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August 28, 2010
Weird Tales At Whitechapel
This week's art challenge at Whitechapel was envisioning a new cover and style for WEIRD TALES. Which is a bit cheeky, as WEIRD TALES' outgoing editor Stephen Segal hangs out there.
But this week's entries were a bit good. Here's Raid's, go and see the rest.
(Also worth noting that Paul Sizer, a Whitechapel regular, was hired to illustrate a story for WEIRD TALES on the strength of his entries in previous versions of the remake/remodel artist challenges at Whitechapel.)
Lost Language Found On Back Of A Letter
Notes on the back of a 400-year-old letter have revealed a previously unknown language once spoken by indigenous peoples of northern Peru, an archaeologist says.
Penned by an unknown Spanish author and lost for four centuries, the battered piece of paper was pulled from the ruins of an ancient Spanish colonial church in 2008.
But a team of scientists and linguists has only recently revealed the importance of the words written on the flip side of the letter.
The early...
Warren's Semi-Regular Call For New Podcasts To Enjoy
I currently grab the following podcasts:
* Avant-Avant
* Broken20
* The Economist: Videography
* Electronic Explorations
* In Our Time
* KEXP Song Of The Day
* Psychedelic Salon
* Reith Lectures 2010
* TEDTalks (video)
* TouchRadio
* 3VOOR12 Viral Radio
I like music podcasts. I like video podcasts so long as they are short. I like odd things. I like learning about weird stuff. I find most science podcasts very boring or annoying. I live in Britain, so "This American Life" is useless to m...
August 27, 2010
Delighted to see my friend Ryan Keely interviewed at AICN...
Delighted to see my friend Ryan Keely interviewed at AICN about comics. Important note: Ryan Keely also buys her round, and can match an Englishman drink for drink.
Haider Ackermann, via Fashionphilos
"…Haider Ackermann Design. The raw, sort of scientific nature of his clothes, complemented perfectly by the sinuous cuts of fabric that are draped, folded, and tucked…"
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