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Athanasius Kircher

My apollogies to Kircher‘s fans. He made that stupid Kircher’s Cat Piano, however the German jesuit was also responsable for many great inventions and ideas as the Athanasius Kircher Project and Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society sites show. For … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Time in Italy

Essential to western and Sergio Leone’s fans: Once Upon a Time in Italy . . . The Westerns of Sergio Leone. A great site of the exhibition with Leone’s trajectory, films, images, videos and related links. (via Bitter Cinema)

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The Most Importante People of the Century

From the TIME Magazine: TIME 100 – People of the Century. One century, 100 remarkable people, TIME has profiled those individuals who – for better or worse – most influenced the last 100 years. They are considered in five fields … Continue reading

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Renée Falcke

The photographer Renée Falcke has an impressive portfolio of black & white and digital coloured photos. Pictures of famous people, fashion, portraits and Paris images. (via sexblo.gs)

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Madonna Shots

Madonna Shots: The Rarest, The Barest and The Best pictures of Madonna. It’s an impressive collection with hundreds of images, with photos from 1958 till 2004, including images of films, videos, cover of magazines, family photos, nudes and pictures used … Continue reading

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Sister Furong

One more Internet celebrity: Sister Furong on the Wired article No Sex, Please, We’re Repressed. Floozie or role model, attention monger or free spirit? For months, China has been debating what to make of its latest internet-born star, a young … Continue reading

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André Bazin

André Bazin, An Unofficial Tribute To The World-Renowned Film Critic, Film Theorist and Cahiers du Cinema CoFounder. Read his works is “obligatory” if you like cinema. You can read some of his articles for the French magazine Cahiers du cinéma … Continue reading

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Bobby Neel Adams

The photographer Bobby Neel Adams beyond of his pretty pictures, he has an interesting work of collage using two photos on the galleries age-maps and couples. About Age-Maps: Two photographs of the same person from different periods of time (child … Continue reading

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Internet Pioneers

Internet Pioneers – This web site profiles ten individuals whose work has contributed significantly to the development of the Internet. Vannevar Bush, J.C.R. Licklider, Larry Roberts, Paul Baran, Bob Metcalfe, Douglas Englebart, Vint Cerf, Ted Nelson, Tim Berners-Lee and Marc … Continue reading

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Daily Dancer

I talked about the Daily Dancer some time ago, when he started his blog with the contest Contagious Media. Well, after a short break for vacation the boy is back with more cool and funny videos. Check all his posts, … Continue reading

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