Mar 16, 2007

A quote that brightened up my day

This comes from Jean Baudrillard. I had to laugh for a few minutes when I read it. He can be very funny with his remarks sometimes. The carbon gas produced by all the Winter tourist industries is contributing to the warming of the atmosphere, which is bringing milder Winters and, as a result, an absence of snow and, consequently, disappointment …

Dec 21, 2006

Images of 9/11 in pop culture

At Jazzit on Saturday there were two guys doing visuals for the party. One was a friend of Bill’s, the other was a friend of J Montonn’s. During one of Katsue’s songs, I forget which one, J’s friend played his pre-prepared visuals. They included images of the 9/11 attacks, of the tsunamis in Sri Lanka and Phuket, of the Challenger …

Quote of the day

I finally finished reading George Owerll’s ‘Burmese Days’. It is a fantastic book, very funny and scathing in its narrative, and also rather depressing and melancholic throughout. I wanted to quote a small section from it, because it made me laugh so much. I think this must be the best introductory description of a character I have ever read. It …

Sep 28, 2006

Walking with ghosts – photographer Kornkrit Jianpinidnan

“Some people look at my pictures for a long time. I don’t know how to feel about this. They tell me that my pictures are too blurred and seem unfinished and lonely in appearance,” says Kornkrit Jianpinidnan, speaking about his photos. “For some people, my pictures are right, and for some of them, my pictures are wrong. When people see …

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