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Monthly Archives: December 2011

TWIN PEAKS: BACKSTAGE

Friday, December 9, 2011

Everyone knows the most popular serial drama/comedy/thriller ever broadcasted. Let’s think back to times when TV shows were meant to be serious and smart entertainment. Thanks to David Lynch.

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ALL THAT I AM

Friday, December 9, 2011

Lost for words so I’ll mention some words that I’m reading… I am really enjoying Anna Funder’s first novel, All That I Am. I also really enjoyed her first book Stasiland which won the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction in 2004. I would even say that All that I Am is one of my favourite [...]

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ART BERLIN

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Berlin, of course, is one of Europe’s hotspots for emerging artists, so it was only a matter of time until someone created a worthy website dedicated to the Berlin art scene. The time is now, cue Art Berlin – a blog, review and listings site  all in one, dedicated to… exactly.
Not that this hasn’t been [...]

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WEDNESDAY MUSIC: SHABAZZ PALACES

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

We’ve mentioned it before, but since it’s all grey and rainy outside, more time for the inside, and what better moment to have a little peek into Shabazz Palaces latest and rather brilliant album Black Up – a certain someone’s favourite album of the year, and that’s saying something.

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Fake Patois In Your Area

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The infamous Das Racist are currently on tour in Europe. Meet them “at the Kochlöffel/at the Wienerwald,” I guess, or, better yet, at the combination…

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ROAD CRASH DATA

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Thank you BBC: ‘The image shows the location of 2,396,750 road crashes in Great Britain from 1999 to 2010. Each light point is an individual collision which resulted in a casualty. The intensity of brightness shows where collisions are more frequent.’ See the video here.

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YES BUT NO

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Legendary Koi Klub is back – we’re so pleased.

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MONDAY MUSIC: FEVER RAY

Monday, December 5, 2011

Not exactly fresh off the press, but for some reason Fever Ray’s solo album of 2009 found its way back into our sound system again. Maybe because it’s so perfect for Berlin’s leaden skies these days.

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ALTERNATIVES IN PRINT: SOME/THINGS

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Some/Things Magazine is a bit of a gem, the kind of publication you only come across once every few years, and then don’t want to tell your friends about, because you want it all for yourself. But since we’re all about kindness this month, we will share it with you.
Some/Things is a lush and luxurious [...]

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MONO.KULTUR #30 / SOUNDBITE 01

Saturday, December 3, 2011

And yes, oh yes, even though the smell of ink is still in the pores of our current issue with Chris Taylor, we are determined to bring out our winter issue before Christmas this year. Which actually and shockingly hasn’t happened once since 2005. But we’re going to break with bad habits this year, yes, [...]

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