Posts from — November 2007

A contestant is seen on a ride during a competition at the Eighth Chinese Traditional Games of Ethnic Nationalities in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province, on November 14, 2007.

Via Activate.us

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If you have kids, expose them to a bit of culture with the London Children’s Film Festival which opens to the public this weekend on Saturday 17th November and runs until the 25th November.

One of the films on show is a Chinese film called The Red Jacket.

The Red Jacket (Hong Mian Ao)
China 2007, dir Zou Yalin, 90mins. In Mandarin with English subtitles

For anyone who ever ever begged their family for a toy or jacket of their dreams…

Cui Ju lives in a traditional village with her granny. When a film student comes to the village to record local activity, Cui Ju sets her heart on wearing the new jacket she saw at the market. But granny is poor, and the price of the jacket is too high. A warm and moving story about friendshp, family and growing up, starring a non-professional cast and set in stunning mountain scenery.

Performances:
Saturday 17 November, 11.00am
Stratford Picturehouse Box Office: 0871 704 2066

Sunday 25 November, 1.00pm
Barbican Box Office 020 7382 6178

www.londonchildrenfilm.org.uk

If you’re in any doubt, read the following reviews below which were composed by the “First Light Movies Young Jurors“, who say this is a live action drama with a documentary feel.

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Prickie sell button badges designed by a number of different designers and illustrators. I came across these ones by “thecuteinstitute” which feature a blood splattered Hello Kitty, geisha character and samurai.

They cost $2.99 each, with a minimum order of 3. To get these particular ones, go to the Prickie site, which uses a Flash interface, and search for the artist “thecuteinstitute”.

Button Badges at Prickie.com

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Japanese onomatopoeias, also called giongo, are what manga artists use to convey a sound to its readers.

Japanese artist Atsushi Fukunaga has brought these giongo to life in some 3d sculptures.

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Still early, but it’s almost that time of the year again, when the goods come out for the impending Chinese New Year. However, these don’t look too bad.

Timberland has created a six inch boot to commemorate next year’s Year of the Rat in the Chinese Zodiac calendar.

The upper is decked out in red with an all-over print of Chinese calligraphy. Additional imagery and designs are seen on the heel with the image of a rat and the relevant character.

Via HypeBeast

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So Yeun Lee’s portraits are a little eerie-looking but sublime at the same time!

“She was born in South Korea in 1971 but is now living and working in Dusseldorf, Germany. Her paintings are mainly self-portraits. According to So Yeun Lee, she gets to know herself better by creating self-portraits.”

Via Style-Files

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At Tokyo’s Edogawa Kyotei boat race course, gamblers used to throw their losing tickets on the floor.

However, a genius invented this robot goat, which has been programmed to “eat” the tickets you place in its mouth.

Feeding the thing is more satisfying than littering, so it therefore keeps the floors cleaner.

Its a great idea which builds on the image of goats eating anything, and I’d love to think this would work on the streets (of London). Sadly, these things would be more likely to be “adapted” by Banksy wannabees (grafitti-branded) at best, or simply broken or stolen.

Via Core77

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Have you caught Afro Samurai yet? Its the new, amazingly popular anime series based on a dojinshi by Takashi Okazaki, with music by RZA and voice overs by Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Perlman and Kelly Hu!

Find out more on AfroSamurai.com

via TokyoMango

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