Category: Arts
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A Vid for the Road
Till we meet again in Malta here’s another of those vids that are serving as an excuse to fill the blogging vacuum (and which I find extremely funny). Here’s how the Stitching problem could best be solved. (as seen on facebook)
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Stitching (An Illustrated Conversation)
The debate rages on. Yesterday’s lunchtime discussion veered onto the issue of censorship and the recent Stitching decision. After the break two persons, who I shall call Caius and Titus not to deviate from the subject, resumed the discussion with an exchange of emails. I found the discussion very interesting (and only intervened once between…
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Smart Brains, Stupid Balls, Banned Campaigns
Maybe the furore is catchy. Maybe, just maybe, the fine line between artistic expression and public information notices is not so clear in advertising. It only just happens that the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has banned two adverts by popular clothing company DIESEL. The problem is visual and not, as one would have…
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Last Kiss (snapshots)
On our first walkabout in NY still fresh from the transatlantic flight led us straight to the glimmering lights of Times Square at around four in the afternoon. The sun was out in all its splendour and the square was readying for an invasion of the “Beautiful Game” with many of the lit screens and panels…
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The Banana Republic
Image via Wikipedia Ten days (and a bit) out of action meant a good deal of recovery. By recovery I mean refocusing and redefining the perspectives. It helps to take a step back from the daily grind and there is no place like the US of A to hit you hard with the hammer of…
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Back
It’s not thanks to Delta Airlines but I’m back in Europe. Yes. Europe. There’s nothing better than a trip to the States to make “European” feel like more than a catchword. Where are you from? I’m European. That became my standard answer after giving up on explaining that Malta is not really that close to…