The Counter Kitchen hosts two new workshops in March which promise to be fun, tasty, informative and messy. In the first one on March 12 we will reverse engineer (think: break down and rebuild) J&J Baby Lotion with the help of Soapwalla chef, Rachel Winard. The second one on March 19 will be all about […]

I am in a group show at the Abrons Art Center (on the lower east side). The opening is this Sunday, March 6, from 6-8 pm. See infos below: Inspired by a famous statement by French thinker Guy Debord, proclaiming that THE DAYS OF THIS SOCIETY ARE NUMBERED, this exhibition plays with the notion that […]

This is going to be GREAT! I am on the steering committee and jury. We are looking forward to many fascinating, enlightening, fun and powerful entries. Please spread the word. Data Viz Challenge Web Site About: Every year, Americans fill out income tax forms and make a payment to the IRS. It’s an important civic […]

Soap Chef Rachel Winard will be joining us in The Counter Kitchen at Eyebeam in mid-March. More details soon. You will be able to sign up & help us reverse engineer something pink and BUTTery… That is all I am saying for now. Here is a link to the Soapwalla site in meantime: http://www.etsy.com/shop/soapwallakitchen

I read a lot of environmental blogs and need help parsing through the info. But I also get awfully depressed once I come out the other end. So, the ECO NEWS TICKER keeps things balanced, the good and the bad in tandem. Because it does feel like the glass is half empty these days. URL: […]

Jenna is cooking pop-tarts! I am so excited to taste them _tomorrow_. This recipe was inspired by the pesticides, petroleum and a lot of ??? in Kellog’s Strawberry Pop-Tarts®. Deconstruction by Hunter high, redesigned by TCK and next eating by you (if you visit our kitchen tomorrow at 1pm). More info about TCK pop-tarts, with […]

I have finally posted a few of my photographs from my ongoing Superfund series. I have been working on this for nearly two years now, so about time, I know. The initial image download may be slow — be patient. Will get the kinks worked out tomorrow hopefully. Oh, yeah, the URL: http://www.bsing.net/superfund_photo.html !!

While in San Francisco over the holidays, I was able to get back to Hunter’s Point and shoot some more. The Navy granted me access to most of the Superfund site, except portions that have yet to undergo remediation or are too dilapidated. I noticed a considerable amount of change since I was there last […]