I rediscovered a nice website (you always meet twice in life): a beautiful Montreal-based photoblog by a guy named Julien Romagnac. He does experiments with different types of technique and equipment and mainly focuses on urban environments or landscapes and cityscapes.
Most of the pictures are really gorgeous (some even a little bit tacky) and he knows how to capture very special moments. Check for example his "Independence day"-style photo of the Montreal olympic stadium or his series of the Daniel McAllister: number one and number two.
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And through a link on this website I came to know this other photoblog called cornershots.com. A guy called Jimmie Yoo takes fancy long-time exposure pictures of corners and other urban realities in NYC -- using the not too bad Canon EOS 5D digital SLR cam.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Ask questions, demand answers... Loose Change
Boom...
Tonight after coming home from work, I faintly remembered having read about an internet documentary called "Loose Change". I just wanted to skip through it to get an idea... and it totally blew my mind.
I mean, I have read and heard about the theories behind 9/11. I've discussed them as well as the event itself for hours and hours. Nevertheless, this well-made documentary honestly adds some new dimensions.
I do know that there is an intrinsic level of suspiciousness one should have against (or for) conspiracy theories. However, this documentary is special. It has an unagitated and concise style, covering a lot of details in a very well-sourced way. Watch it.
Even if 99% of it might turn out to be purely coincidental...
Ask questions, demand answers.
Tonight after coming home from work, I faintly remembered having read about an internet documentary called "Loose Change". I just wanted to skip through it to get an idea... and it totally blew my mind.
I mean, I have read and heard about the theories behind 9/11. I've discussed them as well as the event itself for hours and hours. Nevertheless, this well-made documentary honestly adds some new dimensions.
I do know that there is an intrinsic level of suspiciousness one should have against (or for) conspiracy theories. However, this documentary is special. It has an unagitated and concise style, covering a lot of details in a very well-sourced way. Watch it.
Even if 99% of it might turn out to be purely coincidental...
Ask questions, demand answers.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Music Post Number 2
And if this input weren't enough:
The guys on the radio and supposedly even themselves (that is, CeeLo and Danger Mouse) say the track would be dead. I disagree - it's fresh and alive as on its first day: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy.
The guys on the radio and supposedly even themselves (that is, CeeLo and Danger Mouse) say the track would be dead. I disagree - it's fresh and alive as on its first day: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy.
1st Birthday - Musicpost
Whomever of you guys I never told about Chromeo should check out their music, their style and their website. They are of origin Montrealais, and they're just phenomenal. You have to listen especially to their anthem "Needy Girl", and watch the corresponding video (Audio/Video section on chromeo.net).
Dave 1, one of the two Chromeo guys, is the bigger brother of DJ A-Trak, the rocket DJ who, by the way, just released his new website. Check out the trivia behind Chromeo and A-Trak that's available on the web.
P.S.: Chromeo has never been absent in all of my playlists, but it got recently reinforced when I got my hands and ears on the hot Bloc Party Remix of Needy Girl ...and also check the track with Little Brother (their website) in the media section of A-Trak's website.
Dave 1, one of the two Chromeo guys, is the bigger brother of DJ A-Trak, the rocket DJ who, by the way, just released his new website. Check out the trivia behind Chromeo and A-Trak that's available on the web.
P.S.: Chromeo has never been absent in all of my playlists, but it got recently reinforced when I got my hands and ears on the hot Bloc Party Remix of Needy Girl ...and also check the track with Little Brother (their website) in the media section of A-Trak's website.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Turntable
Check out this spectrum:
Yesterday, I saw this 13.000 EUR record player in reality, and today, I found this paper version on the web.
Zzzit.
Yesterday, I saw this 13.000 EUR record player in reality, and today, I found this paper version on the web.
Zzzit.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Random Thoughts, also on Marriage
The soccer worldcup is over.
I visited a room in the Netherlands (12 hrs train ride, 1 hr visit).
My life's going nuts - rollercoaster style (check out the link).
Now the less personal, more common-interest thought that I developed in several conversations during the last week or so:
I came to realize that the marriage between humans is a very sophisticated invention:
Its binary fashion ("yes" vs. "no") tries to condense something that is not at all binary but rather multi-dimensional, namely a love relationship.
The culturally specified relationship is optimally binary. Hence, living in a relationship can be seen as a reduction of complexities, a shortening in dimensions.
Until you reach the one dimension - and eternal one-ness.
by the way:
binary for "yes" in ASCII: 011110010110010101110011
binary for "no" in ASCII: 0110111001101111
(marriage for robots)
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UPDATE (11/7): Oh no. I didn't mean to imply that I am planning to marry. Au contraire.
But, in fact, the whole discussion came up because one of my colleagues is going to marry soon.
I visited a room in the Netherlands (12 hrs train ride, 1 hr visit).
My life's going nuts - rollercoaster style (check out the link).
Now the less personal, more common-interest thought that I developed in several conversations during the last week or so:
I came to realize that the marriage between humans is a very sophisticated invention:
Its binary fashion ("yes" vs. "no") tries to condense something that is not at all binary but rather multi-dimensional, namely a love relationship.
The culturally specified relationship is optimally binary. Hence, living in a relationship can be seen as a reduction of complexities, a shortening in dimensions.
Until you reach the one dimension - and eternal one-ness.
by the way:
binary for "yes" in ASCII: 011110010110010101110011
binary for "no" in ASCII: 0110111001101111
(marriage for robots)
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UPDATE (11/7): Oh no. I didn't mean to imply that I am planning to marry. Au contraire.
But, in fact, the whole discussion came up because one of my colleagues is going to marry soon.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Short Notice: Soil&Pimp@Berlin
Oh boy, Germany lost against Italy, but the good mood will stay.
Supporters in this quest are the gorgeous Soil&Pimp Sessions who will be playing Berlin next Tuesday.
All who can gotta be there.
Supporters in this quest are the gorgeous Soil&Pimp Sessions who will be playing Berlin next Tuesday.
All who can gotta be there.
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