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Monday, November 19, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Dragonette - Bodyparts
Toronto's own Dragonette has a brand new album, their third. After you get used to Martina Sorbara's high-pitched wails and breathy whispers -- half-Gwen Stefanni, half-Marilyn Monroe -- this is a massive rock-dance-pop record, with loads of hooks, riffs, beats and melodies. Not everything sounds super fresh but there's enough here to get the party started and then some.
Friday, October 5, 2012
The Secret Around-the-World Adventures of Owney
Today artist David Montgomery and I are launching a Kickstarter campaign for our new graphic novel about Owney, the Postal Dog. Check it out!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Ms. Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman’s back on the cover for Ms. Magazine’s 40th anniversary issue, with art by Mike and Laura Allred!
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Floating greenhouse
The Science Barge greenhouse is a prototype of a sustainable
urban farm floating on the Hudson River. The greenhouse grows fresh produce with zero net
carbon emissions, zero pesticides, and zero runoff.
Labels:
Architecture,
Nature,
Photography
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Leaving
The video for the new Pet Shop Boys single is as elegant as the song, in stark black-and-white with echoes of Derek Jarman's "Rent" and "King's Cross".
Cover for CD 2, Chris and his weird hoodie. CD 1 can be seen here.
Cover for CD 2, Chris and his weird hoodie. CD 1 can be seen here.
Labels:
Music,
Music videos,
Pet Shop Boys
Caxirola
Musician Carlinhos Brown just "invented" a new music instrument to be used during the 2014 World Cup in place of the dreadful vuvuzelas.
Words and Music by Saint Etienne
After the Pet Shop Boys' letdown, fans of pop can find solace and then some in St. Ettiene's latest, a perfect concoction of feel-good pop with just a tinge of nostalgia. The deluxe version with remixes makes it sweeter.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Canada at the Biennale
Is it just me, or the Canadian Pavilion in Venice looks a little boring? Leftovers from a wood mill?
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