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Il corpo delle donne - Italian short documentary
via ilcorpodelledonne.net
A documentary which is subtitled in 6 more languages on top the original Italian, a look at the portrayal / exploitation of women on Italian TV and in particular their looks and beauty and how reality TV stars use their beauty as a pass to fame and success, how intelligent women who try to speak out look alien and ( Read more... ) -
Alma on Vimeo
via vimeo.com
A gorgeous animated short with the edges curling away from the darkness it hints at... featuring a little boy on a tricycle desperately peddaling (something I cannot help but associate with the Jigsaw puppet from Saw now). I love Alma's cosy little outfit as well, sad that the Rodrigo Blaas Vimeo account only has 2 videos on it, ( Read more... ) -
Sheena Iyengar's TED Talk: why she couldn't get sugar with her green tea
via tokyomango.com
"In this highly informative TED video, Sheena Iyengar talks about how the way different cultures perceive choice can affect performances and relationships. The talk starts with a story about her trip to Kyoto: She wanted sugar with her green tea, but the waiter told her that you're not supposed to have sugar with your green ( Read more... ) -
SaucyDwellings on LJ
An amazing community which is an immense resource for that next little decorating touch up you want to do or to brainstorm or (which is more often the case for me) simply to salivate and fantasise about the house that you will one day live in for years and years and which will be your reliable and safe haven as the days of life happen to you and ( Read more... ) -
Spooky revisited with Emma
After a night going to her neighbour's exhibition opening and sipping a few wines with graphic designers and producers who chatted us up (I think), we walked home in the snow to go over some songs and start putting together a set for a gig early next year. Spooky only has about 3 chords so we were able to get some semblance of a song together over ( Read more... )
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