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Monthly Archives: May 2010

DENNIS HOPPER, RIP

What stands out most is that incredible scene in Apocalypse Now: a sweat-drenched, darkened Martin Sheen turning the Mekong’s corner to find  his deepest jungle nightmares quietly awaiting him. Boats of war-painted natives part ways to reveal a tumble-down palace ruin, watched over by the empty eyes of AWOL Marines. An eery silence abounds at [...]

PASSING THROUGH

Our favorite skating vegan Ed Templeton is going to be in town tomorrow to present his latest book, The Seconds Pass (out via Seems). What’s more, check out Sunday’s free zine download: Solar Luxuriance. Here.

COMING SOON TO THE WEB: MORE FONTS

Despite its promise of horizonless opportunity, the web has proven to be a desert of diversity. Aside from a few diehard fringe-dwellers, the world uses one search engine, one encyclopedia, one video channel and one social networking site.
Typographically, the web has been equally limited. Web designers have been forced to use only those fonts which [...]

ME AND THE BULL

In case you think 2010 is a bit lame in regards of music – think again! Chaz Bundick (lead singer of The Heist and The Accomplice) released his first album with new project Toro y Moi on Carpark Records, called Causers of This.

The evolution of empathy

Likey.

Don’t forget your towel

Mind your nose

While I still miss a Swabian float at Karneval der Kulturen, you should not miss to drop your vote at our “Language of Smell”-Poll.
We have now transcribed all the entries from mono.klub#26 last week for further discussion. One vote for each category: yellow, pink and green.

CHINESE WHISPERS #12

LITTLE ERRORS

Let’s Start to Implement Little Errors
Exhibition opening: TODAY, May 22, 4 pm till midnight
Dates: May 22 – 29, 2010
Institut für Raumexperimente
Klasse Olafur Eliasson
Universität der Künste, Berlin
Christinenstrasse 18/19, 10119 Berlin
With: Julius von Bismarck, Julian Charrière, Elise Eeraerts, Andreas Greiner, Markus Hoffmann, Jeremias Holliger, Friederike Horbrügger, Thomas Jellis, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Armin Keplinger, Felix Kiessling, [...]

EVOLVED GARDENING

It really comes with little surprise that it took an antipodean to turn the world of indoor plants upside down and on its head.  With New Zealand-born Patrick Morris’ awarding winning Boskke Skyplanter you can now harvest your ceiling.  And not only is this fabulous planter saving you floor space, it will also reduce your [...]