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Faking it, artfully

A Brooklyn museum lifts the curtain on its fake Coptic sculptures and wins praise.

Restless Retiree with Lovely View Home: Swap Almost Anywhere/Anytime (Marin, just north of SF- SR/SA border) 2bd

I'm looking for a swap in some exciting spot: domestic or international. Cities are preferable, though suburbs are OK if there's transportation. My home has beautiful views from every room. It's at the end of a cul-de-sac, at the top of a hill on the San Rafael/San Anselmo border in a quiet and serene location. All points of interest in the Bay Area are within reach: San Francisco (1/2 hr.), Berkeley (1/2 hr.) and the Wine Country. Length of time is negotiable and will depend on the potential swap location. (I've swapped in Sea Ranch, Manhattan, Brooklyn, D.C., London, Umbria, Denmark, Prague and San Miguel de Allende, for times ranging from a weekend to 2 months. I'd be happy to return to any of these places.) This is a non-smoking household. Photos available upon request. Thanks!

our sf for your nyc (mission district)

hi -- we're offering our lovely, large (1900 sq ft) 2 bedroom flat in san francisco's mission district as a swap for housing in manhattan or brooklyn for the month of august this summer. we're flexible on start & end dates but know we'd like to swap for around a month. we love our flat -- it's spacious, has hardwood floors, an in-flat art studio and lots more. please email for images & more details if interested.

Reinventing the wheel

About a month ago, we found out that our team, along with all of Offline Ads, would be moving from our comfortable 4th floor cubicles in New York City all the way up to the comparatively uninhabited 6th floor. It was definitely a change of pace from the Manhattan-esque bustle of our old space to a quieter, more Brooklyn-esque feel. So the question arose: what happens when you drop an entire floor's worth of Googlers into a new office? The answer: a cubicle decorating contest to end all cubicle decorating contests.It wasn't initially clear what sort of decoration would be fitting for our team (Print Ads Engineering). While the rest of the floor had been caught up in the decorating fervor, it seemed our team was completely lacking enthusiasm. We watched morosely as everyone else paraded their grass hula skirts and mariachi music in our faces. But what could we do? We were more into building things, designing robust programs, and, well, being engineers. We couldn't see how anything in the way of decorating would represent the personality of our team, short of building a giant LED display flashing, "Print Ads Eng."So we set out on the task to figure out what we could feasibly build. We do happen to have have a large supply of Legos here at Google NY, so that came to mind first. But alas, co-founder Larry Page was already legendary for building a working printer out of Legos. We definitely couldn't top that. An erector set, perhaps? Too much hardware. Finally we settled on K'Nex. So we went online and found the biggest K'Nex set we could: a 6' tall Ferris Wheel of Doom.With the contest deadline looming, we purchased the set and started building. Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into. We got to the table with over 8500 parts, roughly 40 lbs. of plastic, and only 4 of us. Perhaps we had bitten off a little more than we could chew.We resolved to have it done by the following Monday, but the fact is we were all busy with actual work. So we came in on the weekend and dragged along a few "contractors" (read: personal friends) whose manual labor was rewarded in snacks. Still, even with all of the extra help, it was a daunting task. The instruction book wasn't always the most helpful, with only pictures of what we had to build and how many. (The box wasn't kidding when it said, "for ages 16 and up.")The first few pages had pictures with only "x2" or "x3" next to them, but things started getting intense as we got towards the end, seeing "x48," "x96," and even, "x192." Since we are engineers, and aim to maximize efficiency, we formed assembly lines to expedite the repetitive tasks. It was quite a sight. (We also discovered the detriments of assembly lines and repetitive motion injuries, but that's another story altogether.)By Monday, it was done. Well, all except for one thing: no Google logo. So we built one. We may have had to stray a little from the specifications to fit it in, but all in a good day's work for a few engineers. Upon completion, we put it on display for everyone to see. (In fact, sitting atop two tables, roughly 5 feet above ground, it's pretty hard to miss.) We certainly won't have to worry about anyone questioning our team's enthusiasm anytime soon. L to R: Ben, Hunter, Tristan, Autumn. Posted by Tristan Naumann, Ben Cole, Autumn Petros-Good, & Hunter Freyer, Print Ads Interns

Our beautiful 2 bdrm duplex in Brooklyn Heights for your SF Sept/Oct

We are looking to swap our large, sunny, two bedroom duplex apartment in the heart of Brooklyn Heights for an apartment in San Francisco, preferably close to Pacific Heights. Our apartment is in a beautiful brownstone building just steps from the Brooklyn Heights promenade and is convenient to all major trains (Manhattan is just a few stops away). We are looking to swap for two weeks anytime from mid-September through the end of October. We can provide pictures upon request.

Excel-Erating Green Building In Brooklyn

Our beautiful apartment in Brooklyn, NY for yours in Bay Area 2bd

We have a lovely 1000 sq. ft. apartment in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, close to train and restaurants and all good things. Safe and fun and spacious. My wife and I are coming to the Bay Area for a wedding, November 14,15 but we wish to stay for some days before that, maybe starting Wednesday or earlier. Call me, Gabe, if you have questions at 917-376-2782. We have a roof garden that we love. We go up there and it's kinda like we're in California.

Visit your Stanford student for NYC/Brooklyn (menlo park)

We have a home in Menlo Park that we'd like to exchange for a place in New York at the end of September, beginning of October. We're in Menlo Park, close to Stanford University and Palo Alto and around 30 miles south of San Francisco. We have two young cats.

Z Rock's Metalheads Mine Kiddie Gigs for Laughs

Three heavy metal dudes from Brooklyn wreak havoc on New York City's kids party circuit in the Independent Film Channel's new screwball docu-comedy, Z Rock.