May 2008
In the news...
A JAPANESE man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he discovered a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police said today. The 57-year-old man who lives alone - or so he thought - in the western city of Fukuoka installed a security camera and called the police when he saw images of someone walking around his home...
Apparently...
The “world’s largest drawing” is actually the “world’s largest bullshit”. Just found that out. Sorry for feeding you the Kool-Aid.
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This guy made the “biggest drawing in the world” by traveling with a gps and tracking his movement to make a worldwide self-portrait: A little video about it: Read more here.
“There was times where I’m not gonna lie when this theatre did’nt...”
– A review of the movie theater near my house, posted on CitySearch.
On the tube... (music edition - African blues)
Boubacar Traoré: Another by Boubacar Traoré: Hasna El Becharia (no video, but great music): A couple compilations (traditional music intermingled):
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This photographer documented his daughter’s life, not as a parent, but as a documentarian. Really amazing. Here’s his write up: “When my daughter Alison was born, in the tradition of a new parent, I began to photograph her, initially in a separate and private body of work. However, in the process of documenting Alison’s growth, I developed a passionate interest in human...
In the news...
Corpse Found Sitting in Front of Television for 42 Years Detectives in Croatia have a little explaining to do. A woman by the name Hedviga Golik was reported as missing way back in 1966 when neighbors lost all sign of her. Apparently, no one thought to look in her apartment until yesterday. In order to establish who owned the long dormant apartment, cops finally entered and discovered the missing...
WatchThis is a pretty sweet series on superdeluxe.com. A new comedic sex position every day. I recommend watching some of the others.
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I came across this Czech photographer, Miroslav Tichy: He uses home made cameras such as this: to take photos, mostly of women such as this: and this: You can see a bunch more of his stuff here.
WatchI’m real excited about this. Where the Wild Things Are.
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Annie Leibovitz just came out with this series for Vanity Fair. I likey:
Randomness...
Insurance companies really have ruined this country. If only people could still get away with doing this:
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A really fascinating photo-study. This photographer took portraits of people shortly before and shortly following their death. Eerie: See some others here.