May 18, 2003

Article traces work of German photographer Thomas Ruff, whose new work is based on manipulated pornographic images found on Internet; Harry N Abrams will release book of 100 of these works, in new direction for traditional publishing house; photos (M)

Landscape architecture student Edwin Kurt Beilharz wins garden design competition run by Broadway Mall Association and sponsored by HSBC to relandscape planted median mall along Broadway between 73rd and 74th Streets, New York City; drawing (M)

States, which already raise $20 billion a year from lotteries and casinos, more than four percent of total revenue, are considering even more reliance on gambling to balance budgets without tax increases or service cuts; Americans now spend more on gambling than on movies, videos, music and books combined, and proposals like video lottery terminals in New York, aim even more at people of modest means and are particularly harmful to those susceptible to gambling addiction (M)

Frank Rich comment admits satisfaction at downfall of William Bennett, crusader against popular culture who has admitted to multimillion-dollar gambling losses; notes hypocrisy of man who sold book to PBS, even as he reviled public television, and called for abolition of NEH, yet accepted $970,000 grant from agency; says Bennett lost his culture wars as decisively as he lost his millions; photo, drawing; (M)

Article on different standards that apply to organic hair and skincare products; notes US Department of Agriculture, which regulates organic food labeling, has neither standards nor authority to regulate labels on personal care products; photos (M)