A rare, ancient lead codex from early christianity was recently uncovered... some photos below show how beautiful the work is... even if it is a hoax...
Article: Codex

So much for Super Moon... I went out yesterday to Red Hook to photograph the super moon, but I only got a few mundane shots. The wind was whipping up at 30 miles an hour and the tripod was not stable under those conditions, so I got mostly motion blur. But she was a beautiful moon. She was that lovely orange red color, but I must admit she didn't visually appear that much larger. As a super moon she would be %18 closer to the earth, but I guess that would effect gravitational pull.
I did see more crazy stuff on the street over the past few days, including a screaming woman knocking over peoples garbage, pounding on car windows and yelling that "Jesus is a son of a bitch". I guess super moon's effects are to be felt not seen.
Above is one sort of decent shot I took, and of course some shots from the web. Including this cheesy video from NASA explaining the phenomena.
http://www.space.com/11176-supermoon-science-scoop-biggest-full-moon.html

I have been trying to keep up with all the footage of the tsunami in Japan but have become overwhelmed...  I am trying to find those videos that show the actual tsunami wave coming in... it is the first time in history that a wave was captured in video or film. But anyway, I was at a more mundane location on Sunday, Brooklyn Bridge Park and did a few shots.... love the green algae....

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/nyregion/13crash.html

Kilauea Volcano had recent eruption, this is an amazing video from AP of the eruption....

The New York Times has an article on how a Catholic church in Greenpoint is using their closed down school building as a haven for artists, a location for film shoots, and gallery space. It is frustrating in NYC to see unused space that decays until some seedy developer comes along to make more huge profit. The fact that this parish is allowing artists to make whatever donation to use the space is remarkable.
St. Cecilia's
and on the other hand a artist haven in LIC is set to be demolished soon... 5Pointz...
from Gothamist:  5 Pointz

I was watching some video art yesterday during the Armory Week but this video, a perfect example of Decisive Moment I would love to have been able to make myself... but no artist in the world could recreate this... making it so perfect.