Tokyo's film cameras
tokyo camera styleWe are at the point where people who shoot film do simply because they choose to, and the Photo Culture of Tokyo is full of film camera users. When I meet them out on the streets I'll ask to photograph their camera, and post it here.
'a collection of things'
today and tomorrow – "The most frequent topics are advertising, art, design, fashion, music and sneakers."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...
cultural archetypes
Beer Emotions – "For every culture - the body language that passes for full-on satisfaction."'independent WebTV'
Counteract.tv – "films where people and not politics are the headlines" [Ample Sanity]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.
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...."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)
'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]
in search of a national slogan
1,000 mottos for the UKNational 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.
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]
'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]experiments and demos
Face Research – "psychology experiments about preferences for faces and voices"'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]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."'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..."digital collection
Cities Around the World – "presents over 6,100 photographic images from the slide collections of the American Geographical Society Library" [lii.org]'lifelogging'
On The Record, All the Time – "Researchers digitally capture the daily flow of life. Should they?" [randomWalks]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]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"'from innocence to experience'
The New Settlers of New MexicoPhotographs by Irwin Klein
1967-71
[Space and Culture]
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."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]London
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