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IT’S NICE THAT

Friday, February 17, 2012

Anyone who is already familiar with the rather brilliant design culture blog It’s Nice That will have second-guessed by now that it’s a solid fixture on our daily morning Internet itineraries, but the real highlight comes on Fridays, as it should, when it’s time for The Weekender.
That’s when pants come down and it’s time to [...]

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HIGHWAY PORTRAITS

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Isn’t everyone familiar with those moments when you are sitting in your car, early morning, waiting at a traffic light, catching an unexpected glimpse into the neighbouring car? It’s an oddly private moment in an extremely public space, which is probably the reason why Diego Gimenez‘ brilliant series of Highway Portraits feels so enchanting. We [...]

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Trish’s Mind-Bending Motorway Mix

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Here.

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Individual Inhumation

Saturday, February 4, 2012

The Ga-Adangbe in the South of Ghana have a tradition in representational caskets, what a great way to pass away. Some more, and even more.

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MOMA

Sunday, January 22, 2012

MoMa is now up and running on Saturdays throughout the Tasmanian Australian summer months. It stands for MONA Market (not to be confused with the other MoMA in New York!). MoMa is a produce-based market so you can expect super fresh produce from local community growers. There’s also food workshops, live music and lots of laying [...]

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INTERVIEWS WITH CHILDREN

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Interview between Laura and her seven-year-old son Coen
Laura: You’re seven now. How is it being seven?
Coen: It’s okay. I liked being six more though.
L: Why?
C: I don’t know. It’s like Neverland in Peter Pan. What are you writing?
L: I’m typing what you say.
C: Huh?
L: It’s not a big deal. I’m just writing down what we [...]

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PROTESTER 2.0

Sunday, January 8, 2012

2011 was the year of resistance. After revolutionary movements and occupy waves, it is the protester the Time magazine declares as the person of the year. The accompanying essay by Kurt Anderson gives an interesting insight.

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IRANIAN ROSES

Thursday, January 5, 2012

We mentioned Port magazine before, and with its last three issues, it has matured into one of the best titles on style and life that combines writing of the highest quality with a great and sophisitcated design. So we were all the happier when they got excited about a reportage we did years ago in [...]

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HELEN FRANKENTHALER, 1928-2011

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Helen Frankenthaler, second-generation Abstract Expressionist and painterly innovator, has passed away. After studying art at Bennington College, Frankenthaler met and dated the preeminent modernist critic Clement Greenberg, and found her way into the burgeoning New York art scene of the 1950s. She met leading artists Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, and her future [...]

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The Emigrant

Sunday, December 18, 2011

W.G. Sebald, one of the greatest German authors of all time, died 10 years and four days ago. He was 57 years old. Damn.

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