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Somebody loves US. Icon talks about architecture's revival in America.

Recent time killer: Legion of Doom and Justice League of America. Notice the TWO gorilla/ape mutant villains. What's up with that? King Kong Knock Offs? Fear of strength that comes from the jungle? Black people? ... Note also Solomon Grundy the "Hillbilly Zombie."

Making me hungry this week: USA Today.

"The dump gradually grew into a range of hills that extended nearly a mile, burying the old historic wall underneath it. The decaying medieval fabric of the Darb al-Ahmar district is just beyond. To the west of the park is the City of the Dead, a sprawling quarter of ancient tombs and mausoleums that for centuries have been inhabited by the city's poor."

- NYTimes article about a new park in Cairo, Egypt. Also the source of the photo above.