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Monthly Archives: July 2008

Love will tear us apart (again)

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

For the updated version of the video, director Jonathan Steamish mixed old video footage from the John Peel show together with stills.
From the junction.

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Andy!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Andy was in town this week with the Nike SB crew. Cookies came calling and didn’t disappoint. 4+ hours of hip hop hits and misses. All over it.

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Obamamania

Saturday, July 26, 2008

So yeah, the rally. We thought that if we arrived 3 hours ahead of the 7pm start time, we’d have a good chance of getting close enough to at least see Barack give his address. It didn’t work out that way. After passing through the Brandenburg Gate and beginning the mile long walk to the [...]

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School isn’t cheap these days

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Our friend Keith has proposed a revolutionary new way to pay for grad school: artist “sponsorship.” In addition to helping him offset costs by purchasing one of his drawings, friends, family and art philanthropists can actually sponsor Keith through his time at CalArts.
When you donate money to help me with my school expenses during [...]

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ospop and the continuing popularity of Chinese workers’ shoes

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

One Small Point of Pride (ospop) has introduced a line of Chinese workers’ shoes to the rest of the world. Tian Lang work shoes are found on the feet of legions of blue collar and construction workers in China. Like the Warrior Shoes, these shoes are popular because they’re cheap and sturdy. Ben Walters, the [...]

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My Little Dead Dick No More

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Pat Pat told us that MLDD was no more, but now the whole story is available for the world to read.

One of Patrick’s new photos from his Tokyo trip. © Patrick Tsai

From the “Modern Times” series. “U.F.O.,” Wuhan, China 2008. © Patrick Tsai

“Battles,” 2006. © Patrick Tsai

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CCTV and TVCC

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Andre was nice enough to send me some photos he’d taken of the newly completed CCTV and TVCC buildings in Beijing. Andre was the project architect for TVCC, so he’s been there from the start.

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Berlin Fashion Week

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

It was Berlin Fashion Week last weekend and one of the highlights was this “street fair” near Bernauer Strasse. Lots of independent designers and small labels based in Germany.

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Matt and Gina

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

They visited us last weekend, so we got them to show us their “surprised” look.

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Obama in Berlin

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Finally announced…

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