March 30, 2015
Apocalypse Wow: A Story in Pictures
"Peter Lindbergh’s story 'Apocalypse Wow,' comes to life in this short film, starring models Sasha Pivovarova and Natalie Westling, a crew of martians, and the best of the Spring 2015 collections styled by Sarah Richardson."
March 28, 2015
Message in a Bottle: Luca Turin Reviews the Latest Chanel and Estée Lauder Perfumes
MISIA by CHANEL
ingredients: rose, violet, iris
"First let me state the obvious: it smells good. In the broader context of modern perfumery, this is not a given, rather something to be grateful for."
March 26, 2015
Paul McClure, jewellery artist (Saidye Bronfman Award)
Paul McClure, George Brown College design faculty and 2015 winner for a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. Just look at what he's doing.
It has been more than twenty-five years since I first lost a friend to HIV/AIDS. He was a dancer, had just been accepted to a prestigious program in Toronto, and when it took him it took him fast. I saw him and he looked well and the next I heard he was gone. It still shocks me someone who was so radiantly, obnoxiously full of life should be struck down as if it were nothing.
At this point, I couldn't tell you how many of my friends are dead. While every one of their lives mattered, I confess it's the artists who trouble me. I've re-written that last phrase several times now and have decided I don't have the words to convey the full freight I want from them. Their deaths trouble me: the dancers, the actors, the singers, the writers, and a potter who could tell the same stories as H.R. Giger but in ceramics. I'm troubled by all the work they could have brought into the world and all they work they won't every time one of them comes to mind and once again I find they're gone. How can the rest of us, the ones who are left, possibly make up for it? What if we just can't?
They all mattered. But it's the artists who trouble me. All that potential, existing somehow in anticipation of itself, and then...
And then I see something like this, Paul McClure's response to something like the same story, and beyond the surprise and the wonder is an overwhelming feeling of gratitude.
March 25, 2015
Touching the Art - Episode 1 - Catherine Opie, Bettina Korek, Jori Finkel
"Is art for everyone? Do women still have to be naked to get into the Met? Do rappers, actresses and Shia LaBeouf make better art? In the pilot episode of Ovation's new web talk show, host Casey Jane Ellison and her panelists tackle the pressing issues facing contemporary art."
March 24, 2015
Jorge Luis Borges - 1967-8 Norton Lectures On Poetry
"Ostensibly about poetics, the talks were an occasion for Borges to review his lifelong relationship with literature, including his passion for English." - The New Yorker
March 23, 2015
The Jodorowsky Constellation (1994)
"The quest for the true personality of multi-talented cult artist and psycho-magician Alexandro Jodorowsky."
March 22, 2015
Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This (Live at The BRIT Awards)
Hat tip to Mr. Percifeld.
March 21, 2015
Maria Callas - 'London Farewell Concert' at the Royal Festival Hall (1973)
March 20, 2015
Harlan Ellison talks about storytelling
"Award-winning writer, narrator and storyteller Harlan Ellison talks about his long and distinguished career in this interview conducted for Downpour by Grammy-winning audiobook producer Stefan Rudnicki. Harlan discusses audiobooks, writing the infamous 'The City on the Edge of Forever' episode of Star Trek, and touring with The Rolling Stones."
March 19, 2015
March 18, 2015
A matter of electric sheep
"When the Directors Cut first came out it opened up the question of Deckard being a replicant. It went back and forth for a while before Ridley Scott came clean in an interview and definitively said so. Case closed. Except no it isn't. The thing about sci-fi is that you have to create a world and these worlds have rules. Once you set these rules up and establish how your vision of the future works to the audience you really need to stick to them in order to get a really good film. Blade Runner has some rules and by following them through and looking at the players in the film I'd had a bit of a revelation."
It’s not how the story is told, it’s the telling
Toasted Cheese: Finally, any words of wisdom for our readers?
Tanya Huff: Tell the stories you have to tell. Write a book, write a story, write a poem, write a song, bake cupcakes, bake cookies, bake pie, build a house, dance, sew, paint, draw, rebuild a car, garden, knit, quilt, carve, program a computer, raise a child, make a home, sit around a campfire and start with, “Once upon a time…”
March 16, 2015
Michael Chance - Project Arbiter (2014)
"Buried within history lies a secret war. PROJECT ARBITER."
March 15, 2015
Jaquet Droz - The Charming Bird (2013)
"Official video from Jaquet Droz on their new automaton singing The Charming Bird watch."
The prototype.
March 14, 2015
March 13, 2015
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (New Trailer)
In cinemas April 3 but, sadly, only in the UK.
March 11, 2015
Tangerine Dream - Alpha Centauri
Nick Morfer: "This track is so amazing.Coffee machine to the cosmos!"
March 10, 2015
Marvel vs DC
"Marvel was about people trying to be heroes. DC was about heroes trying to be people."
March 09, 2015
March 08, 2015
Stephen Fry's Key to the City - Exploring the Mysteries of the City of London
"Stephen Fry discovers the hidden mysteries of the City of London, from the huge amount of cash in the Bank of England vaults to the terrors of Dead Man's Walk at the Old Bailey. The QI host tours the City of London, discovering the hidden mysteries of this rich and powerful square mile. Along the way, he visits the Bank of England's vaults, witnesses high drama at the London Metal Exchange as dealers buy and sell stocks, and experiences Dead Man's Walk at the Old Bailey, where many condemned criminals trod their final steps. Plus, as a recipient of the Freedom of the City of London, Stephen finds out just what privileges this gives him."
Le service est compris
In defense of the notoriously arrogant French waiter.
March 07, 2015
Exclusive tour of Guerlain’s La Ruche new production site
"Inaugurated at the beginning of February, La Ruche is Guerlain’s new production site for Makeup and Skincare. The state-of-the-art site meets demanding pharmaceutical industry standards, as well the most exacting environmental norms. The new facility will support Guerlain’s ambitious development program for the coming 40 years."
The 160th anniversary of Guerlain's bee bottle
I'm a couple years late with this one but Thierry Wasser and an original, hand-written Guerlain formulary is always timely.
March 06, 2015
March 05, 2015
March 04, 2015
March 03, 2015
March 02, 2015
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Ballad Of The Mighty I
Hat tip to Mr. Percifield.
March 01, 2015
The Grand Tour - Jeremy Wells and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
THE GRAND TOUR Jeremy Wells and the NZSO from Perendale on Vimeo.