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August 22, 2008

Our Weekly Postcard (LXXV)

Weekend – time for us to visit the 33. Winterthurer Musikfestwochen. We hope to be back in a few days. Have a nice time!

Backside of the card: Andrews Sisters – The Woodpecker Song (1940)

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A download from A Jazz Anthology

By Gris-Gris at 3:29 pm CET | Category: Backyard
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archaische Wucht

»Wenn Du im Haus eines anderen schläfst, schlafe mit einem offenen und einem geschlossenen Auge.«


1. Regel von Mestre Bimba, in Capoeira (Wikipedia-Artikel des Tages):

Capoeira ist ein brasilianischer Kampftanz, dessen Ursprung auf den afrikanischen NíGolo (’Zebratanz’) zurückgeführt wird.
Capoeirista

Gif Capoeirista von Wikipedia (CC license 2.5)

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Art: Joshua Callaghan

Sculptures based on graphs and charts, all 2008. Picture: Very Concerned, Somewhat concerned, Not at All Concerned, wood, paint

Sculpture by Joshua Callaghan

Via Waxy: Links

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August 21, 2008

Test your skills: The Language Trainers Accent Game

Accent Test

Watch videos of several people, each reciting two lines from Rudyard Kipling’s poem If [...entire poem]. Then take a guess at their country of origin, and see how high you can score.

The LT Accent Game

By Gris-Gris at 4:12 pm CET | Category: Linktips
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Net Art: Los amigos de la imagen

Los amigos de la imagen es un proyecto multimedial que intenta vincular arte y tecnología, en este caso en el plano del net art. Autores: Federico Torroba y Juan Ignacio Colombo

Los amigos de la imagen

Via: Rhizome

By Eric at 1:45 pm CET | Category: Linktips
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