“The Headmaster Ritual from a November 9, 2007 webcast. The song was originally released by The Smiths in their 1985 album “Meat is Murder. Watch the Live performance of Radiohead’s;
Photography by Tamara
Tamara Lichtenstein creates unique lifestyle images.. Looking through her portfolio, it is clear that her latest work focuses mostly towards female portraits and each photograph captures the true feelings and emotion of womanhood. Check out the gallery for more of Tamara’s beautiful collection of the photograph she creates. tamaralichtenstein.com
Wearing paints! BodyPaint Festival
The world bodypaint artists get together at Seeboden to celebrate the fantasy of paints on human body. In the community of largest body painting festival, artists transform the body of models under the layers of colors. Body painting is temporary and lasts for only several hours, it's generally referred as temporary tattoos.. This is not just a competition but is also a joyful celebration of colors. Have a look; Bodypainting-festival.com
Paper Man
Paper Man is a directorial debut from Michele & Kieran Mulroney which turns a story of friendship across a generational divide into an appealing comedy-drama. Set in Long Island, Richard Dunn (Jeff Daniels) is an unsuccessful writer who lives a rambling, boring life. He enters into a platonic relationship with a most intelligent teenage girl (Emma Stone) that opens his eyes to new possibilities. Michele recalls. "I wouldn’t say writer’s block per say, but nobody wanted to read what we were writing, we were at a sort of stalled out point in our own careers. We really related to ...
Rainbow Body by Olga Feldman
Impressive illustrations! by Olga Feldman graphic designer and illustrator based in Saint Petersburg (Russia). The inspiration behind Rainbow Body seems to be her passion for rainbows which shines through her art work. It must be as stunning as the artwork itself that throwing its audience into an imaginary world. Check more exceptional work from this gallery.
Protest Against Animal Cruelty
AnimaNaturalis activists staged a protest in front of the Commercial Office of Canada in central Barcelona against the annual Canadian traditional seal hunt. The members of the organization protested naked and painted as bloody seals as collective gesture to protest against the seal hunt in Canada. Earlier Street Theater protested against ANIMAL CRUELTY on FEBRUARY 15 in front of the Canadian Consulate. With its annual seal hunt, Canada found responsible for the largest mass slaughter of marine mammals in the world. The European Union also placed an import ban on all Canadian seal product. Sealing is practiced in five countries: ...
Leaf Art
Making an art out of leaves is not a new idea but several artists have taken the medium to a new level by using it for an expression of gratitude towards nature... When the leaves start to fall, it can be picked up and pressed leaves can be used for portrait or cut images of everything from landscapes. With comprehensible painstaking effort these framed - sustainable art can be little more interesting, it can uplift your mood for autumn!! Source: FoliagesArt.com
Romanticism- Lou Reed
Lou Reed will present his third photo collection "Romanticism" which will include various landscape and architectural recurrent theme, the book has series of stunning images and exclusive new content. "Romanticism" is being considered as an authentic source of aesthetic experience that represent intuitive perception that the natural world is a source of goodness. Lou states, recalling the contexts for these images, "The trees and the wind billowing and dancing in Edinburgh reminding me of the storm I fell in love with in Cork. The perspectives and range of blacks and whites the perfect thing for a film noir fan." Lou Reed ...
Circus Story Memoirs by Paola Ventura
‘Winter Stories' is children’s picture storybook by internationally acclaimed artist Paola Ventura that follows the life of a circus performer working as an entertainer. This Circus Story Memoirs showcase how a circus performer reminisces before he goes to the big circus tent in the sky. The Paoloa Ventura Winter Stories book narrating past experiences about a fictional character of circus performer as he looks back on his life during his final moments- a delightful work full of amazing photographs. The book has a limited edition release with only two thousand copies being distributed currently.
Tips for Dating Vintage
Always have a Plan When it comes to dating, also if you getting dating guide the way you are out you should aware what you are doing wrong, what to do and what not to do. This ‘13 Tips for Single Dames’ dating tips will help you to get started. The classic images collection date back to the February 1938 issue of Click Photo-Parade magazine. The ‘13 Tips for Single Dames’ tells you what you should not do because we make mistake, it happen to everyone, regardless if we admit it or not, this ultimate collection may just be the guideline ...
Antwerp Station Virtual Tour
The Central Station of Antwerp built between 1895 and 1905 is one of the world's most impressive and magnificent railway station known as one of the main landmarks in Antwerp. There are three levels of tracks and a shopping center that includes a diamond gallery with more than 30 diamond shops. The station has been recently rebuild up and to give the virtual world a peak of the results, famous Brussels put the whole station into pixel art. You can now take a virtual tour, create you own avatar and even collect diamonds to get more info on the station. ...
Mainstream Media & ‘Mad Men’ Era
It gives an impression that everything 1950s is coming back into fashion that correlate to some extent to the popular television series, Mad Men, which is set in the late 50s and early 60s. The show even came out with a trendy online game that lets you feel ‘Mad Men Yourself’ into looking like you are from that era. Life Magazine brought these old photos to live from the early years of Playboy. Take a look at the photos to see some vintage Playboy photos here. Became a Fan of Life.com at Facebook
Michael Jackson and His Magic Shoes
The 'Smooth Criminal’ dance was one of the King of Pop’s secret’s in the shoes which can be noticed in his celebrated performances. The Patent number 5255452 which Michael Jackson filed in 1992 reveals how Jackson and his dancers executed the gravity-defying lean at 45-degree angles during live performances of the song "Smooth Criminal". You can check the magic shoes in action here in this video. Abstract from the Patent "A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch ...
The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience- A drama set during the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl ( Sasha Grey) meeting the challenges of her devoted boyfriend and clients. But if you're in the business of meeting people, you never know who you're gonna to meet... Directed by Steven Soderbergh Produced by Mark Cuban Gregory Jacobs ...
Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace the book by Greg Mortenson Greg is story of building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this is an excellent approach for educating children, especially girls, in the high atop rugged mountain regions of northern Pakistan. It is truly remarkable to know how he has patiently built relationship with the local people and moderate Muslim leaders in the area over many years. The book emphasizes the role of young people as important participants in the world. On the New York Times bestseller list this book has enjoyed an amazing 16 straight ...
Sleep Dealer
In a desolate future where the borders have been sealed, huge computer networks commodity reminiscences and corporate warriors have been militarized, a tech-savvy man from a small Santa Ana farm village discovers a mystifying transmission that seems to be a blueprint for the city of the future. Fleeing to Tijuana, Memo (a young campensino) has implants placed in his body in order to become a "node worker" and strike into a vast network that operates robots located in the United States. Breaking barrier of technology the film Sleep Dealer set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed ...
Live Entertainment in Taxis
Dollar Van - an alternative transportation system brought a twist in local transportation by providing a showcase of talented musicians, rappers and comedians performing inside a dollar van with real passengers during mass transit. Dollar Van a privately owned transportation vehicle offering commuters a cheap ride to make their journey adventurous and immensely entertaining through various route. Get a ride.. Enjoy! :)
Twitter Tools Used for Massive Demonstrations
Moldova, a small country between Romania and Ukraine was recently in news. The social networking module Twitter is being used as an organizing tool for huge demonstrations in the captial Chisinau by angry youth over recent election results that favored the communist party. Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe with a GDP per capita of about $1,200. Moldova is not exactly a place where one can imagine a cutting edge-social networking technology to penetrate so deeply. Now #pman is an exceptionally popular tag on Twitter that stand for “Piata Marii Adunari Nationale” which is the name ...
Drop in CDs sale
The year 2008 saw a drop in CD sales and also in the number of buyers purchasing music and it has been also noticed that there has been changed the way consumers buy and listen to music. As per annual Digital Music Study by NPD Market Research (formerly known as National Purchase Diary), there were 17 million fewer CD customers in 2008 than in past years. CD sales have been dropping for quite some time, and while 1.5 billion songs were sold digitally last year, the number of Internet users paying for digital music only increased by 8 million in ...
Feel Movies- High-Tech Jacket
The researchers from Philips Electronics developed a jacket that lets people feel movies. The jacket is connected with vibration motors, this would be the first step to study the effects of touch on a movie viewer’s emotional response to what is being experienced on the big screen. Paul Lemmens, a Philips senior scientist, says " “We want people to feel Bruce Lee’s anxiety about whether he will get out alive.” The jacket contains 64 independently controlled actuators distributed across the arms and torso. The actuators are arrayed in 16 groups of four and linked along a serial bus; each group shares ...
Powered Body Colors
Holi is an Indian Festival of Colors which is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalugna which arrives with the promise of warm days and new life. Holi celebrates arrival of Spring which is the season of rejuvenation, the earth discards its winter gloom and begins to blossom again. As it to mark seasonal change, people celebrate Holi by throwing colored powder and water at each other. Holi sprinkle colors into Indian landscape and invites the celebration of life. This year, Holi day was March 11. Holi Festival of Colors - video powered by Metacafe More Pics at ...
The Character Project
Mary Ellen Mark is world-renowned photographer known for her images which fall between social photojournalism and portraiture, in her latest Character Project she brings together world-famous photographers featuring Sylvia Plachy, Dawoud Bey, Jeff Dunas, David Eustace, Eric Ogden and many more.. The photographic collection are amazing, it represent the characters that you meet on a journey through United State of America. Check this video;
Conch Shell Blowing Contest
Conch Shell Blowing is a long tradition in the ‘Conch Republic’ of the Florida Keys, Lloyd Mager 35, impressed judges at the 47th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest with portions of "Strangers in the Night," as well as the classic Hebrew folk song "Hava Nagilah" and "The Alley Cat Song." "To play the conch shell well, you need the lips and the cheek muscles," said Lloyd, who likened it to playing a brass instrument. "But it comes from the heart and soul." The shell of the sea mollusk is a symbol of the long tradition of island chain which best represent Conch ...
Hinamatsuri- (Girl’s Day)-Japanese Festival
The Japanese Doll Festival Hinamatsuri ( Girls' Day) also called Momo no Sekku is celebrated on March 3, the third day of the third month. On this occasion, Japanese families pray for happiness, prosperity and safety of their young girls. Families with their daughters display special dolls which are arranged to reflect social order and to help ensure that they grow up healthy and beautiful. The displays are generally have seven tiers with dolls and small furniture which look like an imperial court. The top tier holds two dolls usually placed in front of a gold folding screen representing the Emperor ...
Examined Life
Examined Life is the documentary on philosophy by Astra Taylor which reveal power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it. The documentary covers original thinking by eight diverse intellectuals on the streets, sidewalks and roadside paths. Examined Life- the title is derived from a quote by Socrates, featuring Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwarne Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor, the doc thrives on conversation with the help of diverse thinkers. Interview: Astra Taylor Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Philosophy/Education/General Interest Limited Theatrical Release: Feb 25, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire Grab 8 Oscars
Slumdog Millionaire receive TOP Honors at the 81ST Academy Awards, the movie Directed by Danny Boyle won best picture, director, screenplay, score, song, cinematography, sound mixing, and film editing. Slumdog Millionaire is story of 18-year man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? And his participation goes beyond expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials. More News at Times of India
According to music website Billboard The next album of Madonna will be known as “Licorice” which is expected to be released in April 08, Larry Flick- Former Billboard editor revealed the news on his radio show & played her two new songs i.e. Candy Shop & The Beat Goes On the Music Site.
This album will be Madonna’s last studio album for her longtime record label Warner. Madonna’s future releases will be under a ground breaking recording & touring deal with concert promoter Live Nation. Her last album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” sold an estimated 1.6 million copies in the United States.
More news at New York times.
Brett Lee carry on his new-found Bollywood career. Last year, he recorded a hit with Asha Bhonsle ‘You are the One for Me’ which scored number two in India and SA. He said earlier that he would one day like to play the lead role in a Bollywood movie and his Hindi isn’t bad either. He has been asked about his recent song with Asha Bhosle ‘Haa Main Tumhara Hoon” ,Watch how he face people from entertainment industry.
La Vie en Rose is a film by Olivier Dahan that examine the life of famous singer Edith Piaf in a very fine stunning way from her childhood singing on the streets of Paris in 1930’s and so on the journey to impulsive super stardom. This is the movie about her singing career from slums of Paris to the limelight of New York and finally to her tragic death at only age 47.
Shadmehr Aghili 34, is an Iranian musician, singer and songwriter, Shadmehr composed a great deal of music for the regional singers. Shadmehr came to United States to perform a U.S. tour with his first concert in 2006 at the Warner Theatre in Washington DC, He is popular singer in Iran, watch Aghili in Aghoosh , the album which make him so popular.
