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Olympics

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (review)

Thu, Aug 09, 2012
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There is no question that Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and vocal dissident of China’s repressive dictatorship, is one of the most colorful and most significant global figures of the early 21st century…

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London photo of the day: the baleful glare of Wenlock

Wed, Aug 08, 2012
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Olympic mascot Wenlock goes Hollywood in Leicester Square.

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question of the day: What piece of music do you wish had been used in a movie so you could see the visuals and story that go with it?

Wed, Aug 08, 2012
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Inspired by Tubular Bells II, and how cinematic the movements are. There are huge chunks of this I’d love to see onscreen…

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London photo of the day: just don’t drive during the Olympics, okay?

Tue, Aug 07, 2012
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Just don’t.

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film and modern Olympics born within six months of each other in mid 1890s (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Aug 07, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: What pop songs always remind you of the films they were used in?

Tue, Aug 07, 2012
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Me? I cannot ever hear Eric Clapton’s “Layla” and not think of GoodFellas…

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London photo of the day: it is balloon!

Mon, Aug 06, 2012
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Blimp over Nelson’s Column.

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big-name SF writers of 1987 make predictions about life in 2012 (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Aug 06, 2012
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London photo of the day: Olympic countup?

Sun, Aug 05, 2012
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I’m not sure what the clock in Trafalgar Square that was formerly counting down to the Olympics is now measuring…

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is this really a collection of Terry Gilliam’s notes and sketches? (and other adventures in social networking)

Sun, Aug 05, 2012
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