GLORIA

CURIOUS

POV

Vivienne Westwood here again with more awesome commentary. 
See also: In Conversation With. 

LIZZI

With the release of Gang Gang Dance's new album, I thought I'd post this cute interview with singer Lizzi Bougatsos (2008).

PAULA

Fellow designer Anna Craemer has been interviewing people in the field for her thesis project Critical Graphic Design. Last year Anna and I attended Paula's lecture and both of us found her attitude and approach very refreshing. Nice to have more views from the woman herself in this great interview.

SWEET NOTHINGS

 
Bon Weekend.

HERE SOMETIMES

I think I can honestly say that I'll always like Blonde Redhead. Sometimes I forget about them, then they resurface at just the right time. 


New: Here Sometimes

IN CONVERSATION WITH

Vivienne Westwood chats with the New York Times. 
See also: Other Latest Crush.

REQUIRED VIEWING

Ways of Seeing came out in the 70s, and the series was so popular it was then turned into a book. In this episode, John Berger takes us from the beginning of the European nude -- depictions of Adam and Eve -- to the modern day, relating exactly what kind of cultural baggage we're dealing with. 

TELEFANTASY STUDIOS

LA-based video artist Jennifer Juniper Stratford makes kitchy space-age movies via her Telefantasy Studios project. Videos are viewable on the Telefantasy site, but also on Vimeo, and she's got a blog, too. I took these screen shots from the Telefantasy site, which are so cool because (and I guess it's just my internet connection) the Quicktime movies are pixelated like a psychadelic Skype chat gone right. Switching to Vimeo, I was a little disappointed they're not intentionally like that, but the videos are still fun. Also, check out her collaboration with Ariel Pink cohort John Maus. If you've never been to LA, these videos are a pretty good gauge of one of the stronger indie scenes there, which blends lo-fi 80s space-age and dark wave.

A SUNDAY GEM

This short film makes me very happy.
"Everything is Everything" by Koki Tanaka, 2006

"MAYBE THE SECRET IS LESS BUT BETTER"

Dieter Rams in conversation with Deyan Sudjic at London's Design Museum.
"Not as much design as possible on it -- it is as few design. And that make it timeless."

GLASSER

FULL ALBUM HERE