sábado, mayo 26, 2007

Farfur, 2007

"We will win, Bush! We will win Sharon... Oh, wait, Sharon is dead..."

::: Farfur
:::Tomorrow's Pioneers: Sobre la programación infantil de Al-Aqsa
::: Israel's wasted victory (The Economist)

viernes, mayo 25, 2007

G8















"Paper figures depicting the leaders of the G8 countries are placed behind the controversial security fence surrounding the resort in Heiligendamm, northern Germany, where the G8 summit will take place. The action, which took place on Tuesday, May 22, is a protest against the upcoming summit organized by the Green party. "It's absurd that 'democracy' needs a fence around it to protect itself from the people," said Claudia Roth, co-leader of the Greens, said. According to police, demonstrations will only be permitted within five kilometers of the welded-mesh fence with prior authorization..." (
Deutsche Welle)

:::
Court Eases Restrictions for Anti-G8 Groups
::: G8
Heiligendamm
"Panathinaikos's soccer player Andreas Ivanschitz (R) and Bayer Leverkusen's Tranquillo Barnetta (L) pose for a picture after a motion capture filming for a new videogame in Barcelona May 24, 2007. (Reuters)

Episode IV: Star Wars circa 1977



All about Episode IV here.

Exodus from Iraq

"The Iraqi Red Crescent Society has been trying to help Iraqi refugees newly displaced from the violent Diyala province northeast of Baghdad. This girl belongs to one of the 900 families living in a tent city in Baghdad..." (Der Spiegel)

martes, mayo 08, 2007

Arnd Drosse















"Designer and artist Arnd Drossel gave a sneak preview of the wire sphere he plans to climb into and walk 300 km (186 miles) across the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday to raise attention for people suffering from mental disorders. Constructed out of 250 bent stainless steel rods, the sphere weighs about 120 kilograms (265 pounds)..."

Zorbonauten















"Wie sich das Leben in einer Blase anfühlt, erkunden diese beiden "Zorbonauten" am Sonntag (6.5.2007) in Bulgariens Hauptstadt Sofia. Sie stecken in so genannten Zorbs: große elastische Kunststoffbälle mit doppelter Hülle. Darin rollen die Zorbonauten mit Geschwindigkeiten von bis zu 50 Km/H einen Hügel hinunter. Das sei absolut ungefährlich, heißt es, denn die Zorbonauten sind von einer 70 cm starken Luftschicht umgeben, die sich zwischen ihnen und der Außenhülle befindet..."

viernes, mayo 04, 2007

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jueves, abril 19, 2007

martes, abril 17, 2007

Face-Lift for an Aging Museum














From the New York Times

Los K-Q-Cómicos:Toribio, Circa 1984

¡Exclusivo!
Adrián García, Raquel Montero y Juan Manuel Lebrón en un insuperable paso de comedia sobre Toribio y el queso, extraído directamente del desaparecido clásico de la comedia Los K-Q-Cómicos.
Y también en exclusica, Otilio Warrington como la extraordinaria, la extra-size, la extra-large, la única... Cuca Gómez, en entrevista exlcusiva al legendario Mariscal de la Salsa Héctor Lavoe...

:::Toribio: El Queso
:::Cuca Gomez Interviews Hector Lavoe 1984

domingo, abril 15, 2007

We Are Sudamerican Rockers, Circa 1988

Los Prisioneros. Their first video to be ever aired on MTV Latino. From La Cultura De La Basura 1988

domingo, abril 01, 2007

Knut der kleine Eisbär

Knut the polar bear: Young polar bear becomes a celebrity and sparks controversy. Refused by his mother at birth, a symbol for endangered species by global climate for some, and a victim of abuse for animal rights activists, the little bear just got a song devoted to him performed by a 9-year old little berliner called Kitty that has already sold 3,000 CDs...

Meanwhile,
Lady Panda Yan Yan dies at the same Zoo, and the diplomatic battle over Bruno the Bear's body continues...

Knut el oso polar: El pequeño oso polar que alcanzando el estrellato, desató la polémica. Rechazado en la cuna por su madre, símbolo de las especies en peligro por el calentamiento global para algunos, y víctima de abuso para los
activistas por los derechos de los animales, al cachorro le acaban de dedicar una canción interpretada por una niña berlinense llamada Kitty que ya ha vendido más de 3,000 CDs...

Mientras, Osa Panda Yan Yan muere en el mismo zoológico, y la batalla diplomática por el cuerpo de Bruno el Oso continua...

::: Knut Should Be Killed

::: Knut der kleine Eisbär Video

::: Capitalizing on Knut Fever

::: Photos

sábado, marzo 31, 2007

¿Vote Different?

Vote different or why 2008 won't be like "1984"


1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial or why 1984 won't be like "1984"

viernes, marzo 23, 2007

Buzz Aldrin's second walk

Buzz Aldrin walks through the newly constructed glass-floored walkway that hangs 4,000 feet over Grand Canyon...


Skywalk

jueves, marzo 15, 2007

Marcos López: Superhéroe del Sur











Marcos López, Tomando sol en la terraza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002
Liliana Martínez