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Dennis Hopper R.I.P.

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Saturday, May 29th 2010     

These things always seem to happen in threes, don’t they? First, the loss of Gary “Whatchyou talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” Coleman, who was right to be bitter at being robbed of his earnings and maligned for his height. Now, we lose a cultural icon in the form of Dennis Hopper. My first exposure to his coolness [...]

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Zarah Leander – Bei mir bist du schön (1938)

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Friday, May 7th 2010     

The Yiddish language, that amalgam of ancient Hebrew spicing a Teutonic soup, is not the first choice I’d have for a smouldering, sexy, romantic tongue to pleasure a love interest with. My opinion has, admittedly, been colored by watching cartoons where some Yiddish songs have been featured, as well as checking out the occasional vaudeville [...]

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‘Historic’ day as first non-latin web addresses go live

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Thursday, May 6th 2010     

As someone who loves both the study of languages and typography, this is, indeed, a good day for the Interet. Though I enjoyed being spoiled with the use of Latin characters, it’s high time that the ‘Net become a readable, functional tool for everyone worldwide, not just those who code in English or solely with [...]

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Iconic Photos

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Tuesday, April 13th 2010     

The words thank you don’t do justice for the elation I am feeling in watching these celluloid (and digital) souveniers of our collective history after being hipped to this great blog by The Vodkapundit. Every photo has an amazing history to go with it, and I’m sure this blog will make for important reading for [...]

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Why India Loves Facebook

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Friday, March 19th 2010     

Tunku Varadarajan of The Daily Beast muses over the love-fest between India and Facebook. This quote sums up the article rather well: Facebook “allows [Indians] to do two things they love: Tell everyone what they are doing; and stick their noses into other people’s business,” says Sree Sreenivasan. A tool for nosy Brahmans. Paradise. Cross-posted [...]

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Defanged

Posted by Rudy Carrera on Sunday, March 14th 2010     

The vampire, once considered an obscure, creepy, sexually charged being, is now so cliché that any charm they once had has turned into cheese thanks to movies like ‘Twilight’. John J. Miller, a correspondent for National Review, comments on the demise of a world icon at his own blog. Cross-posted at Steinblóm.

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Jon Schmidt's "Love Story" and "Viva La Vida" – touching rendition but copyright violation?

Posted by Charity Gamboa Embley on Thursday, May 21st 2009     

I have heard about this rendition that Jon Schmidt did with Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” from the movie “Romeo + Juliet” (well starring Clare Danes and Leonardo di Caprio) and “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay.  It was a superb rendition! It relaxes you – sort of calming.  I remembered attending my nephew’s piano recital last [...]

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A Vision for A New Earth

Posted by Bonnee Klein Gilligan on Wednesday, March 25th 2009     

’1st January’ photograph by Shugaley Pavel A Vision for A New Earth An Earth where chaos matures into growth and reality is a soul harmony vibrating to Love in synchronicity. Knowing through radical trust, silence and stillness that the dark is pierced by the Light, and fear and ignorance transformed into insight, love and wisdom. [...]

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Romuald Hazoumé

Posted by Karl Jones on Tuesday, March 24th 2009     

dan-ayido-houedo by Romuald Hazoumé Xeni Jardin writes: While I was in Benin over the last couple of weeks, a local BB reader pointed me to some interesting contemporary artists from this region. Probably the most well-known of these, internationally, is a man named Romuald Hazoumé who transforms salvaged materials into symbols of spiritual power. Hazoumé [...]

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Wayraman – Manatial

Posted by Bonnee Klein Gilligan on Monday, March 16th 2009     

Wayraman by Manatial Beautiful panpipes and flute telling a story of love. Sweet! Manatial, The Mystic Sound from the Andes, Song: Wayraman, Album: The Secret of the Dancing Spirits DVD, Video produced by: AylluRecords. Recorded in Salasaca, Ecuador. Official website: manantial-productions.com. Manantial are Indigenous musicians from the Kichwa-Salasaka community in  Ecuador. They present a magical [...]

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