tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35328169019057011912024-03-14T07:09:42.142+02:00Fashionista Wannabe (the active blog)nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-26599518799061601052010-02-11T16:31:00.000+02:002010-02-11T16:32:18.924+02:00everything changes but Sade<object width="448" height="374"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhGl16EoLRU1Sys1HM"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="quality" value="high"> <embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhGl16EoLRU1Sys1HM" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed> </object>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-50447210066603157432009-12-15T14:23:00.002+02:002009-12-15T14:32:52.254+02:005 albums<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SyeB0oQENYI/AAAAAAAAAv0/I8fGP1bVO50/s1600-h/brother-ali-us1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SyeB0oQENYI/AAAAAAAAAv0/I8fGP1bVO50/s400/brother-ali-us1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415439818094294402" border="0" /></a><br />5 албума, които смъкнах днес:<br />(в хронологичен ред)<br /><br />1. Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland<br />2. Brother Ali - US<br />3. MeShell NdegeOcello - Devil's Halo<br />4. Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band - Between My Head & The Sky<br />5. The xx - xxnickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-55850851687905679752009-11-10T15:58:00.000+02:002009-11-10T15:59:15.719+02:00Fever Ray Fever Ray<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6517677&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6517677&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6517677">Seven</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/feverrayvimeo">Fever Ray</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-13155731495105382352009-10-20T14:10:00.004+02:002009-10-20T14:33:13.969+02:00CocoRosie<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/St2tjjK28xI/AAAAAAAAAvk/-WWlqMJU36c/s1600-h/0359134899_l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/St2tjjK28xI/AAAAAAAAAvk/-WWlqMJU36c/s400/0359134899_l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394658754907534098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://uploading.com/files/get/UOMC5O8T/">Coconuts, Plenty Of Junk Food (2009)</a></div>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-73524539809514109572009-09-25T16:15:00.000+02:002009-09-25T16:16:42.029+02:00Sibelius – The Oceanides<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kp3zXGx95n4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kp3zXGx95n4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-51200320523212547242009-09-24T10:25:00.001+02:002009-09-24T10:26:34.725+02:00404<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Srss9Y9VoII/AAAAAAAAAvc/L3XXLJSic9Y/s1600-h/404.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384947212634923138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Srss9Y9VoII/AAAAAAAAAvc/L3XXLJSic9Y/s400/404.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/29/404-error-pages-one-more-time/">404 error pages</a></div>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-24637019792812399912009-09-11T09:30:00.002+02:002009-09-11T10:15:52.706+02:00Reservoir Dogs?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SqoE2kDYE5I/AAAAAAAAAvU/oKmUG_xeL1A/s1600-h/Reservoir_Dogs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380118040284763026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SqoE2kDYE5I/AAAAAAAAAvU/oKmUG_xeL1A/s400/Reservoir_Dogs.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><em>Although she was already married, Mrs. White reportedly became upset when Mr. Green refused to marry her. At some point during the evening, Mrs. White doused Mr. Green with a pan of boiling grits while he was showering causing third-degree burns on Mr. Green's back, stomach and arms. <br /><br /></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><div>Добре, това не е откъс от Кучета в резерв, нито втора част на филма с вече включена женска роля. Това е толкова реално колкото реален може да бъде живота. Извадката е от биографията на Ал Гриин в wikipedia, на която попаднах и облещих ей такива очи. </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br />artwork by ~<a class="u" href="http://deuteriumcore.deviantart.com/">deuteriumcore</a></div>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-12860290444378051542009-08-18T19:30:00.001+02:002009-08-18T19:32:07.974+02:00JCDC Vs Lego<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5VJ9CMKiQJg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5VJ9CMKiQJg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-75277764966243244512009-08-16T08:51:00.000+02:002009-08-18T19:32:34.187+02:00Ikhyd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SoXSFTrfxlI/AAAAAAAAAvI/IGvf5fwVkMw/s1600-h/18594304.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369929119333074514" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SoXSFTrfxlI/AAAAAAAAAvI/IGvf5fwVkMw/s400/18594304.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.houseofholland.co.uk/">House of Holland</a> са направили миниатюрна версия на роклята на <a href="http://www.vimby.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mia-pregnant-at-the-grammys-3832-1234198601-3.jpg">M.I.A</a>. за 5-месечния й син - Ikhyd. В нея M.I.A. беше облечена на тазгодишните Grammy, мнооого бременна. Всъщност това е вечерта, в която е трябвало да роди. Някои жени просто.. няма какво да ги спре.nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-70545091398445922272009-08-04T19:27:00.000+02:002009-08-04T19:28:14.018+02:00Tidying up art<object width="334" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/UrsusWehrli_2006-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/UrsusWehrli-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=400"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="334" height="326" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/UrsusWehrli_2006-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/UrsusWehrli-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=400"></embed></object>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-16461042389638963852009-08-02T22:25:00.006+02:002009-08-03T08:26:18.608+02:00FORTUNATE TEENS PARTY WITH MORRISSEY, 1994<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SnX31qYOpNI/AAAAAAAAAuw/44CL7w4ZH5s/s1600-h/FTPWM_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365467032362853586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SnX31qYOpNI/AAAAAAAAAuw/44CL7w4ZH5s/s400/FTPWM_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Morrissey-inspired pop art, <a href="http://derekerdman.com/">Derek Erdman's </a>piece entitle "FORTUNATE TEENS PARTY WITH MORRISSEY, 1994"<br /><br /><em>"There is a seldom told story that Morrissey's tour bus broke down in small town Ohio in the autumn of 1994. A full day was necessary for the repairs to be completed and Morrissey and his band delighted local teenaged fans by stopping by a house party to drink beer and smoke marijuana. 'It was the time of my life,' remarks Tamara Marshall, who was hosting the party. 'My parents were out of town and I was told not to have a party, but once Morrissey showed up I knew I wasn't going to be a secret for long.' When asked what she remembered most about Morrissey's visit, Tamara answered, 'He didn't like Rolling Rock beer'." </em><br /><em><br /></em>Последното е фикшън. Просто едно от невъзможните неща в животa, ако човек има поне бегла представа от Мorrissey.nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-75379787127812774132009-06-07T19:47:00.000+02:002009-06-07T20:00:09.663+02:00Jonathan Ross meets Dizzee<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/duKHjlsBRkU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/duKHjlsBRkU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/35n2lirc9YU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/35n2lirc9YU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kkQi4HFq-I&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kkQi4HFq-I&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-13913315834486758922009-06-04T09:42:00.002+02:002009-06-04T10:03:04.151+02:00black is beautiful<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Sid7H4nZQ0I/AAAAAAAAAuY/a44m2lX7zc0/s1600-h/3582768339_9668961e02_b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343374858285302594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Sid7H4nZQ0I/AAAAAAAAAuY/a44m2lX7zc0/s400/3582768339_9668961e02_b.jpg" border="0" /></a>В Белия дом са вече толкова готини, че си имат собствен <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/">flickr акаунт</a>. Можем да проследим първите 100 дни от президенстването и да надникнем в красивия живот на красивото първо семейство. Някак много ведро и оптимистично...nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-1866586739316021172009-06-01T07:48:00.004+02:002009-06-01T08:01:26.168+02:001st June<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SiNt4Og2PNI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/zsIAQJ4lp_k/s1600-h/Catcher_in_the_Rye_by_holdens_shadow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342234395727510738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SiNt4Og2PNI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/zsIAQJ4lp_k/s400/Catcher_in_the_Rye_by_holdens_shadow.jpg" border="0" /></a> Честит празник на всички!<br /><div align="left">Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be." </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">J. D. Salinger </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">artwork by holdens-shadow</div></div>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-16894046931865223142009-05-28T20:47:00.006+02:002009-05-28T21:47:55.668+02:00Kitchen Sink Realism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Sh7qPuhl4cI/AAAAAAAAAuI/3CTqUZoZlTg/s1600-h/John+Bratby.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Sh7qPuhl4cI/AAAAAAAAAuI/3CTqUZoZlTg/s320/John+Bratby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340963764015849922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Този пост да се чете под звуците на <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hF_HLSVLwM&feature=related">Pulp</a>. </span><br /><br />word of the day:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_sink_drama"><b>Kitchen sink realism</b></a> (or <b>kitchen sink drama</b>) is a term coined to describe a British cultural movement which developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in theatre, art, novels, film and television plays, whose 'heroes' usually could be described as angry young men. It used a style of social realism which often depicted the domestic situations of working class Britons living in rented accommodation and spending their off-hours in grimy pubs to explore social issues and political controversies.<br />...use the rough-hewn speaking accents and slang...<br />...Unlike Socialist realism, social realism is not an official art produced by, or under the supervision of the government. The leading characters are often 'anti-heroes' rather than part of a class to be admired, as in socialist realism, who are dissatisfied with their lives and the world, rather than idealised workers who are part of a socialist utopia (supposedly) in the process of creation. As such, social realism allows more space for the subjectivity of the author. Partly, social realism developed as a reaction against Romanticism, which promoted lofty concepts such as the "ineffable" beauty and truth of art and music, and even turned them into spiritual ideals. As such, social realism focused on the "ugly realities of contemporary life and sympathized with working-class people, particularly the poor."<br /><br /><br />artwork by<br /><div class="workartist"><strong>John Bratby</strong> 1928-1992</div> <div class="worktitle"> <em><strong>The Toilet</strong></em><strong> </strong>1955<br /></div>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-37155304923896305452009-05-27T11:04:00.003+02:002009-05-27T13:23:26.515+02:00Armageddon in Retrospect<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Sh0MJ4I5UWI/AAAAAAAAAt4/nigV_djVIgg/s1600-h/Vonnegut_by_Kboni11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340438096959328610" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 318px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/Sh0MJ4I5UWI/AAAAAAAAAt4/nigV_djVIgg/s400/Vonnegut_by_Kboni11.jpg" border="0" /></a> “Where do I get my ideas from? You might as well have asked that of Beethoven. He was goofing around in Germany like everybody else, and all of a sudden this stuff came gushing out of him.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>It was music. </div><br /><br /><div>I was goofing around like everybody else in Indiana, and all of a sudden stuff came gushing out. </div><br /><br /><div>It was disgust with civilization.”<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>artwork by ~Kboni11</div>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-78242698132161551852009-05-25T08:00:00.000+02:002009-05-25T08:48:17.863+02:00Yearning For Home<p><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3859712&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3859712&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3859712">SIJI - "Yearning For Home" Music Video</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user542323">SIJI</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>. </p><p>'Cos we all know what home is... </p>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-2077510461882353122009-05-21T11:13:00.015+02:002009-05-28T22:34:20.821+02:00Babylon Heights<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/ShSpBKBkfjI/AAAAAAAAAto/u35WOBiTKTg/s1600-h/Irvine+Welsh+%26+Dean+Cavanagh+Zani+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338077295676784178" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/ShSpBKBkfjI/AAAAAAAAAto/u35WOBiTKTg/s400/Irvine+Welsh+%26+Dean+Cavanagh+Zani+4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Babylon Heights<br />a play by Irvine Welsh & Dean Cavanagh </div><br />Ако оставиш четири джуджета в една стая с достатъчно опиум и алкохол, неизбежно краят ще е сълзлив.<br /><br />През 1935-та Metro Goldwyn Mayor адаптира книгата на L. Frnak Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, който всички сме гледали. Вълшебникът от Оз е влязъл е в колективната памет. Действието в книгата, а и самите снимки са по време на ГОЛЯМАТА депресия в САЩ. Алкохолът е бил нелегален, опиумът все още е. В този контекст започват създаването на грандиозната продукция, която се нуждаела от сериозен кастинг. За ролите на the munchkins (май го превеждат "дъвчащите") е трябвало да съберат стотици джуджета, от страната и чужбина. Munchkins са митичните малки хора, които населяват земята на Оз. Масовият внос на джуджета който последвал не е възхитителен, великодушен и човеколюбив акт, нито безболезнен процес, както този оптимистично приповдигнат филм предполага. Дух на дискриминация взел връх спрямо видимо различните хора в онези дни и джуджетата-актьори били разквартирувани в хотел, отделно от останалия актьорски състав и екипа. Мини гето. Хотелът на име Culver, станал известен под Babylon Heights. Това, благодарение на слуховете за пиянските купони на джуджетата. Джуди Гарланд се изпуснала в телевизионно предаване през 1967, описвайки ги като "малки пияници". Думи, по-късно потвърдени и от дъщерите й. Режисьорът също се "шегувал" за munchkins оргии и честите полицейски посещения там. Историята става злокобна с твърдението, че един munchkin се самоубил като се обесил на снимачната площадка докато снимали. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQECeV5nwzA">Един холивудски мит</a>. Ясно се виждало малък човек, който виси от дърво. Официалното изявление от MGM е, че това е птица. Ако просто напишете в youtube <em>suicide, munchkin, the Wizard of Oz</em> ще видите различни версии на въпросната сцена - черно-бели, обработената цветна версия, забавено, забързано, зумнато. <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_a_Munchkin_dwarf_in_The_Wizard_of_Oz_hang_himself_and_die">WikiAnswers</a> по въпроса. И понеже може би никога няма да се разбере какво е станало, това дава обшиииирно поле за интерпретации...<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338077388935021874" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/ShSpGlcERTI/AAAAAAAAAtw/llY-jC_0c9Y/s400/ImageLibrary_i_51_Irvine+Welsh+%26+Dean+Cavanagh+Zani+2.jpg" border="0" /> Дотук сама по себе си историята е достатъчно интригуваща, а Babylon Heights представлява една от версиите <strong>какво е подтикнало джуджето към самоубийство...</strong> И понеже това е <a href="http://www.irvinewelsh.net/">Ървин Уелш</a>, нещата трябва да са зрелищни. Трябва да прекрачи друга граница на бруталия... </p><br /><p>Чарлз беше английско джудже, което обичаше природата и беше изоставило работата си на кралски градинар, за да се снима в продукцията и най-вече, за да види флората и фауната на новия континент. Уточнява се, че прилича на момченце, асексуален, плах... Което го доведе до положение, в което единият му съквартирант го продруса го и го пропи, другият го наеба, а женката му открадна парите, с които трябваше да се прибере обратно на острова, и за да го накара да се почувства по-добре искаше да му духа. Накарая от студиото обезщетиха и тримата с по стотина долара в замяна тяхното мълчание за инцидента. Sick happy ending. Ролите се играят от нормални хора, но за сметка на това декора е огромен. Леглата, столовете, етажерките, цигарите, който пушат, бутилките, от които пият, листите със сценария, всичко е три пъти по-голямо от нормалното. Премиерата е била в Сан Франциско, където Ървин прекарвал половината от времето си. </p>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-85403648146367035692009-05-18T17:37:00.002+02:002009-05-18T17:40:09.087+02:00Benjamin Zander<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r9LCwI5iErE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r9LCwI5iErE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />За малко вдъхновение...nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-82827013913814884742009-05-14T10:40:00.003+02:002009-05-18T19:16:49.354+02:00MW&comics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SgbWAsO4cbI/AAAAAAAAAtY/2S1kaPvg7es/s1600-h/2240-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334186116028854706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SgbWAsO4cbI/AAAAAAAAAtY/2S1kaPvg7es/s400/2240-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Без да се броя за манга фен, но вдъхновена от гангстерския <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831888/">Tekkonkinkreet</a> изтупах от прахта една от книгите в библиотеката ми. MW на Osamu Tezuka a.k.a. бащата на японския манга комикс, за ценителите със статут на manga-god. По образование доктор по медицина. И за да се качи на следващото ниво coolness в очите ни е следващата история...<br /><br />През 1965 получил писмо от Кубрик, с което злият гений го кани да работи като художествен директор по 2001: A Space Odyssey. Tezuka не можел да си позволи да напусне студиото си за цяла година и да отиде да живее в Англия, така че отказал. Въпреки че не работил по филма, много го харесал и пускал на макс саундтрака в студиото си да го държи буден през дългите нощи работа.<br />Според една манга последните думи на Tezuka били 私は、私を機能させるに物ごいよ ("I'm begging you, let me work!").<br /><br />За конкретната книга. MW is a chilling picaresque of evil, казват. Говорят и за хумор, но не знам чу'ек. Убягва ми смешното в японския хорър. Историята е за млад мъж, който произлиза от семейство на Кабуки актьори. Като момче оцелява след масовото убийство с отровен газ на цял един остров, което предопределя живота му занапред. Сюжет, близък до японците, по начина, по който самолети разбиващи се в кули са близки на американците. Смъртоносният химикал MW се складира във военна база на страната X - дискретно, но бързо се разбира, че става въпрос за USA. Не художествено, а съвсем исторически, "присъствието" на американски части в Япония е дало отражение върху почти всички сфери на модерния живот. Например цялата Harajuku култура се заражда благодарение на фетиша към невижданите дотогава западни стоки именно на място където са настанени да живеят семействата на американски военни. И обратно към историята... Действието се развива 15 години след случката на острова. Главният герой или по-точно антигерой вече се е превърнал в най-безскрупулния сериен убиец. А true villain. Тransvestism and homoeroticism са нещо като подсюжети, все едно разпрострените в 600 страници убийства не са достатъчни. Ебаха се с католически свещеник - уж положителния типаж, който неглежираше проблемите почти до самия край на книгата. Така и не можах да си обясня логиката на действията и бездействията му. Като домакиня, която гледа сапунка и се ядосва на подлостта на лошите и на наивитета на добрите.<br /><br /><br />Между другото тази година излиза филм по комикса, но едва ли.<br />Книгата е публикувана на английски от <a href="http://www.vertical-inc.com/company_profile.html">Vertical Publishing</a>, огледално на японската версия.<br /><br />Иииии най-накрая нещо интересно - лекция от Scott McCloud за комиксите като цяло.<br /><object height="326" width="334"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/ScottMcCloud_2005-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ScottMcCloud-2005.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=432"><br /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/ScottMcCloud_2005-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ScottMcCloud-2005.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=432" width="334" height="326"></embed></object>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-61269012551888682052009-05-09T11:44:00.006+02:002009-05-09T15:35:45.714+02:00for word nerdsfor word nerds<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRpcIt0h8qY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRpcIt0h8qY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Въпреки че е най-използван, всички сме наясно, че SA Dictionary е и най-куцият възможен речник. Не случайно в езиковите гимназии забраняват да се ползват речници и граматики (най-вече граматики) писани от българи. Това беше в ерата B.G. (Before Google). Сега вече можем да тайпнем <span style="font-style: italic;">define: ...</span> и готово. От друга страна, Urban Dictionary успя да реши всичките ни лингвистични проблеми на съвсем ново ниво. Откакто го има, няма текст на хип-хоп песен, който да остане неразгадан и това го поставя on top в личната ми класация.<br /><br />Ще си позволя, обаче, да препоръчам още две алтернативи.<br /><br /><a href="http://definr.com/">Definr</a> е мега бърз, suggest-as-you-type речник, който можеш лесно да си туриш у Firefox search box-а. Доста е акуратен според моя опит и съдържа специализирани термини. Е, бързината, с която излизат думите се компенсира от времето, което ти е нужно да си преведеш дефиницията, и все пак..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.visuwords.com/">Visuwords</a> обаче е изрудщината. Какво значи определена дума се разбира чрез връзки с други думи, а като задържиш мишката върху някоя от тях, освен че можеш да местиш и разтягаш цялата диаграма във всички посоки, се показва и значението. Прилича на лесбийските съзвездия от L Word. Поиграйте си малко.<br /><br />video by <a href="http://eloicollective.com/">Eloi Collective</a>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-86996576353489289542009-04-22T01:02:00.003+02:002009-04-22T01:38:59.638+02:00Techrider<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_GwMb0Keds0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_GwMb0Keds0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />source: Dians facebook. не издържах.<br />и <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-VbO59qnKk&NR=1">freeride-a</a> е мно'о як.nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-54062067306642184382009-04-18T09:36:00.004+02:002009-04-18T12:03:47.145+02:00Cerebral Vortex<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1734508&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1734508&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1734508">Cerebral Vortex & Kissey Asplund - HeyCat</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user503554">blythstyle</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Рап сензацията Cerebral Vortex (?), роден в Тексас, но всъщност гражданин на света, и продуцента Еrik L, роден в Швеция, но музикално у дома си в Детройт, представят "Kitty Cat Kabbodle" - тема от 4 трака на Melting Pot Music, разнищваща любовта, секса и връзките. С участието на мацката <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWItoO2Zupo">Kissey Asplund</a>. Love, Beats and Rhymes - phresh for 2009.<br /><br />Oт <a href="http://incubate.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/cerebral-vortex-kissey-asplund-heycat-video/#comments">incubate</a>nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-8184423796758641472009-04-15T10:47:00.003+02:002009-04-15T10:51:50.147+02:00Biggie tribute-mix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SeWfjJXM6OI/AAAAAAAAAs4/4WrqiqmS7n0/s1600-h/notorious-big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E7JwfbMlzO4/SeWfjJXM6OI/AAAAAAAAAs4/4WrqiqmS7n0/s400/notorious-big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324837560592951522" border="0" /></a><b>Suff Daddy's</b> very own mix of <a href="http://www.backspin.de/fileadmin/bildmaterial/Audio_Dateien/Notorious_B.I.G.-mixed_by_Suff_Daddy_www.backspin.de_exclusive.mp3" target="_blank">Biggie-essentials </a><br /><br />01. Mr Cee Freestyle Intro - Notorious B.I.G.<br />02. Flava In Ya Ear - Craig Mack feat Notorious B.I.G.<br />03. Victory (Notorious S.U.F.F. Remix) - Puff Daddy feat Notorious B.I.G.<br />04. Valantra - Les Mccann<br />05. Ten Crack Commandments - Notorious B.I.G.<br />06. Between The Sheets - Isley Brothers<br />07. Big Poppa - Notorious B.I.G.<br />08. One More Chance Remix - Notorious B.I.G.<br />09. Stay With Me - Debarge<br />10. Unbelievable - Notorious B.I.G.<br />11. One More Chance - Notorious B.I.G.<br />12. Juicy Fruit - Mtume<br />13. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.<br />14. Real G's - Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap feat Snoop Dogg Get Money - Junior<br />15. MAFIA feat Notorious B.I.G.<br />16. You Cant Turn Me Away - Sylvia Striplin<br />17. Kick In The Door - Notorious B.I.G.<br />18. Party & Bullshit - Notorious B.I.G.<br />19. Rap Phenomenon - Notorious B.I.G. feat Method Man & Redman Everyday Struggle - Notorious B.I.G.<br />20. Big Booty Hoes - Notorious B.I.G. feat Too Short Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.<br />21. Another Man - Barbara Mason<br />22. Another - Notorious B.I.G. feat Lil Kim<br />23. Who Shot Ya - Notorious B.I.G.<br />24. The What - Notorious B.I.G. feat Method Man Sky's The Limit - Notorious B.I.G.<br />25. My Flame - Bobby Caldwellnickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532816901905701191.post-82561801502831324022009-04-14T00:03:00.004+02:002009-04-14T11:07:33.053+02:00Revenge is a dish best served cold.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7L2ukSJFgCM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7L2ukSJFgCM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Под клипчета като това се изкушавам да напиша <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >very funny!!!</span> или <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HILARIOUS</span></span><br /><br /></div>А за шапката - институция на лошия вкус.nickolettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433648755655444059noreply@blogger.com4