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An interesting site from the US
Many Canadians with inquiring minds want to know of what is happening down in the United States on the political front, but don't want to wade through reams of information. I came across a blog the other day which comments about current events in the States, among other things which I found quite informative. It is interesting times right now in the United States. I like to watch the news about the election wars between Obama and Clinton. We may see the first black man or white woman president, which [...]
Busy weekend!
Despite thinking I could spend some time on current paintings it didn't happen. Friday night spent ten pin bowling- not that I have any skills in this activity especially when the bowling club has gone high tech and is influenced by a hip hop culture of neon, loud thumping music and attentions spans of 3 seconds! As you may of guessed, not what I remember of ten pin bowling!!Saturday saw QPR in action and followed up in Angel (previous posts identify this as a good ol' boozer (in depth discussion on art, [...]
Fletch's Film Review: Lions for Lambs; Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
A couple short takes so that I can catch up before the holiday:Lions for LambsWhen your in high school (or maybe college), often times, though not often enough, your teachers might bring in a movie to demonstrate a theme or analogy to the current events of the day. Covering the Civil War in history class? Watch Glory. Covering Watergate? How bout All the President's Men? Not coincidentally, the star of that film is the director/co-star of this one, which I might show if I were covering the ongoing war [...]
Global Kids Serious Gaming For The Rights Of The Child
Serious Games and Global Kids challenging us to play a better worldVia: Global Kids Digital Media InititiveGlobal Kids are hosting a Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Machinima Camp within Teen Second Life that will last for 5 weeks, beginning July 23 to August 23, 2007.Last year, throughout the summer, Global Kids Island ran a free month-long virtual summer camp to encourage teens to form educated opinions on current events -- what's going on in the world, how foreign policy is shaped, who the [...]
View From The Treetops (3 Sept '07)
J.G.Ballard - Towards CrashI first saw this short BBC film over at Mac Tonnies' Posthuman Blues.I read a lot of Ballard's work during the 80's and he always impressed me with his detachment; his alien mind. The Atrocity Exhibition had a profound effect on me when I first read it; it seemed to allude to some underlying structure,; some cold and reptilian force acting within.This film may appeal only to Ballard fans but it is worth watch for the insight given in the final [...]