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Some are More Equal Than Others

Some are More Equal Than Others

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At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas held at Sydney Opera House and The Wheeler Centre in November, creator of The Wire David Simon presented Some People Are More Equal Than Others… Discussing the ever-increasing divide between rich and poor in America, and how capitalism has lost sight of its social compact. “There’s no barbed wire around West […]

Spike Jonze in Interview Magazine

Spike Jonze in Interview Magazine

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On the eve of the release of his new film Her staring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze sits down with fellow director Nicole Holofcener for Interview Magazine. The pair discuss his career from getting started in music videos through to directing Being John Malkovic; his propensity to check his phones for texts to see “is anybody […]

Anatomy of a Snowflake

Anatomy of a Snowflake

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As the first snow falls in the Northern Hemisphere, Russian amateur photographer Alexi Kljatov captures the incredibly intricate formations of individual flakes with a delightfully homemade macro photography rig. Source: Gothamist See the pics: Here Check out Alexi’s guide to creating his DIY macro photography set up for snowflake shooting: Here

KLOKE Store by Sibling

KLOKE Store by Sibling

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Melbourne fashion label KLOKE has just opened their first retail store on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. Designed by local design practice Sibling, the store’s fit-out features the use materials including copper piping and timber cubes in a to create a space that’s inviting, attractive and practical. The store has just been featured on Dezeen, complete with […]

Sex Adlibbing with R Kelly

Sex Adlibbing with R Kelly

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R Kelly can write a shamelessly seductive hit about virtually any topic imaginable – as he’s proved many times over with songs like “Sex Planet”, “Sex in the Kitchen”, “Sex Weed” and many others. “I know how to put it into a melody and make it comical, but sexual at the same time,” the R&B star […]

North Korea on Instagram – New Shots from the DPRK

North Korea on Instagram – New Shots from the DPRK

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Associated Press Chief Photographer for Asia, David Guttenfelder has recently been documenting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, aka North Korea, where authorities have loosened strict policies about photojournalism. He has been one of the first photographers allowed to bring a smartphone inside the country, where a 3G network is now available for visitors, making […]

At Home with Faye Toogood

At Home with Faye Toogood

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British designer Faye Toogood opens the door of her London home to the New York Times Sunday Magazine… As to be expected, the late-Georgian house she shares with her husband and young daughter is a mix of fine and flea market, or “the precious and the raw” as she puts it… Which as an accompanying video […]

A Newspaper Without Photographs

A Newspaper Without Photographs

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To coincide with the opening Paris Photo, French newspaper Libération removed all images from its 14 November issue in a bid to show the power and importance of photography at a time when the industry is facing unprecedented challenges, say the newspaper’s editors. “…no one can ignore the calamitous situation press photographers now find themselves in… […]

News Is Bad for You

News Is Bad for You

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News misleads. News inhibits thinking. News wastes time. Simply put, news is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier, argues author of The Art of Thinking Clearly, Rolf Dobelli. In an extract of an essay first published on the writer’s website, Dobelli elaborates that new leads to fear and aggression, hinders creativity and […]