Radiohead “House of Cards” and Google cooperation

Radiohead just released a new video for its song “House of Cards” from the album “In Rainbows”.
No cameras or lights were used. Instead two technologies were used to capture 3D images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar [...]

Eurovision 2008 in Elbonia & 5th Museum night, in Belgrade

Month of May, month of May -everything is lovely and gay. Culture in Serbia is meeting cold turkey (heard today one landed in Belgrade right from Ireland?!?) and more in preEuroTrash called Eurovision (contest for the best EuroSong). It’s not the fact that the official web site for Eurovision Belgrade 2008 is quite hideous but [...]

Radiohead Against Human Trafficking – ‘All I Need’ Video Now!

Radiohead released today a video broadcasting globally, which aims to raise awareness of human trafficking. The lead singer, Thom Yorke, and his bandmates produced a music video together with MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) for “All I Need,” a song from their In Rainbows album. The video was filmed in Australia by Oscar-winning cinematographer [...]

Gmail art -Russian version

I don’t use Russian language, but I really liked what global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi (Moscow) created for Google. Their promo video for Gmail suppose to attract more Russian people to use Gmail. This is how looks local version for global web service. Share & enjoy!

Howard K. Martian, Extraterrestrial Anthroplogist

And now something completely different that made my day! Howard Rheingold in his Vlog series on digital culture and social media, now presents hilarious video from his archive (1976) posing as Howard K. Martian, extraterrestrial anthropologist. In this cyberpunkerish eposiode with elements of Monty Python & Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, equipped with a radiomike, Howard [...]

The Commons: Flickr and Library of Congress

The Library of Congress began last year first collaboration with Flickr and now has launched its pilot project called The Commons. Yesterday they announced a partnership that will put photos from the LoC’s collection online in a social environment and users to interact with them. LoC started organizing historical photograph collections [...]

Quote of the month

Actually this quote, that I just grabbed, is the quote for the first 20 days of January 2008. Why only for the first 20 days you ask? Because. One cycle ends, the other begins.
‘Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds’ – Albert Einstein

Will you save the energy over the upcoming holidays?

Since I will be far, far, far away trying hardly to use my mobile gadgets, I have the question:
Can you manage to get completely analogue and turn off your computers for the Holidays? Frankly?

credits: Randall Munroe
Have a great Holidays performance!

Readings: expect the unexpected

Here is the list for recently published texts and articles, readings in the next few days for those who are curious and want to entertain their grey cells:
European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) Media Anthropology Network is discussing working papers about socio-cultural aspects of media technology uses within the scope of e-seminars via the Network’s [...]

William Gibson interview on his new novel, futurism, SL

The sci-fi he novelist, famous for inventing the word ‘cyberspace’, William Gibson, is launching these days his latest book Spook Country . In the interview he reveals the relationship between technology and society ever since his cyberpunk classic Neuromancer, also what he missed in it, why he’s not a technophile, on Second life, hypertext way [...]

4 – my home town meme

Seems that tagging and writing memes are popular these days, so I’ve been tagged by Robyn, to write 4 memes on Belgrade, my favourite corners or places, which idea came first from Robert from Middle Zone Musings. This is hard as each corner of the city has its own charm, and those are referred at [...]

The march of Drina

Mars na Drinu is the best, my humble opinion, war ex-Yugoslavian film, made in 1964. My favourite, watched it several times on Tv when I was kid. Why this film is special beside this:
The film was made during the communist era of Yugoslavia. Unlike 99% of war movies made during that time, this one doesn’t [...]

Charles Simic in US Poet Laureate

The news via and from LoC, say that first Serbian Poet laureate joins a long line of distinguished US poets. Charles Simic (b.1938, Belgrade) moved in the 60’s to US and began his career working at the Chicago Sun Times. More about his work and selected bibliography here.

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Eight random facts meme

Ok, I haven’t been played this here before, but after our ‘to/in reply’ messages via Twitter, Mr.Real PJ tagged me to reveal eight random facts about me. So, they will not be “that” short, rather short-story like, as I am passionate about writing (short stories, notes -written word in general). I hope you’ll find [...]

Van Morrison in Belgrade

This summer’s refreshments in the city, for those who are staying, are culture, music, art, design. Van the Man, Irish singer & songwriter, author, poet, artist with rich biography, known officially as Van Morrison, who is on tour, and is coming to Belgrade, on September 21st. The concert will take place to Pionir Hall. [...]

BELEF 07: Here and There is Over Here

Belgrade is the main center of the art, culture, contemporary international scene this summer. This year’s Belef07 (Belgrade Summer Festival) offers diversity and richness of culture programe during the summer with lots of events from July 23 – August 12 2007. Program of Belef presents the greatness of events in music, theatre, visual [...]

And the Stones are rolling…

…still, thank you. No official cameras, interviews, elegantly wasted or preserved in their sixties, as it was in THE 60’s. This time @ the beach, around 2 hours, pure energy, the wind, fire, pyrotechnics, jumping and lot of fans all over the region. With few sentences in Serbian – the show started and ended as [...]

Brave new photography -JPG mag

Issue 12, closing in 33 days. Three themes:  Creative licence (photography as design), Family (Who are the people close to you?),  and Fashion (telling stories with photos and clothing). I’ve been busy to submit more, but you feel free to register and to participate.

RCHP – Can’t stop!

This is how Serbian people (and others from ex-YU and neighbouring countries) had great time last night in Serbia, Indjija, and hunger for good rock ‘n’ roll concert. Red Hot Chili Peppers landed to the field by helicopter, and started with this, playing one hour and fifteen minutes concert.
“White heat is screaming in [...]

Scandinavian Design – Beyond the Myth

It has been more than 50 years of the presence of Scandinavian design, and it is celebrated by exhibitions Beyond the Myth with various art works from Denmark, Island, Finland, Norway, Sweden.
This exhibition of design with over 200 artworks is placed at Muzej 25.maj in Belgrade from 6.Jun – 2. September 2007. Scandinavian design [...]

Rolling Stones at Jaz Beach or Red Hot Chili Peppers in Indjija?

When I was a little girl, it was family known thing that if someone asks me what is my favourite football team I should say Red Star. Even today  I am “Red Star” fan, although my knowledge of football is more than miserable. Then I grew up into teenager and I used to listen to [...]

Me @ FaceBook

I’ve been slightly geeky damaged in the last few weeks that I (almost) didn’t see the notice (invitation) from my former, former , former supervisor from UCSD, to join the FaceBook. Also, so geeky-retarded I found out that (almost) everyone (for me relevant) is there. Silly me, now I got hooked and I’m for hours [...]

Fine Art of Blogging

Fine Art of Blogging is an international project that brings together blog artists, sharing their blogging views and experiences. This project is bringing different people with different backgrounds into an online social community. This is the outcome: take a look and read my words.  Feel free to comment and participate.
What is blog to you? How [...]

Land and water, protecting our fragile environment

…was the name of the 2007 OSCE photo contest. As I earlier talked about this competition, the results you may see on the offical web site, 21 winner photographs with interesting backgrounds, scenes, locations, stories.  My picks:

Power plant “Kosova A” near Pristina, 4 March 2006. The plant produces much need electricity but also considered to [...]

Protecting online photos

Interesting post on blog Of Zen and Computing, if you are pro photographer, suggest the ways how you can protect your photos from ‘being stolen’. Those who use Creative Commons licences – may skip reading this article, and for the others there are some tips on technical roadblocks (e.g. disable right-clicking), aesthetic roadblocks (watermarks, [...]

KOOP in Belgrade, additional information

As I wrote earlier on tonight’s gig of KOOP in Belgrade, organizers moved the place of the concert from Kalemegdan to Sport Center 25.maj,  at the open air of volleyball playing courts, close to river Danube. Concert begins at 23h, and expect great music journey on Danube with 9 musicians and great vocals of beautiful [...]

It’s all in your Head: increase your creativity in three steps!

Let’s talk about science and creativity. Aristotle used it, Nikola Tesla used it, many of you use your brain functions in everyday life, intelectual challenges, creative work, but sometimes not in its fullest or maybe you have experienced the braincramp? Dr Robyn McMaster, from MITA International Brain Based Center who works with Dr. Ellen Weber, [...]

100 Wallpaper design magazine covers

I have been raised up, among other magazines that have been around me for years, with Wallpaper : international.design.interiors.fashion.travel. Wallpaper* is with me for the whole decade, when I was into architecture, making things, travelling, fashion, design. I was even recognizing both editions – while in London (UK), or while sitting at the Starbucks / [...]