Happy New Year

2008-12-30
train
Categories : video

Oliver Jeffers

2008-12-29
Saul Kripke uses the function exclusive disjunction to establish that there is no fact, either in one’s mind (inner) or in one’s past behaviour (outer), that fixes the meaning of the words one utters.”. Jeffers

Oliver Jeffers “is an artist, designer, illustrator and writer from Northern Ireland.
These paintings are based on conversations about the relationship between traditional figurative painting, human behaviour and mathematics.”.

Above: Not A Something But Not A Nothing Either, oil and vinyl on canvas, from the Additional Information exhibition.

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Categories : art, books, illustration

Centraal Beheer

2008-12-28
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Centraal Beheer “is an insurance company sited in The Netherlands, famous for its campaign of TV commercials.

These are short humoristic spots, generally without dialogue, in which something goes horrendously wrong.”.

See, for example, Zweefvliegers (Glider).

Above: Acupunctuur (Acupuncture, 2006). From YouTube.

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Categories : video

Forvo

2008-12-27

“Ever wondered how a word is pronounced?
Ask for that word or name, and another user will pronounce it for you.
You can also help others recording your pronunciations in your own language.”.
Forvo: all the words in the world, pronounced.

Categories : language

Efdemin

2008-12-26
Efdemin.
Techno/House/Experimental. From Berlin.
Efdemin - Phillip Sollmann

Listen: Bergwein.

Above: Phillip Sollmann (photo by Yasmina Haddad).

Categories : music

Polyvore

2008-12-07

Polyvore is a web-based application for mixing and matching images from anywhere on the web, to create outfits, interior designs, or any kind of collage.”.

Mon Identitè

Right: Mon identité, by minaplume; based on Red 2007 by Oleg Dou.