Italo Calvino

Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985)
Born in Santiago De Las Vegas, Cuba, but spent most of his life in Italy. His deceptively simple stories earned him worldwide renown.
Major works include Cosmicomics (1968), Invisible Cities (1972), and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979). During his later years, Calvino became an avid film enthusiast and renowned lecturer.

value visit

here are some website i visit often. I will be updating this list, as there are many more.
you may also suggets some.

Art and Design
www.core77.com
http://presentationzen.com
http://infosthetics.com
www.thegnomonworkshop.com
http://www.drawthrough.com
http://www.webchantier.com



News
www.time.com
www.bbc.co.uk
http://news.google.com
www.indiatimes.com/news




Networking
www.orkut.com
http://360.yahoo.com
http://www.jpop.com

Learning
www.wikipedia.org
www.about.com
www.howstuffwork.com
www.wolfram.com

Business and Entreprenuer
www.economist.com
www.escapefromcubiclenation.com
www.startupnation.com

Video
www.youtube.com
video.google.com

Music
www.raaga.com
www.musicindiaonline.com

Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura, 42 old animator from Japan. he graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 1987 and later founder Yamamura Animation with his wife Sanae.
Atama Yama (Mt.Head) has been nominated for the Oscar for the 75th Academy Awards and awarded Grand Prix for ANNECY 2003. His retrospective screenings were held in 12 countries. A member of the board of directors of the Japan Animation Association and a member of the board of directors in Japan of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA)and a visiting professor of Tokyo Zokei University.
He has his own distinct style to present a story. he has won many accolades and considered one of the finest animator in japan.

Barely Legal- An Artist without face
Banksy, a rebellion graffit artist and prankster from Britain was in Las Angeles with “Barely Legal,” a new show of his work at an industrial warehouse. it was a part of his first large-scale exhibition in the United States.
Contraditing to his nature this show had many thing, few could link with Banksy. Publicity, Opening Party wit Hollywood glitterati including Jude Law and Nubered Prints at 500$ each. Usually Banksy not reveals himself in public , many belive it as publicity ploy. His views raise question, many in-charge of keping world in order would not like to see. Banksy puts rhetorical question in a handout: “1.7 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. 20 billion people live below the poverty line. Every day hundreds of people are made to feel physically sick by morons at art shows telling them how bad the world is but never actually doing something about it. Anybody want a free glass of wine?”
The Guardian, the British newspaper, has identified Banksy as Robert Banks, an artist from Bristol. Some commentators have identified him as Stephen Lazarides, a photographer who set up Banksy’s Web site