torsdag, april 30, 2009

Mänsklighetens (förmodade) resning



Jacob Bronowski gamla i BBC-dokumentären The Ascent of Man där matematikern och filosofen fångar det mänskliga med lika delar intelligens, vetenskap, förfining, verbal förmåga och inte minst inspiration.

En viss kontrast uppstår mot vardagens banaliteter.

onsdag, april 29, 2009

Rullskridskor och rock


Systrarna Deal!

söndag, april 12, 2009

#116


Del Tha Funkee Homosapien med Get it right now eller "svart musik svarta inte längre lyssnar på", #116 enligt stuff white people like. Förklarar mig härmed skyldig

onsdag, april 08, 2009

20 år design och republik

Apropå 20 så var det 20 år sedan den inflytelserika designrepubliken The Design Republic utropades.
Creative Review blickar tillbaka på tDR:s uppgång och fall.
När jag läser artikeln inser jag hur mycket tDR inverkade på estetiken som under 90-talet symboliserade de progressiva rörelserna inom både dansmusik och nätkultur.
Och jag minns hur jag på min 23årsdag tillbringade hela natten framför min Playstation spelandes Wipeout 2097 vars futuristiska racing ramades in av tDR:s grafik och ackompanjerades av Photek, Daft Punk och FSOL.

torsdag, april 02, 2009

Heja G20!

Resultatet av det nyligen avlsutade G20-mötet i London blev 29 punkter som för en lekman låter som om man faktiskt vill förändra något i världens finansiella system. Inte dåligt alls (det blir nästa 1,5 punkt per deltagande nation).

Tråkigt nog har media ägnat lika mycket uppmärksamhet åt de traditionella missnöjda gormandet som sker utanför varje sådant möte. Den där blodige blonde mannen kortklippte mannen vars stora merit verkar vara att ha fått näsblod har varit med på så många framsidor att man undrar om hans grimaserande och förmågan att pricka poliser med kastade flaskor varit lika viktigt återuppbyggnaden av världsekonomin.
Nog om detta.

Nu vill jag bara rikta ett stort varmt och personligt tack till alla deltagarna:
  • Argentine Republic
    Her Excellency Cristina Fenandez de Kirchner
    President of the Argentine Republic
  • Australia
    The Honourable Kevin Rudd
    Prime Minister of Australia
  • Federative Republic of Brazil
    His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
  • Canada
    The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, PC
    Prime Minster of Canada
  • People's Republic of China
    His Excellency Hu Jintao
    President of the People's Republic of China
  • France (French Republic)
    His Excellency Mr Nicolas Sarkozy
    President of the French Republic
  • Federal Republic of Germany
    Her Excellency Dr Angela Merkel
    Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Republic of India
    His Excellency Dr Manmohan Singh
    Prime Minister of the Republic of India
  • Republic of Indonesia
    His Excellency General TNI (Ret) Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
    President of the Republic of Indonesia
  • Republic of Italy
    His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi
    Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
  • Japan
    His Excellency Taro Aso
    Prime Minister of Japan
  • Mexico (United Mexican States)
    His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
    President of the United Mexican States
  • Kingdom of the Netherlands
    His Excellency Dr Jan Peter Bakenende
    Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Republic of Korea
    His Excellency Lee Myung-bak
    President of the Republic of Korea
  • Russia Federation
    His Excellency Dmitry A Medvedev
    President of the Russian Federation
  • Kingdom Saudi Arabia
    The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
    King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud GCB GCMG
  • Republic of South Africa
    His Excellancy Kgalema Motlanthe
    President of the Republic of South Africa
  • Kingdom of Spain
    His Excellency José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
    Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain
  • Republic of Turkey
    His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdog˘an
    Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
  • United States of America
    The Honourable Barack Obama
    President of the United States of America

To ensure balanced regional representation the Chair of The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the Chair of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the President of the EU Commission are also invited:

  • New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
    His Excellency Meles Zenawi
    Chair of NEPAD (and Prime Minister, Ethiopia)
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
    His Excellency Abhisit Vejjajiva
    Chair of ASEAN (and Prime Minister of Thailand)
  • European Commission
    His Excellency José Manuel Barroso
    President of the European Commission
  • European Council
    His Excellency Mirek Topolanek
    President of the European Council
    (and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic)

In addition, the Prime Minister is also inviting the heads of key international institutions including the United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund to contribute to relevant parts of the agenda.

  • United Nations
    His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
    Secretary General of the United Nations
  • World Bank
    The Honourable Robert Zoellick
    President of the World Bank
  • International Monetary Fund
    Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn
    Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  • World Trade Organisation
    Mr Pascal Lamy
    Director General of the World Trade Organisation
  • Financial Stability Forum
    Professor Mario Draghi
    Chairman of the Financial Stability Forum