January 2012
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I wish I'd known...
Things have been so hectic lately with the new baby and work that I haven’t blogged here in ages. I shouldn’t even be here now, but there’s only so much work I can take in one sitting.
Anyway, just a quick note. I’ve been meaning to talk about this a while ago and simply couldn’t find the time. For my birthday last March I asked for a Panasonic Lumix LX5, and I got...
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Review: Craig Thompson's Habibi
Craig Thompson is probably most famous for his wonderful Blankets and so when I found out he’d released another behemoth of a graphic novel I promptly purchased it. I love Thompson’s fluid drawing lines, and was already very pleased with that in Blankets, but this is a whole new level of graphic inventiveness, framing and drawing. The book is simply stunning beautifully, and it...
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Review: Jean-Jacques Milteau - Blue 3rd
Milteau is one of the most interesting contemporary blues harp players. He walks a fine line: respecting the musical tradition that inspires him (blues and soul) and approaching in his own, unique way. Of his recent output, Blue 3rd is the most interesting and thrilling to my ears. This album is defined by voices. Human voices, of course, and not the least of those (Terry Callier, Gil...
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Check this out: Inappropriate Images (NSFW)
A friend passed on to me the link to this art project. The concept is simple: shoot an urban scene (in this case, all the shots are from London) and substitute the advertising billboards with artsy porn shots.
I have to say that I find this somewhat disturbing, essentially due to the strange disconnect between the passers by indifference and the illusion of the billboards they are passing. But...
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Telemarketing Counterscript
Ever since our working permit for a home extension was published by the municipality where I live, we have been swamped by telemarketing calls for new windows, floors, showers, you name it. As a conequence I have a particular hatred right now for telemarketers. I’ve always wondered about turning the table on them. Disruptive data driven art factory EGBG offers to do just that with a...
