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over the summer, i got a chance to see gustav klimt’s beethoven frieze nestled in the basement of the architecturally stunning (but otherwise uninteresting) secession building. having had no idea before of the mere existence of the beethoven frieze i was totally stunned by the beauty and scale of frieze. measuring at least 6 feet [...]

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the five coolest things from last week this is rundown of the coolest things i came across last week. it includes a remix, a video game, two trailers, and an essay. i am going to try to do this more often, as it will give me a larger outlet for the fun stuff i discover [...]

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there were no less than five encores at the franz ferdinand concert last concert night. each built on the energy of preceeding encore, and each song somehow bringing the energy of the show even higher than it had been before. in fact, before playing the fifth song of the encore, franz ferdinand brought the born [...]

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we’ve all been to the opera, right? we know what it means. we’ve been witness to it’s permutations and parodies. we know what it sounds like, feels like, looks like. we know what it means to issues of class, western civilization, and elitism. we’ve all been to the opera, but we’ve never actually sat down [...]

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i finally got the internet here in berkeley working. until then, i felt like a child trapped under a sheet of ice, unable to breath, unable to get back in the world where i survive, let alone thrive. but here i am, on the floor in the auditorium of international house (what a beautiful building!) [...]

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this is a long lost response to something i read in a lev manovich essay almost eight months ago. that something was: if we now try now to develop a better historical and theoretical understanding of remix era, we will be in a better position to recognize and understand whatever new era which will replace [...]

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so this past week marked my 21st annual completion of orbiting the sun. because the united states federal government believes that this number of orbits holds particular meaning in terms of access to alcoholic beverages, much fun was had. MUCH. FUN. one of the great things about turning 21 is the fact that i can [...]

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the pinker tones will force you to dance at wand point . image by ventura mendoza. creative commons 2.0. or maybe you have, in which case, hats off. but if you haven’t, allow me to introduce them. ladies & gentlemen, i give you the pinker tones, barcelona’s answer to daft punk. in many ways, the [...]

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so i downloaded the new girltalk album “feed the animals.” i paid $5 for it. i had the option of course, to get it for free. but what fun would that have been? it’s my opinion that you should always pay for albums that you can get for free. because you can pay for them, [...]

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