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August 25, 2008

Rites de potage (LXXIV): The process of cutting foods into fine pieces

Chef Allegra McEvedy as an example: She cooks a 17th century style eel pie. She is tough but in some way also kindhearted:

        

Direct link to video on YouTube

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August 22, 2008

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

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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

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