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Monthly Archives: January 2013

MONDAY MUSIC: FRANÇOISE HARDY

Monday, January 7, 2013

Hearing by chance the addictive Träume in a store last year made me look into Françoise Hardy a little, which is well worth the time. And just as good a start as any for Monday Music into 2013.

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STOP WAITING

Saturday, January 5, 2013

An inspirational quote from Kate Kendall’s Creative Mornings/Melbourne talk to begin the new year. You can see the full talk here. (via)

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SMALL LITTLE BOOKS

Friday, January 4, 2013

I like little photo books. Books you can look into easily, without straining your wrists, elbows, and/or shoulders. Books you are actually tempted to open and not just leave on your shelf, gathering dust. Books that  allow (and push) photographers, editors, and curators to look at bodies of works in new ways.

Japanese photographers have nailed [...]

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 17: FRAN LEBOWITZ

Friday, January 4, 2013

The inimitable icon of New York smartness Fran Lebowitz in a highly entertaining interview in the current and excellent Manhattan issue of Acne Paper.

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Berberian Sound Studio OST Stream this week

Thursday, January 3, 2013

UK’s now-defunct Broadcast were busy putting together the OST for the movie entitled Berberian Sound Studio when singer Trish Keenan tragically died in early 2011. Her former band member James Cargill then “took Keenan’s recordings for the score and pieced together a gorgeous tapestry of sound that’s as serene as it [...]

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SUMMA SUMMARUM

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Some street sweets by Aakash Nihalani – it’s rare that street art with political ambitions really makes me think, but it’s great when street art with no overt ambitions makes me smile, and potentially look at our world slightly differently.
(thanks)

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SLIDESHOWS

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

As part of the recent Institutions by Artists festival in Vancouver, Manystuff’s Charlotte Cheetham has compiled several slideshows on artists, designers and publishers involved in independent publishing, including yours truly and many, many more, all gathered here.

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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