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Category Archives: anniversary

FOOD FIGHT

Every year almost everyone attends neverending Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinners but most of us don’t celebrate things as Marie I and Marie II, Ruth and Idgie from 90s or Laurel&Hardy do.

MOTTO DISCO: MOUSE ON MARS

And since we mentioned Mouse on Mars the other day, and Motto Disco some other day before, we should really mention that the former have just compiled a mix for the latter, which you can download here. Awesomeness.

YES BUT NO

The new Koi Klub happens every month on the 11th, regardless of the day of the week. If that date doesn’t ring any bells, then you just need to look up any news site today to find out why. Because, in many ways, today is the anniversary, even though for Koi Klub it isn’t, but [...]

NOSTALGIA

Bringing the old and new memories together, feeling the nostalgia… The blog Dear Photograph makes you take out your old photos from the boxes and visit the places where they were taken.
‘I wish climbing up was as easy as the sliding down…’

Trish’s Mind-Bending Motorway Mix

Here.

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.