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Épater le bourgeois (and assorted randomosity)
My favorite new phrase is Épater le bourgeois - also known as "shock the mundanes". Sounds so much classier in French, doesn't it? I'm glad I didn't know this phrase in high school - I would have been that much more unbearably pretentious. (Side note: one of the things I love about San Francisco is the fact that everyone is either non-mundane or unshockable. An LA Dodgers cap will draw more glances than a burly dude in a pink tutu and blue clown wig.)
Oh my god, I wish I was half as brilliant as this woman. From Jezebel: "Today's obsession is Gallic artist Sophie Calle (right), whose latest art installation involves taking a breakup email sent to her by an ex-boyfriend and having 107 other women -- including a copy editor, etiquette consultant, forensic psychiatrist, journalist, clown, and famous actress (Vanessa Redgrave) -- analyze and/or interpret the missive." Here's the WaPo article.
Europe unveils Space Plane for Tourists. Personally, spending $200K in Euros for 90 seconds of weightlessness, just so you could say you've been in space, seems a bit excessive to me. Why not spend 4 times that much and attempt to go to the space station? If you have that much give in your budget, I mean.
Fantastic optical illusion. I especially like getting to play with the colors and seeing what the visual opposites are.
Cat + Penguin = ADORABLE! (Not the bloodfest you might think)
On Tuesday, July 3, Joan Armatrading will be at the Great American Music Hall. Tickets are $51, though. Bother - I'd like to see her.
The latest Martin Munkacsi exhibit at MOMA - Think While You Shoot! - looks fantastic. I should probably shift myself to go.
Bad news for those who have DSL through AT&T: AT&T is going to start blocking pirated content. This is a reversal of their previous position that took no responsibility for any media on their network.
Oh my god, I wish I was half as brilliant as this woman. From Jezebel: "Today's obsession is Gallic artist Sophie Calle (right), whose latest art installation involves taking a breakup email sent to her by an ex-boyfriend and having 107 other women -- including a copy editor, etiquette consultant, forensic psychiatrist, journalist, clown, and famous actress (Vanessa Redgrave) -- analyze and/or interpret the missive." Here's the WaPo article.
Europe unveils Space Plane for Tourists. Personally, spending $200K in Euros for 90 seconds of weightlessness, just so you could say you've been in space, seems a bit excessive to me. Why not spend 4 times that much and attempt to go to the space station? If you have that much give in your budget, I mean.
Fantastic optical illusion. I especially like getting to play with the colors and seeing what the visual opposites are.
Cat + Penguin = ADORABLE! (Not the bloodfest you might think)
On Tuesday, July 3, Joan Armatrading will be at the Great American Music Hall. Tickets are $51, though. Bother - I'd like to see her.
The latest Martin Munkacsi exhibit at MOMA - Think While You Shoot! - looks fantastic. I should probably shift myself to go.
Bad news for those who have DSL through AT&T: AT&T is going to start blocking pirated content. This is a reversal of their previous position that took no responsibility for any media on their network.