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Posted by jenett at
11:14 PM on 07/16/08
true number could be higher
Blogger arrests hit record highMore bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report.
Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report...
Posted by jenett at
07:31 AM on 06/16/08
NYC's Livable Streets movement
Streetsblog
Posted by jenett at
10:08 AM on 05/17/08
middle of the road activism
Pedestrian Satyagraha[
Social Design Notes]
Posted by jenett at
12:11 PM on 04/20/08
Japanese matchbox labels
Match World Virtual Museum[
pica + pixel]
Posted by jenett at
08:11 PM on 04/08/08
cultural archetypes
Beer Emotions – "For every culture - the body language that passes for full-on satisfaction."
Posted by jenett at
09:42 AM on 03/20/08
'independent WebTV'
Counteract.tv – "films where people and not politics are the headlines" [
Ample Sanity]
Posted by jenett at
11:14 AM on 03/03/08
public art program
Re:Construction[
One Floor Up]
Posted by jenett at
08:19 AM on 03/02/08
'most acceptable rodent'
Hamster prices triple in China
Posted by jenett at
11:16 AM on 02/12/08
life's many predicaments
Sausage shortage looms for SwissSwiss butchers have raised the alarm over a shortage of the Brazilian cows' intestines used to wrap the nation's favourite sausage, the Cervelat....
A joint "Task Force Cervelat" composed of scientists, bureaucrats and industry representatives has been formed to tackle the sausage crisis.
Posted by jenett at
07:32 AM on 01/15/08
the 'Intellectual YouTube'
Big Think - We Are What You Think[
Beet.TV]
Posted by jenett at
11:25 AM on 01/13/08
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
US town escapes 666 phone prefix – "A town in the US state of Louisiana is to be allowed to change its telephone prefix so that residents can avoid a number many associate with the Devil...."
Posted by jenett at
09:34 AM on 12/29/07
a look at 'ancient history'
The Psychedelic '60s [
lli.org]
Posted by jenett at
05:04 AM on 11/08/07
advertising in public space
The Anti-Advertising AgencyThe steady normalization of invasive advertising dulls the public’s perception of their surroundings, re-enforcing a general attitude of powerlessness toward creativity and change, thus a cycle develops enabling advertisers to slowly and consistently increase the saturation of advertising with little or no public outcry.
Related project:
www.PeopleProducts123.com (see coolstop
review)
Posted by jenett at
03:55 PM on 11/07/07
'Arts in the Parks'
Boaz Vaadia's Sculptures at
Morningside Park, NYC
Posted by jenett at
03:50 AM on 10/08/07
police remove 'offending loo'
Row over Italian toilet artwork
Posted by jenett at
09:02 AM on 10/06/07
a different era...
Just another brick in the wall?
Posted by jenett at
09:02 AM on 10/02/07
'under surveillance'
Small Print / Large Print
Posted by jenett at
06:08 AM on 10/01/07
'modern self-portraits'
Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism...Social networking websites may make relationships more reliable, but whether those relationships can be humanly satisfying remains to be seen.
[
Justin Blanton]
Posted by jenett at
06:02 AM on 10/01/07
in search of a national slogan
1,000 mottos for the UK
National mottos have been around almost as long as nation states, yet the UK has been characteristically demure about committing a spirited slogan to paper....
...So, in the interests of representing Britain in all its rich diversity, below, we present not 10, not 100 but 1,000+ of the best mottos for the UK, submitted by our readers.
Posted by jenett at
11:07 AM on 09/25/07
more 'air guitar'
Air Guitar III
Posted by jenett at
02:03 PM on 09/24/07
teaching the wrong values
On teaching artists' rights[
EFF]
Posted by jenett at
08:30 AM on 09/21/07
'collective portrait'
Get Lost: Artists Map Downtown New York[
Squandrous]
Posted by jenett at
07:14 AM on 09/16/07
contemporary culture
Self Selector – "articles on design, art, music, architecture, books..."
Posted by jenett at
08:07 AM on 09/12/07
age of the 'the Prozac defense'
Mindset List 2011Most of the students entering College this fall, members of the Class of 2011, were born in 1989. For them, Alvin Ailey, Andrei Sakharov, Huey Newton, Emperor Hirohito, Ted Bundy, Abbie Hoffman, and Don the Beachcomber have always been dead.
[
unalog]
Posted by jenett at
09:58 AM on 08/31/07
'master, not mister'
Weird Sex Laws[
Squandrous]
Posted by jenett at
07:31 AM on 08/22/07
'Design and Social Change'
Reduce & Reuse Gallery – "How might you encourage people to use waste, and/or consume less? Invent a creative way to reuse something, or invent a device or object that uses waste in a meaningful way." [
Swikiri]
Posted by jenett at
09:02 AM on 08/13/07
thin-skinned King
Malaysia cracks down on bloggers
Posted by jenett at
08:56 AM on 07/27/07
'communication in public spaces'
urbanarchives.org[
unalog]
Posted by jenett at
08:53 AM on 07/23/07
experiments and demos
Face Research – "psychology experiments about preferences for faces and voices" [
oddend.com]
Posted by jenett at
08:53 AM on 06/20/07
'to complexify small things'
The Institute for Infinitely Small Things – "a research organization whose mission is to invent and distribute new practices of political engagement in everyday life" [
unalog]
Posted by jenett at
09:08 AM on 06/17/07
'forbidden exposures'
US town set to ban saggy trousers
Posted by jenett at
08:27 AM on 06/15/07
about culture...
tinyways – "This is not a blog. tinyways is about culture, and this is said because a wider term was not found. All of this is because music is not just music, a book is not just a book, a movie is not just a movie and a play is not just a play, but tinyways is just tiny, yet it does pretend to show a way."
Posted by jenett at
09:30 AM on 06/13/07
'money changing hands'
Sounds of the City
Posted by jenett at
09:39 AM on 05/22/07
'perfect place'
Immersed in Japan's media pods[
pixelsurgeon]
Posted by jenett at
06:52 AM on 05/21/07
unusual street posters
First Responders
Posted by jenett at
04:44 PM on 04/30/07
'mixed views'
Brazil rainforest internet plan – "A move to provide free internet access to native Indian tribes to help protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal logging has been announced in Brazil..."
Posted by jenett at
11:14 AM on 03/30/07
Ukranian street art
graffitizone[
Ireneo's Memory]
Posted by jenett at
09:54 AM on 03/29/07
digital collection
Cities Around the World – "presents over 6,100 photographic images from the slide collections of the American Geographical Society Library" [
lii.org]
Posted by jenett at
09:42 AM on 03/14/07
'lifelogging'
On The Record, All the Time – "Researchers digitally capture the daily flow of life. Should they?" [
randomWalks]
Posted by jenett at
06:04 AM on 03/10/07
a favorite...
15x15 (Flash)
Posted by jenett at
08:44 AM on 02/19/07
gallery of unused objects
the 'best before project'[
Guerrilla Innovation]
Posted by jenett at
08:33 AM on 01/30/07
interactive Java applet
Genealogy of Influence – "a visualization of the connections between the most influential writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians of Western culture" [
Ireneo's Memory]
Posted by jenett at
11:30 AM on 01/25/07
to provoke thought...
Le Grand Content (Quicktime)
[
NOTCOT]
Posted by jenett at
12:38 PM on 01/21/07
blog plus fashion mag
Istanbul Street Style – "a collection of symbols and characters, images that celebrate avant-garde style and individualism as witnessed on the streets of Istanbul"
Posted by jenett at
11:57 AM on 01/17/07
'thriving street art scene'
Yogyakarta Street Art
Posted by jenett at
08:57 AM on 01/14/07
local music scenes
tourfilter
Posted by jenett at
10:56 AM on 01/02/07
'Godfather of Soul'
Soul star James Brown dies at 73[
pixelsurgeon]
Posted by jenett at
06:13 AM on 12/25/06
the 'new India'
Mumbai
Posted by jenett at
06:18 AM on 12/17/06
'new vision of the city'
Naive Questions - Mobile Phone Cameras and Video
Posted by jenett at
08:30 AM on 10/29/06
'compulsive internet use'
US shows signs of net addiction
Posted by jenett at
11:10 AM on 10/20/06
woodblock prints
Japanese Print Virtual Tour[
lli.org]
Posted by jenett at
01:35 PM on 08/05/06
graffiti in Iran
Irangraffiti [
A.R.T.!]
Posted by jenett at
09:35 AM on 08/02/06
'from innocence to experience'
The New Settlers of New MexicoPhotographs by Irwin Klein
1967-71
[
Space and Culture]
Posted by jenett at
11:30 AM on 07/23/06
in photos...
US Air Guitar Championships
Posted by jenett at
03:42 PM on 06/24/06
'vibrantly multi-cultural'
Thursday afternoon in Singapore
Posted by jenett at
11:19 AM on 06/18/06
'bands coming to your town'
Podbop[
Ample Sanity]
Posted by jenett at
10:07 AM on 05/08/06
first issue...
Superman, June, 1938[
robot wisdom weblog]
Posted by jenett at
09:48 AM on 05/07/06
Exploring Underground NY
NYC24: The Underground Issue[
blog.bsing.net]
Posted by jenett at
10:12 AM on 03/21/06
Domino's Pizza founder...
Tycoon to build porn-free town – "Ave Maria will be run on strict Catholic lines, with no selling of porn, condoms or birth control pills, and a ban on X-rated cable TV."
Posted by jenett at
05:05 PM on 03/08/06
strengthens social ties...
Internet serves as 'social glue'[
IFTF's Future Now]
Posted by jenett at
10:21 AM on 02/25/06
a photoessay...
Toronto Posters[
Space and Culture]
Posted by jenett at
10:49 AM on 01/19/06
Detroit area graffiti
Eastern Market Graffiti
Posted by jenett at
12:47 PM on 12/29/05
independent films
Folkstreams.net – "The mission of Folkstreams.net is to build a national preserve of documentary films about American folk or roots culture. Produced by independent filmmakers, these hard-to-find films give voice to the arts and experience of diverse American groups. They are streamed on the website together with background materials that highlight the history and aesthetic importance of the traditions and the films." [
lii.org]
Posted by jenett at
04:48 PM on 10/13/05
'exploring cultures'
artist-at-large.com[
plasticpilots]
Posted by jenett at
12:51 PM on 09/17/05
science and culture
Ingenious – "seeing things differently"
[
del.icio.us/]
Posted by jenett at
11:46 AM on 09/16/04
London
:: s c i c u l t ::"bridging science & culture through contemporary art"
[
del.icio.us/tag/art
Posted by jenett at
01:17 PM on 04/25/04
"art, music, literature and film"
Flashpoints [
newthings]
Posted by jenett at
01:01 PM on 01/09/04
