September 2009
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speakingoffaith: Live Interview with Professor Adele Diamond Time: 2:00 pm CST Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) On the heels of Krista’s morning interview with Matthieu Ricard, we’re going to live stream video of her conversation with cognitive researcher Adele Diamond. The live video will only appear real-time and then we will substitute it with higher-resolution produced video...
Sep 30th
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“If Obama ignited this fire to unite, then the recession is keeping it hot in...”
– West Bank Social Center featured in Metro Magazine’s Metro 100 (via wbsc)
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Sep 24th
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The film presumably shows a fast-paced tracking shot through the tunnel in which Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash. At first the viewer seems to remember seeing these images in the media. But in reality the set is a true to life, cardboard mock-up of architectural details. Under closer inspection, one also realizes that instead of reproducing reality Thomas Demand creates...
Sep 24th
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“The past cannot and does not want to be embalmed.”
– Allan Kaprow
Sep 19th
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“Ever since I can remember,” he said in summing himself up, “I’ve been a...”
– Irving Kristol, Godfather of Modern Conservatism, Dies at 89
Sep 18th
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“Reznor doesn’t have a particularly grim backstory—he grew up with his...”
– Indeed he has. I seem to have retained enough teen angst to listen to The Downward Spiral about once a year, and it rarely disappoints. Sasha Frere-Jones reviews Nine Inch Nails
Sep 12th
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“Insurers will quickly figure out that every case of Type 2 diabetes they can...”
– Michael Pollan, Big Food vs. Big Insurance (dang … I had this one all queued up and then ericaaaaa scooped me)
Sep 11th
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Oh, hey — I never posted this video I made for the last MNKINO. The theme was ON / OFF, and the video was shot at Summerwork. If you haven’t heard, this month (September 22) is Transparency. Also, a few updates to the MNKINO website coming soon…
Sep 2nd
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