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Eat out of a Toliet, for fun!
"Here’s a new dining concept for you: a toilet-themed restaurant.
Toilets for seats, mini-toilets for bowls, potty-themed menu listings. Appetizing, right?
Well, not only does this concept exist, but it’s so popular that it now has several locations in Taiwan and China."
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Dances with Love
Exploring the issues of art and marriage in India, "In Her Own Footsteps" is the story of Sheeba, a beautiful and talented Indian dancer. Many female artists in India must stop performing after marriage if the husband decides against it. Eighty percent of Indian marriages are arranged, so a female artist may choose not to marry at all, but Sheeba was able to avoid this fate by marrying for love--against her parents wishes. Her husband Manish is a loving man from a different caste and religion who supports Sheeba in dance and in life. Ironically, Sheeba's mother, who taught her everything she knows, was not so lucky in her own marriage to Sheeba's tabla-playing father. Exploring the issues of art and marriage in India, "In Her Own Footsteps" is the story of Sheeba, a beautiful and talented I... more
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Robot evolution
Looking at the past, present and future of robotics.
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Dubai Skyscraper With Rotating Floors
The Da Vinci Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building) is a proposed 313 m (1,027 ft), 68-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower is expected to be architecturally innovative for several reasons. Uniquely, each floor will be able to rotate independently. This will result in a constantly changing shape of the tower. Each floor will rotate a maximum of one full rotation in 90 minutes. The entire tower will be powered from turbines and solar panels, and five other buildings in the vicinity will also be provided with electricity. The turbines will be located between each of the rotating floors. They will generate 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy from the movement of the floors, and the solar panels will be located on the roof. Construction of the Da Vinci Tower is expected to be completed in 2009. The Da Vinci Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building) is a proposed 313 m (1,027 ft), 68-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab ... more
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The Art Pack ~ Meets modern new people
A project envisaged and curated by Jean-François Sanz (head of cultural projects agnès b.)
Between the late 70s and mid-80s in France, a prolific and chaotic music scene that combined the energy of rock-n-roll, punk nihilism and electronic experimentation.
A kind of hope and frenzied vitality could also be detected during these years. A breed
of modernist utopia, which was sometimes wilfully ironic, fed them both. A whole segment of, they were nonetheless resistant to the post-Hippie utopias of the previous generation. In search of an identity, they recognised themselves in the dark lyrics, the
cold synthetic music and the laid-back attitude of the new groups hatching all over the country, as much in the provinces as in Paris.
With the benefit of thirty years’ hindsight, the “Mödern Young People” project reactivates this post-punk/novo diskö/French new & cold wave scene, through an exhibition, a book, an audio compilation, and a documentary film. One of the project’s ambitions is to highlight a cross-section of the specific creative diversity of this scene. It does so by engaging with the music produced by this scene, but also with the aesthetics and the attitudes.
The Art Pack Thanks: Agnès b., Jean-François Sanz, Marie Schneier, Annie Maurette, Yann Le Marec, Gilles Le Guen, Les éditions Naïve (Laurence Patrice et Corinne Stenneler), Maripol, Patrick Vidal, Pierre René-Worms, Dominique Fury, Patrick Eudeline, Claude Arto, Gilles Riberolles, Laurent Fétis, J-B Guillot & Born Bad Records,
Directed & Produced by The Art Pack:
- Vincent Tajan
- Victor Lech
- Pierre Zandrowicz
- Book and audio cd compilation produced by agnès b. / Naïve.
- Vinyl compilation produced by Born Bad Records.
- Documentary directed by Emmanuel Bovet and Jean-François Sanz, produced by Love
Streams / agnès b.
www.theartpack.fr
www.agnesb.com
www.myspace.com/deseunesgensmodernes
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Americans use energy equivalent of 100 slaves
The average American family has more slaves than most Egyptian pharaohs. I found these calculations astonishing! Check them out. Maybe we'll have to set a few slaves free with today's cost of energy. The average American family has more slaves than most Egyptian pharaohs. I found these calculations astonishing! Check them out. Maybe... more
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The future is now ... or at least a lot closer than you think
Ever wonder why we don't have flying cars yet, or why space travel isn't a daily occurrence for you or your friends? Well, because the future (the future we see in old movies; forget the exotic '2000' we live in) just hasn't gotten here yet.
BUT due to ridiculous advances in nanotechnology, processing speeds getting faster by the minute and the world's brightest minds being more interconnected than ever before... the future may be closer than you think.
“...if experts in neurology and artificial intelligence (or solar energy or medicine) don’t buy his optimistic predictions, he says, that’s because exponential upward curves are so deceptively gradual at first...'Scientists imagine they’ll keep working at the present pace...They make linear extrapolations from the past. When it took years to sequence the first 1 percent of the human genome, they worried they’d never finish, but they were right on schedule for an exponential curve. If you reach 1 percent and keep doubling your growth every year, you’ll hit 100 percent in just seven years."
Dr. Kurzweil is so confident in these curves that he has made a $10,000 bet with Mitch Kapor, the creator of Lotus software. By 2029, Dr. Kurzweil wagers, a computer will pass the Turing Test by carrying on a conversation that is indistinguishable from a human’s.
Much more in this article. Ever wonder why we don't have flying cars yet, or why space travel isn't a daily occurrence for you or your friends? Well, ... more -
Japanese parking garage
In Japan, space is so limited that parking lots are actually high rise buildings. Sometimes 10 stories tall or more. They put your car on a circular carousel while a turntable revolves it to drive away ... Very efficient. In Japan, space is so limited that parking lots are actually high rise buildings. Sometimes 10 stories tall or more. They put your c... more
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Practising paintshop skills using pretty ladies i have snapped pictures
There is something to be said for the basic paint application and a wav file
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Constructive graffiti on Johns house
Somebody wants to contact John so they leave a written message on the wall
Tags: Constructive graffiti John the hat house telephone sexy tate modern art Somebody wants to contact John so they leave a written message on the wall ... more -
London Tate Modern Crack
A visit to London for a few beers with a pop in at the Tate, checking out the big crack.
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Everett Taasevigen Photographer directory listing on Only in Houston
Contact info for talented and innovative Houston photographer and major cat Everett Taasevigen.
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Inspired photography by Everett Taasevigen
A friend of mine recently put up a site with some of his amazing work. If you enjoy truly great photography or if you are looking for a professional photographer... you should check out his site. Great work Ev! A friend of mine recently put up a site with some of his amazing work. If you enjoy truly great photography or if you are looking for ... more
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Fab Pre-Fab Architect
A Venice architect designs customized, modernist pre-fab homes that are more energy-efficient and cost effective than their site build counterparts. A Venice architect designs customized, modernist pre-fab homes that are more energy-efficient and cost effective than their site build... more
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Photoshop contest: modern products into vintage ads
I can't explain to you how amazing this is, so just hit the link.
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An interesting look at communication
Found this well crafted video about the evolution (or argued here devolution) of human contact and communication.
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...blue
BROOKLYN, NY February 8th-9th - Brooklyn-based choreographers Kelly Bartnik and Gina Kohler come together to present blue a shared evening showcasing two newly developed dance works, featuring performances by Claire Benton, Donna Costello, Nicki Marshall and Sara Procopio.
Inspired by the music of Toshi Reagon, Bartnik's new work is a visual representation of the vivid imagery invoked by Reagon's lush musicality and deep spirited emotion. In collaboration with costume designer Kristin Machado and set designer Jack Blacketer, Kelly's new work, performed by Donna Costello, Gina Kohler & Nicki Marshall, invites the audience to traverse a landscape inhabited by three women, bound to a singular common location, as they embark on their personal journeys of self-reflection. BROOKLYN, NY February 8th-9th - Brooklyn-based choreographers Kelly Bartnik and Gina Kohler come together to present blue a shared e... more -
Douglas Adams' Speech at Digital Biota 2
Any man born in 1952 in Cambridge whose initials are DNA must have soemthing to say...
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Antagonist Pictures
Well what do you know, the Antagonist Movement has a Flickr account.
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I Have the Vapors
Vapor Magazine checks in with this article about the Antagonist Art Movement.
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