Category Archives: links to interesting things

Aka Pygmy music

From Wikipedia: “The Pygmies are a broad group of people who live in Central Africa, especially in the Congo, the Central African Republic and Cameroon. Music is an important part of Pygmy life, and casual performances take place during many … Continue reading

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Pete Dougherty is a more coherent e.e. cummings

Here’s a section of a poem Pete Dougherty wrote when he was 17: “I knew she wasn’t English, Because she spoke it far too well. The grammar was goodly, the verbs as they should be, And the slang was bang … Continue reading

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Milton Glaser’s Great Rules For Life

Go check out Milton Glaser’s site, where you can find the essay quoted below in its original context. This came to me from Frank Lentz, via Micah Hahn, and is an excerpt from a talk Glaser gave at AIGA in London on … Continue reading

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Zimoun & Pe Lang

Born in Bern, Switzerland, self described ‘auto-ditact’ Zimoun creates sound sculptures and installations using repetitive mechanical movements to create a bigger aural and visual whole– or, conversely, by breaking up a large function into tiny, quantifiable mechanized parts. If you … Continue reading

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‘Purpose of Film Festivals’ on WorkBook Project’s New Breed

Just a heads up that my Purpose of Film Festivals essays have been published on the WorkBook Project’s New Breed- which I am unduly geeked out about. Go check out #1 here and #2 here. If you’re unfamiliar with New … Continue reading

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New Breed writes up Cinema Speakeasy

Click here to check out the article Zak Forsman posted on New Breed (Workbook Project) about Cinema Speakeasy. We’re most indebted for the plug. “After reading Ted Hope’s 18 Actions Towards A Sustainable Truly Free Film Community, I held a … Continue reading

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For a good time, click on me…

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WTF are they up to in Jamaica?

This is called ‘daggering‘, in case you didn’t know. And then – it inspired this discussion: And then – to top it all, this dude made a video about it: And then – if you want to see what originally … Continue reading

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Announcing: Cinema Speakeasy

Announcing a new, invite-only, monthly film series – initially in Los Angeles – which aims to: showcase newer independent films that are doing the DIY Distribution rounds support the filmmakers by aligning them with new audiences outside the industry give … Continue reading

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How to grow your own fresh air

If you’re like me, you’re a little obsessed with having a canopy of green in your apartment (plants & books as decoration FTW). But hey there are added benefits: According to Kamal Meattle, if you have these 3 plants around, … Continue reading

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