countries and cultures and often acquiring it in not so lovely ways. the author of the j. paul getty trust explains why the museum like the metropolitan museum are essential to understanding the modern world, globalization and diverse cultures and a force for good. it is a brilliant book, brief and very well written. now for the last look. it's tough to read the mood of an entire nation but even tougher with the traditionally stoic chinese. is the national mood cheery or glum? are they as a nation excited or mellow? now, we have a way to know because the so-called water cube from the 2008 olympics is now serving as a sort of national mood ring. the artist and designer have coded the building with l.e.d. lights that change based on how the chinese people feel. how do we know? big data from chinese web users of which there are nearly 600