Spectacle: On the Street with Bill Cunningham
Posted by Avril in Art, fashion, Film, spectacle on 11. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
He’s both easy and impossible to miss amid the bustle of New York City. Between criss-crossing pedestrians and lane-changing taxis, you first see the flash of blue. And then comes the click. Follow the sound to the source and there he is: a fuzzy-haired old man, Nikon in hand, scanning the streets with his gaze. [...]
Yo Yo Ma plays, kid dances, I cry
Posted by Anupa in Art, Internet, Pop Culture on 15. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
Seems Spike Jonze is behind this video: Lil Buck, a young dancer from L.A., performs with Yo Yo Ma at an event advocating arts in public schools. Watch it to the end; I just sent it to Jef, IM-spluttering “THIS MADE ME CRYYYY!” His response: “look at the comment which is like, ‘I guess it [...]
Spectacle: 360 Degrees of Beautiful Baroque
Posted by Avril in Art, books, Decor, media, spectacle on 05. Apr, 2011 | 2 Comments
I am a HUGE bibliophile. Kindles be damned, there are few things I love more than a beautifully bound book. Add to that a long-standing passion and fascination with photography and a simple, but earnest, appreciation for the arts and this next story pretty much devoured several hours of my life the other day. Behold [...]
Full orchestra performs John Cage’s 4’33″
Posted by Simon in Art, Music on 20. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
The term “ambient music” may bring to mind the likes of Brian Eno or Aphex Twin. Used as a genre colloquialism, the label has come to be defined by soft, droning, electronic, atmospheric sounds. Background music, essentially, intended to induce a relaxed emotional state. As much as ambient owes to Eno however, in my mind [...]
Reeling at Reel Asian: Arvin Chen’s Top 3 Woody Allen Films
Posted by Jef in Art, Film, Interviews, Listed on 14. Nov, 2010 | 1 Comment
Arvin Chen’s directorial debut Au Revoir Taipei is a distinctly romantic affair. And like with many a great romance, the film is as much in love with the city it takes place in as it is with its characters. A Chinese-American raised in the San Francisco Bay Area but now residing in Taipei, Chen says [...]
