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Trish’s Mind-Bending Motorway Mix

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MOTTO DISCO

Our friends at Motto had their third anniversary recently, and to commemorate the occasion, they have invited a group of artists and acquaintances to contribute to Motto Disco, in form and shape of playlists to be played at the store during opening hours. Listen to the first installment by Kuedo, aptly titled Sinking in the [...]

HAPPY TWELFTH BIRTHDAY PRO QM!

Happy 12th birthday Pro qm! Pro qm was opened twelve years ago, in July 1999. To celebrate this milestone, they have asked twelve designers and artists to design twelve different cloth bags. Starting now, in November, a new bag will appear each month, exclusively available in the bookshop, for as long as supplies last. Åbäke [...]

from a wide angle

This week a host of writers have come forward to say something about the events of 11 September 2001, and to provide some kind of account of the events since. This one looks at the event obliquely. Is it is easier to write when you aren’t staring into the abyss? Or is it just that a [...]

FIRST READING

Syliva Plath’s novel The Bell Jar was the first dangerous book that I ever read. This was the book that taught me that I should guard myself against literature, because novels will speak to me directly in the hours before I go to sleep, they will use my own voice, and they may never directly [...]

1001

Since we kind of slept through our second anniversary of mono.blog, we should at least celebrate the fact that we’ve posted more than 1,000 comments here on the things that keep us excited, interested, annoyed, flattered, surprised, depressed, inspired, and, most of all, motivated.

HELLO WORLD

EPILOGUE: MONO.KLUB #33

Dear All,
well, what can we say? We’re still a little dizzy from last night – who would have thought that so many people would come out to celebrate with us on a freezing winter’s night? Our sincere apologies to everyone who came all the way just to be turned away at the door, but we [...]

THANK YOU FOR THE CAKE!

Geez, you wouldn’t believe what nice mails we’ve been getting… see on the left. We’re so excited to celebrate with you all tonight. Can we have birthday every week, please?

REMINDER: MONO.KLUB #33 ANNIVERSARY BASH TOMORROW

Dear Friends,
just a quick and final reminder that yes!, tomorrow night is the big night when we will celebrate again and one last time our yes!, fifth anniversary. Winter is upon us, but don’t let that deter you because, as you know, there’s nothing that a shot of vodka can’t fix.
Fine tunes by our fine [...]