March 2009
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“Jasmina Tešanović, the noted Serbian feminist writer and activist, has just...”
– Jasmina Tešanović’s “Nefertiti” novella, free - Boing Boing
Jasmina Tešanović is an amazing lady. I just have a total girl crush on her. We spent hours talking when I met her a couple of years ago and she gave me so much insight into life in Serbia and the former Yugoslavia...
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ExecTweets →
Find and Follow Top Business Execs on Twitter. Is that an invitation to stalk the guys partly responsible for the current disaster? Or shall we follow them to see how they spend their bonuses? Or perhaps send them love notes inviting them to visit us in our new homeless camps? Ah, the possibilities seem endless…
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“Today we want to talk more about the opportunity for a new model for local news,...”
– outside.in » Aggregate, Curate & Network
A new initiative to Aggregate and Curate news based on geolocation. The selected news can then be embedded in any website or blog, I assume as a widget of sorts, although I haven’t yet tested it.
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Art Dubai and Sharjah Biennial in photos →
Posted because there is a photo of my dear friend Hamza Saleh Serafi, from Athr Gallery in Jeddah. And because there is another photo of my headbutting contender Tirdad Zolghadr.
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I could have danced all night, Julie Andrews.
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“Pop Music College is a subordinate school of Nanjing Arts Institute. It grows...”
– China’s Pop Music College’s Mission Statement.
The words Party Committee and Pop Music in the same paragraph… I never thought such leaps were even possible.
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Reflections on the curatorial experience
Yesterday there was a lecture at the Emirates Palace to present the UAE Pavillion at the Venice Biennial. The Pavillion’s curator, Tirdad Zolghadr introduced some of the principles behind his work and explained how he chose the works and what the reasoning behind the choices was. Whenever I get bored during lectures and presentations, my mind doesn’t necessarily wander off. What...
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Twenty reasons never to fly Ryanair
1. 1p flights are never 1p
Even if you strike it lucky and find a 1p flight you actually want to take, Ryanair charge you for the pleasure of paying for it. To the tune of £4.75. For each passenger. Each way.
And that doesn’t even include…
2. The check-in charge
If you want to book a bag into the aircraft hold you must check in at the airport, which will cost you £4.75 per passenger, per...
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DC's: The secret passage in practical terms →
A how-to guide for the wannabe conspiracist that wants to build secret hideaway places at home. From the guide: I recently decided to build a secret dungeon into my my pre-existing home. Before converting my basement and building the actual secret entrance, I experimented with a model I bought at a local toy store to see if my chosen method would work.
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Sand Storm
In all the travels I’ve done over the years, I had never experienced a real desert sand storm. Last night was my debut and it’s not a very pleasant experience. For starts, everything is paralized as there is no visibility. Second, your skin, hair, eyes, everything is covered in sand. The whole evening was a very surrealist experience, straight out of the movie Dune. There we were, in...
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Updates & More
mabelmoments:
appliedculture:
Been meeting some cool people and some not so cool people. In the cool category: super opera diva Angela Gheorghiu. I was expecting her to be as distant, cold and demanding as most opera singers. Instead, I was so surprised to find she is really cool and friendly. She is approachable and hangs out with “regular” folks well beyond her contractual obligations and is...
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Updates & More
Been meeting some cool people and some not so cool people. In the cool category: super opera diva Angela Gheorghiu. I was expecting her to be as distant, cold and demanding as most opera singers. Instead, I was so surprised to find she is really cool and friendly. She is approachable and hangs out with “regular” folks well beyond her contractual obligations and is very pleasant...
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Exhausted in Abu Dhabi
It’s been a very hectic couple of days for me. Yesterday (in spite of the drama with my in room karaoke neighbors which kept me awake all night), we visited Art Dubai. After going through the fair, meeting the people we had to meet, etc, we went for dinner at the Buddha Bar, which is jaw droppingly beautiful. Then drinks at the 44 bar next door and back to the hotel at 2 AM. Today, we...
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“Rumours of Dubai’s economic demise may have been exaggerated, but all the same...”
– Abundance at Art Dubai defies crisis - The National Newspaper
I had breakfast with people from two of the galleries who are showing their works at Art Dubai. It is indeed a luscious affair and it looks like there is an abundance of good quality art. Yet, the sales figures have been dissapointing so...
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Note to self:
mabelmoments:
britches:
New gray top creates belly-button fluff. DO NOT WEAR on nights of possible sexxing and/or nu-di-ty.
I like and reblog britches all the time because he’s so lovely. Am feeeeliiinnnnngggg the lurv today.
Note to self: Pull your head in or go have a nice bath or something. You’re in one of those embarrassing self moods.
Awww, I have to agree on the britches love. And I...
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A life in the follow
mabelmoments:
goldfish:
The reciprocal follow
The you’re too hot not to follow follow
The sad follow
The I wish you didn’t follow me follow
The why don’t you follow me follow
The I give you 48 hours to follow or I unfollow
The whaaaaaaaaa follow
The scary screepy follow
The i love you follow
The i’d love you if I were gay follow
The i’d love you if I were a goat follow
The...
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“World renowned Director and Filmmaker, David Lynch is known for his creativity...”
– About DLF.TV | David Lynch Foundation Television Beta
This is David Lynch’s new project. It’s still in Beta and invitation only, but it is scheduled to go live in a week or so.
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professionalwidow:
bebelestrange:
technical wizards out there that might be able to tell me how to add a ‘following’ section to my page? I think I saw one like mine and it was added to the bottom but I don’t know how to do that. thanks.
Try this :
<!— Outputs a list of 16x16 pics of all the tumblelogs you follow —> {block:Following} <n1>Tumbleroll</n1> <ul...
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