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Brian Eno and David Byrne 11 August 2008
Section: article
Categories: Mention
Brian Eno and David Byrne did something together again.
The new album is called Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. The song Strange Overtones is to my liking and can be heard via the NPR page→.
See also everythingthathappens.com →
- Title: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
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Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 9 August 2008
Section: article
Categories: Exhibition / museum
Weak, weaker, and weakest is what comes to mind for three exhibitions here in the Schirn. Weak is part of culture, part of us.
Small children are weak.
In these shows there is not much which resonates and grows in me.
The Three Exhibitions
Total Enlightenment: Moscow Conceptual Art 1960–1990 Moskauer Konzeptkunst→
Terence Koh: Captain Buddha Terence Koh→
Michael Sailstorfer: 10 000 Stones Michael Sailstorfer→
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The X Files: I Want to Believe 8 August 2008
Section: article
Categories: distraction / in-a-cinema
Not bad, belongs to Chris Carter’s best work. He seems to settle things with the paranormal and organized religion, which are essentially the same anyway.
The two characters, Scully and Mulder, are, for me, among the most appealing figures in U.S. television culture. Another such character is Doug Ross, played by George Clooney, in the early days of ER.
Some features that make them so for me: Scully’s character was clearly posed against the stereotyped female roles in U.S. television: she wasn’t subordinate, “overly emotional,” she was scientific and skeptical; Mulder was posed against the typical male roles, especially male cop/FBI roles: he was intuitive, non-macho, rarely resorted to violence or used his gun, had a certain helplessness about him.
Ross/Clooney had similar qualities, at least in terms of being intuitive or, better said, impetuous, though much of his energy was channeled into women instead of extra-terrestrials and conspiracies. Yet he was a pediatrician and and uncompromising advocate for children.
- Title: The X Files: I Want to Believe
- Directed by: Chris Carter
- Writing credits: Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter
- Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Mitch Pileggi...
- Year: 2008
- Cinema: Turm Palast Kino, Frankfurt, Germany
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Yojimbo 30 July 2008
Section: kurosawa
Categories: Film / dvd-mine
Watched this film yet again; when I am at a low point I feel drawn to it, or to The Seven Samurai, which I also watched again recently but did not enter here.
- Title: Yojimbo
- Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
- Writing credits: Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
- Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono
- Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
- Year: 1961
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New search engine: www.cuil.com 28 July 2008
Section: article
Categories: Mention
I’ve just spent a few minutes with it, and it looks good.
Below, from the FAQs →:
4. What does the name Cuil mean?
Tom Costello, our founder and CEO, comes from Ireland, a country with a rich mythology around the quest for wisdom. Cuil is the Gaelic word for both knowledge and hazel, and features prominently in ancient legend. One famous story tells of a salmon that ate nine hazelnuts that had fallen into the Fountain of Wisdom and thereby gained all the knowledge in the world. Whoever ate the salmon would acquire this knowledge.
A famous poet fished for many years on the River Boyne hoping to catch the Salmon of Knowledge. When he finally caught it, he gave it to his young apprentice Finn McCuil to prepare, warning him not to eat any. As Finn cooked the salmon he burnt his thumb and instinctively sucked it to ease the pain. And so it was Finn and not the poet who gained all the wisdom of the world. Finn went on to become one of the great heroes of Irish folklore. Any time he needed to know the answer to a question, he sucked his thumb.
As a child Tom poached salmon from the same spot on the Boyne where it is said the Salmon of Knowledge was caught.
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Natalie MacMaster & Thomas Dolby 22 July 2008
Section: article
Categories: Mention
The following is quoted from Ted Talks:
About this talk
Violinist Natalie MacMaster and TED Musical Director Thomas Dolby play Dolby’s original song “Blue Is a River” in this ethereal duet — with a little dancing.
About Natalie MacMaster
Natalie MacMaster is a star of Cape Breton fiddling, a Canadian tradition with Scottish roots. Her energetic style and virtuoso talent has brought her star billing on the international folk circuit.
About Thomas Dolby
TED Music Director Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. From his beginnings in the London underground electronica scene, he rose to MTV stardom, then…
(Sorry about the built in advertising, it simply comes with the package.)
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