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Monthly Archives: July 2012

PROSTHESES

Monday, July 2, 2012

Absurdity, weird sounds, prostheses and hung bodies. Watching the perfect technique of the perfect/androgynous bodies of the cyborg dancers/creatures of The Company Marie Chouinard is a pleasure. Dismantled pieces become a body part of the dancer, allowing h(er/im) to deconstruct the body in the strangest ways.
“The work’s movements plumb the insoluble mystery of the body, [...]

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SHOULD I?

Monday, July 2, 2012

Can’t stop checking your e-mails in every 5 minutes? Does something remind you a mail that may be sent from the office, while enjoying a beer? Here is a guide for you. Thanks to Metronomy who shared this illustration by Wendy Macnaughton on their facebook page. Maybe another version for facebook stalkers is a must!

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MONDAY MUSIC: OLAFUR ARNALDS

Monday, July 2, 2012

We mentioned Berlin-based label Erased Tapes before, but since they are celebrating their fifth anniversary this autumn, time to mention them again since they really, really care about what they do. Video by Lam Ho Tak, for Near Light by Olafur Arnalds.

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Hitmen and animals in the California Goldrush

Monday, July 2, 2012

If you liked Deadwood, I recommend you read The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt. The German translation by Marcus Ingendaay was published last week – normally I’d go for the original but since Ingendaay is a truly gifted translator and some of the humour is quite subtle, I’d consider the translation nonetheless.

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IT WAS CLOSE TO HERE I THINK

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Coming up.

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