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London to Paris
I haven’t traveled from London to Paris straight, but did oversleep and miss a tour coach along with my roommate this past March (too much exploring/partying I guess, and lack of sleep). We hopped on the Eurostar bullet train to try and catch the rest of the Contiki group at the London Pub, but were…
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C’était un Rendezvous
I almost forgot about this short film. Pretty cool one-take flick. ((It seems that this type of film technique is an example of cinéma-vérité. Cinéma vérité is a style of documentary filmmaking, combining naturalistic techniques with stylized cinematic devices of editing and camerawork, staged set-ups, and the use of the camera to provoke subjects.)) Crazy…
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Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far by Stefan Sagmeister
I was interested enough to check this out from a TED newsletter. Pretty interesting TED Talk by Stefan Sagmeister. Stefan Sagmeister is no mere commercial gun for hire. Sure, he’s created eye-catching graphics for clients including the Rolling Stones and Lou Reed, but he pours his heart and soul into every piece of work. His…
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The “Amen Break”
[youtube]5SaFTm2bcac[/youtube] Can I Get An Amen?. Produced by Nate Harrison. 2004. Can I Get An Amen? is an audio installation that unfolds a critical perspective of perhaps the most sampled drum beat in the history of recorded music, the Amen Break. It begins with the pop track Amen Brother by 60’s soul band The Winstons,…
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore‘s new film, Fahrenheit 9/11 (winner of the Palm D’Or, 2004 Cannes Film Festival!) is showing nationwide on 6/25.