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Monthly Archives: May 2014

DAWN IN LUXOR

Friday, May 16, 2014

Fashion films are rarely worth their time, except when you have capable hands such as Kahlil Joseph and open minds such as Carol Lim and Humberto Leon revamping the much-hyped Kenzo behind them. The outcome is a dense and atmospheric film that has as little to do with fashion as it does with overfishing [...]

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DARK MOFO

Thursday, May 15, 2014

DARK MOFO
June 12-22
Hobart, Tasmania
Australia

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ANT HEATER

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

It’s getting quite hot, and mugginess slow cooks the brain. Times like these call for pop-silly-coolness (aka pop-si-cles) to afford our neurons some soothing entertainment. So: if you think you’re hot, check out these fire ants.
With a disclaimer for creature un-friendly behavior and oblivious kitsch.  An Only in America production.

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MONDAY MUSIC: METRONOMY

Monday, May 12, 2014

Yeah, yeah, we know, we’ve featured Metronomy like a zillion times on Monday Music, but can we help it if they keep producing top-notch videos, like in felt-tip markers? Nope, sir.

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Lost Book Found

Monday, May 12, 2014

“I found connections between the street vendor, Benjamin’s ‘flaneur’, and my own work as an observer and collector of ephemeral street life,” Jem Cohen once said about his 1996 film Lost Book Found, a truly mindblowing, poetic Super 8/16mm flick about city life. Got 37 mins? Well, then watch it right now:

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STORE OF THE MONTH: TRIPLE MAJOR / BEIJING & SHANGHAI

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Concept store might be a tired old word by now, but the concept of a selection of brands and items guided by personal taste and convictions rather than trends remains just as relevant as ever – especially when it comes to China, that coveted ‘future market’ where new shopping malls and luxury flagship stores seem [...]

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 28: DEBORAH LEVY

Friday, May 9, 2014

Nicely linking up to our truism from two weeks ago (doubt is in the air?), writer Deborah Levy brings it home in the ever glorious White Review.

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JUST BELIEVE THE PFLUMM

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Swiss Berlin-based artist Daniel Pflumm was interviewed for Frieze #14, giving good reasons for his antipathy against recent trends concerning the internet.
Although you might be a pro you might find it illuminative to read, because since the artist has been actively dealing with all sorts of digital media since the 90’s he really knows what [...]

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TUESDAY MUSIC: FLYING LOTUS

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

We like Flying Lotus. We also like his videos, especially when they feature trippy glimmering people that could come straight off a Pink Floyd album cover, walking through a desert followed by a weird hairy thing. Sounds convincing? Watch for yourself: Phantasm, conceived in the New Zealand mind (where else?) of Markus Hofko.

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Die portugiesische Küche — Berlin Book Presentation

Monday, May 5, 2014

The whole world eats italian pasta and pizza, everyone knows how french cuisine influenced the way we all eat and most of us know that sunny feierabends match spanish tapas and beer. But who has ever heard about portuguese gastronomy? Who has ever eaten Petiscos (the portuguese Tapas) like the ugly looking but yummy Percebes, the [...]

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