Oct 16th, 2008 · In an economy that's tanking, the office has become an increasingly barren wasteland. But you can still make the best of your work environment by turning off the fluorescent overheads, plugging in some headphones and checking out these segues into a world of jazz adventure.
Feb 15th, 2007 · Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson pits the string orchestra against the computer in an epic struggle of man vs. machine. "Part II - IBM 1403 Printer" sounds barren at first, propelled by the glacial sound of radio frequencies. Then, a string orchestra flourishes and builds to a wall of sound.
Dec 27th, 2006 · The mayor of Boston wants to sell City Hall and the area around it -- a barren plaza with the distinction of being voted "the worst public space in the world." Mayor Thomas Menino is thinking about moving to a remote site on the South Boston waterfront, but others say City Hall should stay in the center of town.
Dec 1st, 2006 · Damien Jurado has experimented with everything from rollicking rock to electronic beats to found sound, but his stock in trade remains painfully intimate folk music. Traversing barren and dusty acoustic hellscapes, Jurado makes music that seems painstakingly constructed for consumption at 4 a.m.
Nov 28th, 2006 · In the 1920s, the Mexican government wanted to settle the barren northern areas of the country with industrious farmers. At the invitation of the then-president, 20,000 Mennonites left Canada and settled in the state of Chihuahua.
Dec 18th, 2005 · A few years ago, for reasons nobody fully understood, salt marshes in the Southeast started turning into barren mudflats, where the few remaining patches of grass were covered with hordes of snails. A new paper in Science explains what happened and why it might happen again in the future if global temperatures rise.
Dec 4th, 2005 · Power outages still make large parts of New Orleans barren places after sundown. Officials at the local power company have boosted the repair workforce, but thousands of residents are still in the dark.