Audio By Carbonatix
Today is Local News Day
A national day of action to support and celebrate the trusted local journalism that strengthens communities. If you believe local news matters — this is the day to show your support. Make a contribution today to help keep our reporting free and accessible to all.
Santiago Calatrava
Don’t know if you noticed, but this week in Jerusalem they done inaugurated the opening of a new bridge — a Santiago Calatrava bridge, matter of fact. And this morning, a writer for Israel Opinion channels his inner Schutze and proclaims, “It is difficult to recall a case where something so huge, pretentious, expensive, and arrogant was built for the sake of so little.”
Calatrava has said, rather confusingly, that it’s “120 percent modern.” Residents of Jerusalem are, of course, conflicted: Notes the AP: “A ship’s sail, a crooked nail, or a giant headache – Jerusalemites can’t agree about how best to describe the newest landmark the capital city was inaugurating Wednesday.” The future is now? –Robert Wilonsky
