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Basel Tattoo 2015
We went up to Basel for a weekend in July to see this annual musical festival. Sue has always been interested in marching band and drum line. So this event is perfect. We found a bunch of Youtube videos of the performances uploaded by others. Some are now embedded below, don’t miss them. Music, choreography, fireworks and…
Breathless + Tie me up ! Tie me down !
We recently signed up for Hulu Plus. I(Chris) has been really excited about the possibility of accessing online the Criterion Collection via Hulu Plus, him being a Criterion fan. Criterion is an American video-distribution company that sells “important classic and contemporary films” to film aficionados. It is noted for helping to standardize the letterbox format for…
Two and a Half Minutes of Art
Film and TV titles design is an art form. However, many such works have been overlooked, ignored, or forgotten. Unlike a trailer which contains actual footages, film title is often created separately from the film itself. Title art grew in 1940’s out of Hollywood studios’ desire to present a more complete list of credits and using…
Pritzker 2010 winner – The Rolex Learning Center at EPFL: Part 2
Continuing with our nocturnal exploration of the Rolex Learning Center at EPFL, one of our local universities … (part 1 is here). [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVyBgXK9rY?rel=0&w=510&h=383] Even though it was nearly 10pm, the place was still open and there were a few students studying inside. Standing in the middle of one of those open circular space, one…