth Community (pp.225-229) By David C. Korten
Scheduled for Publication by Berrett-Koehler Publishers and Kumarian Press May 2006 and reproduced here with kind permission of both author and publisher.
Victor Margolin's private thoughts on Public Space
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