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Sunday, November 30, 2003 |
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 I am looking forward to it. Monday night I'm going to meet the famous Quickos in Brussels. And the Aardvark. And Zoe. And Quarsan.The Cartoonist loves Blogger meetings in Brussels.
1:47:08 PM  Blogs | |
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 Plastic Sex. Gabrielle de Montmollin takes photos of nude Barbie dolls. See her website for even more dolls. Fascinating.
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Saturday, November 29, 2003 |
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 Wonderful! Have a look at morningcraft. They really have some wonderful stuff to offer, especially in their Toys section. I've actually ordered some of the not 'sold out' items. Wonder if I can persuade them to do a range of Bishops. (see below):
11:53:40 PM Cult | |
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 For tonight: Raumpatrouille. The Minister of Extra-Planetary Affairs and General Winston W. Wamsler are having a problem with Commander Cliff Allister McLane.
4:44:48 PM Orion Pics | |
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 Wonderful Comments. Have a look at the last few comments to this entry. Needless to say, I have indeed reported the bugger to his ISP. He might be just a kid, but this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. And I won't let anyone shit in my garden.
3:43:30 PM Blogs | |
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 Diabolical. here comes Satanik, the evil genius of crime. And that's not all: check out the main site, coolfrenchcomics. Fab.
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Friday, November 28, 2003 |
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 A Song for Drella. This is not bad. This is not bad at all. In fact it's even better - it's Pop. Check out the art of Dennis P. McCann.
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Like a coat of two colors, the Museum serves dual functions. On the one hand the Museum provides the academic community with a specialized repository of relics and artifacts from the Lower Jurassic, with an emphasis on those that demonstrate unusual or curious technological qualities. On the other hand the Museum serves the general public by providing the visitor a hands-on experience of "life in the Jurassic".... Yes, I'm back from Brussels.
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Sunday, November 23, 2003 |
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"hui"And again - off to Brussels. See you next weekend.
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 The Cartoonist Recommends: Belgian beer. Smakelijk.
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Saturday, November 22, 2003 |
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 Corporeal Landscape. Art and anatomy, Flash, Quicktime and RealPlayer. And fab. The study of human anatomy, as inspiration for artistic expression, has been a consistent and ubiquitous force in Western art since the 16th century.
9:52:01 AM Art & Advertising | |
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 Dortmund Impressions. As you might know, I went to Dortmund last weekend. Here are some pictures.
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Friday, November 21, 2003 |
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From the simple figure 69, to elaborate tongue-in-cheek exercises like Michael Worthington's 'Dominatrix' typeface, typographers and type designers as well as readers (and censors) have used letters and ciphers to suggest 'prurient' content. Throughout the history of typography, the 'abstract' medium of type is employed to evoke eroticism, not by merely using the obvious words, but by using the letterforms: Copulating letters, erotic ligatures and the dot.
10:12:27 PM Art & Advertising | |
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 Botfood. Keep on munching, guys. I'm now getting up to 100 (!) spams every day. Great. Really. I don't even forward them to Spamcop anymore, because it's too much work, wastes too much bandwidth and doesn't help anyway. I just delete the crap.qutcdjf@rjivddsgdyeans.mil, nnpg@ioyakbmmfqil.de, qozhmdhkp@paim.jp, sump@bnsloifjmmxrd.tv, gaa@zbhvqamhvzbcmf.ch, exlzusjqw@oilcztjubso.net, xkcka@owvqzsllo.st, dvbahbafm@ndne.biz, ijpfk@qomqfkresksxoxmk.nl, iepvoup@fnsxrwaxfvttnwtf.tv, eki@dbtyyhpc.net, lilkc@rqhaayvsjfnmnddxofg.st, ylscvttm@qpjjqcmaaosph.dk, zhghpcffjw@skquyqyxcbngef.ca, cvafqhe@qyqwjtli.fr, rzcdl@icjuewuxhumcuamiyuao.net, ldngnoyo@xaaikefcbisfquf.br, baarns@hyhype.ca, pgjfffdwdg@cvzxbarwwzbpbzglaxdp.org, ikzqaf@mrnefpneojwylhoquu.us
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 Yes, I'm back. Knackered as usual. More later.
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Saturday, November 8, 2003 |
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 Away. Ok. You won't hear from the Cartoonist for another 2 weeks, because I'm in Brussels, and next weekend I'm there. But nevertheless you will hear from the Cartoonist, because I'm guestblogging over at my mates in Chicago - all during November! So click on the link and stay in touch. And check out their fab new Jewel Cases. I want to have one of those. Hundreds.And I still want an iBook.
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In 1993 the Velvet Underground got together for a few dates in Europe. These proved, for the most part, to be depressing affairs. Interviewed before the event, Stirling made the offhand remark that if he got bored he could always entertain himself playing Chuck Berry riffs. Sure enough, in Edinburgh, in the middle of 'White Light / White Heat', with Cale playing what they used to call in Melody Maker "great swathes of synthesizer washes", and Reed strutting around in an attempt to emulate his new pal, Bono, Morrison bursts into 'Sweet Little Sixteen'. The saving grace of the show comes when the spotlight falls on Moe and she sings 'Afterhours' and 'I'm Sticking With You' with guileless dignity. Ah, the above is not quite right - the band did some great concerts here in Europe. Ok, in Berlin they were crap, but Hamburg was fab. And Prague must have been even better. All this including the fact that Lou Reed couldn't sing/speak properly anymore, and his guitar play was not exactly what you might call 'innovative'. But apart from that they were good.
2:39:05 PM Cult | |
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"robot3"Housecleaning. I know, this weblog is getting a bit messy. I have to update the archives. I have to add certain blogs to my Nav links. And possibly kick some out. I have to post more entries. But being in Brussels during the week and having access to Radio only over the weekends is a bit tricky...so be patient. At least I managed to add the fantastic Mr BaliHai to my Links Section. Of course, if anybody wants to get me an iBook for free, so that I can take Radio with me... I really wouldn't mind! :-)
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Let's laugh spam off the net. Blaugustine has an interesting idea...
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Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. The photographs in this collection bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries.
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 Artificial Intelligence. Watch and learn. Play and learn. Construct and learn. At Sodaplay.
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Friday, November 7, 2003 |
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 Banned Cartoons. A political incorrect article about political incorrect cartoons. Bugs Bunny in Africa; the Flintstones smoking Winston cigarettes; Donald Duck reading 'Mein Kampf'; and more. Especially disturbing is the Disney production 'Education for Death', which can be found at ifilm in full length. Thanks to Rocky for the link.
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"hui"I'm back. Knackered as usual. Do you want to hear the story of how I got to Brussels last Sunday? No? Doesn't matter. I'll tell it anyway:I left home early, at 13:00hrs, because I knew there was no Central Line service between Woodford and Bethnal Green, 'due to engineering works', whatever that is. I mean, the line was completely shut down for 3 months by the beginning of the year! What the heck did they do in these 3 months? Certainly no 'engineering works'. Ok, I had to wait for a 'Replacement Bus Service' for about half an hour. The bus took me to Ilford, where I caught a train going towards Liverpool Street and got off at Stratford to board the Jubilee Line for Waterloo Station. And that's when everything went haywire. The train stopped for 15minutes at Canary Wharf; then another for 20minutes inside the tunnel; then again 15 minutes inside the tunnel. It took me an hour to get from Stratford to Waterloo Station! I arrived just in time to catch the Eurostar. And guess what: Deja Vu! 20 minutes stop in Ashford, 20 minutes right before the tunnel, 20 minutes inside the tunnel. In Lille, France, we all had to leave the train just to board another train on the opposite platform! I arrived at the Brussels apartment at about 22:45. That can't be right, can it? More than 9 hours just to cross the freaking channel????
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Sunday, November 2, 2003 |
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 Weekend Bloggin'. I'm off to Brussels. Again. And with the Central Line not running - again - I'll have to leave an hour earlier. Check out the Brussels Paper Trams. They are more reliable than London Underground.
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Saturday, November 1, 2003 |
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 The Light. Just noticed the beautiful light streaming through the blinds here at my desk. It's lovely, isn't it? And the Kitsch on my desk is the Arumbaya Fetish and Batman by Mr. Bowen, from 1992. Dammit, one of those ears is broken ....
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 Garageland. My old mate Steve, punk rock icon and designer, came up with an idea. Check out Garageland. Dortmund rocks. Hopefully.
2:46:27 PM Cult | |
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 Elan. Yes, I'm a fan of Colin Chapman's little sportscars. Although his cars proved to be lethal sometimes. Anyway, here's the library of LotusElan.net - ads, brochures, articles, pictures and more.
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Rapid Transit Systems. The map of the 
Brilliant. The photography of 
Throw. 
A Band. 
Images of Death. 
Two Exhibitions. 
The Superhero. Clark Bartram, 
Exhibits. 
Hank. Here's 
Grotesque. I've blogged this already over at 
Really Old Art. Now this is fab: 
Stealing from Michelle [3]. Good grief, that girl's great! 
Stealing from Michelle [2]. 
Stealing from Michelle [1]. 
Unser Mann im All. A gallery of 
??? Everything, absolutely everything about Dr. Who at 
Ink. Rohrer und Klingner, Zeichentusche. 
The Missing Manual. 
The Erotics of Type. 
Daily. The 
Spiritualized. Taken from 
Posh Belgian Food. Le Mess Restaurant, 1 Boulevard Louis Schmidtlaan, 1040 Brussel.
From A to E and back again. An interview 
Great Colours. The 
Born. A 
The Cartoonist Recommends. The Lunar Men by Jenny Uglow. A truly fascinating book about Erasmus Darwin and the Lunar Society of Birmingham, whose members included people like James Watt and Matthew Boulton. And here is some 
Beatle Beetle. Here's 
Back with a Bang. After suffering from