I had never heard of Al-Hurra, the USA’s government-funded “public diplomacy” TV station broadcasting 24 hours to the world with Arabic sub-titles. The station is strictly prohibited by law from showing in the USA. Just one fascinating fact I took from Taryn Simon’s TED talk:
Source: TED.com
BONUS
I’ve been posting about & collaborating with nsu for years now so I’m stoked to be able to post that his first official single is now available from all good online music retailers.
The Juice of Life / West Coast Dub release is “…a double A-side single comprising of Juice Of Life, an uplifting old school breakbeat funk-rush, backed by West Coast Dub, an organic dub cut, a vocal piece featuring didgeridoo and a lapsteel solo by Jus8ken.”
So go grab it from iTunes now, for only USD$3.99 you get a couple of corking NZ tunes to start your southern summer off with! I have a feeling this summer is going to be a good one already.
Source: Newclear Music
My health isn’t great lately so I can’t make the Design In Crisis exhibition. But you should! If your health is good.
My friend Joanna from We Love Inc is one of the designers and she says “It should be a goodie – it’s a group show with some really stellar contributors looking at how graphic designers respond to a time of crisis.”
The opening is Friday 18th September at 6pm at Achilles house at 47 Customs Street, Auckland city.
Setlist:
Moonrise Remix (original by Sharkweek)
Panic Bells
Pure Juice Remix (original by Squeezer Project)
Sensitivity [Nerve Dub]
Neutron Star
Discordia
Insufficient Funds Remix (original by The Great Hoax)
Incapacitate
Juice of Life
Source: Soundcloud
Source: Keeping It Reel TV on YouTube
It could be somewhere in the US of A but it’s not. It is right here in New Zealand. Watch for our famous red rubbish bins & blue recycling bins making a guest appearance.
Comes with full commentary including:
“Wo-ohh, that’s a machete!?”
“Awh you’ve just noticed?”
“Ohmigosh I thought that was just a bat!”
(said matter-of-factly) “It’s a machete”
Introducing ‘dude next door vs guy from around the corner’:
Source: YouTube
Download: http://webculture.co.nz/video/20090824/dude-next-door-vs-guy-from-around-the-corner.flv (Download VLC media player to play .flv files)
If you’re time-poor, skip to 5:55 & watch through to 6:40 for one of the most amazing parts of Brand’s talk.
Source: TED.com
Source: YouTube (delayed cookies enabled)
I am currently reading David Foster Wallace’s collection of essays ‘A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again‘, a gift from a friend. It is so good, and so sad he is no longer alive. Reading his work I am struck by the same feeling I got reading about John Lennon’s life. A rare talent gone too soon.
This link will not be for everyone, David Foster Wallace writing about tennis is a select audience. But I do recommend it:
The String Theory [esquire.com] (even better with Readability)
BONUS
Source: NZ On Screen
LINKS
SJD – Beautiful Haze [YouTube.com]
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