This year was the year the scale finally tipped: there are now more people living in cities than in the countryside. Homo Sapiens have officially moved out of Nature; the concrete is now our home. So why not make the most of it, ey?
The talented photographer Natalia Skobeeva (check out her photos on our photos page) is amongst the artists exhibiting in Dalston from the 24th to the 27th Oct. So all you urbanites, swing out to East London and have a cup o’ tea.
The song Colin Powell so gleefully partied along to is called ‘Yahooze’, and is about 419-scammers hustling and, well, indulging in an “exclusive lifestyle” through their e-mail frauds (“Dear sir/madam, my husband passed away and there is £42.000.000.000 British sterling Pounds for you”). ‘Yahooze’ refers to the e-mail provider of choice. (Watch the original music video)
Politicians getting on stage and making an ass of themselves is nothing new. Especially, conservatives seem to master the tone-deaf artform.
George:
Presidential adviser (a.k.a. The Darkest Man in Politics) Karl Rove:
BONUS
Arnold Schwarzenegger (albeit, a long time before he was elected governator – watch clip from 2:38)
Boris Jeltsin (not a Republican, but a helluva dancer)
PS. Guy with French moustache: Don’t ever ever ever shave that artfully groomed collection of facial hair off … I will find you and yell at you, if you do.
Since they’ll be coming to London quite soon I thought it would be nice with a (very quick) lecture about GAGA, which is a technique/language of movements – well almost way of living – that Batsheva’s director, Ohad Naharin, has developed.
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