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Tristan and Isolde – Behind the Scenes
Really looking forward to this. Friday evening at the Berwald Hall.
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Another Busy Week
After last week’s nasty jawbone infection and getting inked, it’s time to get back to regular routines again. The upcoming week is getting full already: In between three client meetings, a business trip to Gothenburg, adding some complex solutions to … Continue reading
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Monday Links
Live coverage of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory arriving on planet Mars. Oliver Burkeman on why everything takes longer than you think. Listen to the Vienna Philharmonic, with Simon Rattle, playing Brahms, Webern, and Schumann at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Next week: … Continue reading
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Assorted #7 (Sunday Edition)
The Antlers Undersea is on repeat. Refreshing. Once again I am now a proud Ars Technica Premier subscriber. If you’re the least interested in dance and the performing arts: So You Think You Can Dance really must be one of … Continue reading
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Thursday Miscellanea
Alan Cumming reads all of Macbeth’s roles in a tour de force audiobook edition based on his one-man version of the New York production. Work of Art – there’s certainly no shortage of reality TV series, but this one’s perhaps … Continue reading
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Week 26
New week with 2 meetings, a major server upgrade (on behalf of a client), invoices to be sent out, an exhibition to attend and a haircut to be made. Three new magazine subscriptions have been added to my Newsstand on … Continue reading
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Midsummer Miscellanea
Extreme value for money – the West Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim have released a set with all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies (mastered for iTunes) for just $12.99 on iTunes. There’s also a free hour-long documentary in the form … Continue reading
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Upcoming
Worth a visit?! David Bowie, Artist – exhibition at Museum of Arts and Design, NYC. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty – exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
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Thursday Miscellanea
Avoid movies that use, bold, red, uppercase fonts. What various planets would look like in the night sky if they orbited the Earth at the same distance as the Moon. I’m seeing John Arsenault’s A Ghost is Occupying My Heart … Continue reading
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MoMA iPhone app
Next time I’m in New York, this will come in handy: MoMA’s new iPhone app, complete with a catalog of thousands of works, tours, events calendar etc. Wonderful.
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Monday Miscellanea (NYC Edition)
Interesting stuff happening in NY right now: Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is an exhibition featuring three hundred works. Until August 1, 2010. Amanda Lepore’s Big Top seems to be where it’s at on Wednesday nights – and … Continue reading
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Saturday Miscellanea (NYC Edition)
From Serious Eats, an extensive guide to eating on the go in NYC. Marina Abramović’s performance in the main atrium of MoMA has caused some reactions on the interwebs. The exhibition runs until May 31.
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Penny Arcade
At Le Poisson Rouge Monday night, Penny Arcade, the avant-garde performance artist, hold a Bad Reputation Book release and performance gala, and it was quite the event – erotic dancers entertained, Lady Miss Kier from Deee-Lite was DJ’ing, the legendary … Continue reading
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Best vs Worst
Oh, those lists just keep on coming – there are the best of 2009, the worst of 2009 and everything in between. Here are a few that caught my eye: 2000s: The Top 10 Worst Things Of The Decade [Fansided] … Continue reading
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Don’t Believe In Global Warming
Do read the article Banksy Hits Regents Canal, London or visit Art of the State! (Picture of Banksy’s “I don’t believe in Global Warming”, originally uploaded to Flickr by artofthestate.)
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