February 2012
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“Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books...”
– George Bernard Shaw
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Social Reading
Do you like books? And more importantly: Do you like talking about what you’re reading, getting recommendations from your friends and share inspiring quotes with others?
I most certainly do, but I find it quite difficult to find people with the same taste in books in my immediate environment, it is limited, after all.
So I’m quite thrilled about Readmill, a platform that’s...
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Meet Brás - On the Day of His Death
Meet Brás de Olivias Dominguez, who spends his days writing other people’s obituaries for a newspaper and dreams of becoming a famous writer like his father. Learn about Brás’ hopes and dreams, about his complicated relationship with his parents, his friends and lovers - and watch him die. Only to meet him again in the next chapter.
The story of Daytripper is not explained easily. It...
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“You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that...”
– Paul Auster
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Doing Grounded Theory
What comes into your mind when you are reading the following lines?
“How are you doing? I’m doing. Just do it. Let’s do it. Do it because it is meant to be. Do it because it is there to be done. Do it because it WORKS. Grounded theory works and many people are doing it!” (Barney G. Glaser: Doing Grounded Theory. Issues and Discussions)
Well, it gets me thinking about crazy preachers, maybe an...
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“One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.”
– Oscar Wilde: A Woman of No Importance
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Beware of the Dark Side of the Moon!
Yesterday I was at the premiere screening of Iron Sky at the Berlinale. What can I say? I loved it!
What’s so special about that movie? Well, it has space Nazis in it – but it was also crowdfunded and created in close collaboration with the web community.
The story: In 2018, the president of the United States (who bears a strong resemblance to Sarah Palin) is launching a new moon mission...
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WatchThis is a movie my friend Tanja made for the 99 fire films contest 2012. You have 99 hours to shoot a 99 seconds movie. Let’s vote for it and hope Tanja and her team win the 9.999 Euros :-)
cinenerd:
This is our part of “99 fire films contest 2012”
The topic: “Put a smile on your face”
We made this short film in less than 99 hours, actually in less than 70 hours :D
Special Thanks to:...
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“Winter is nature’s way of saying: Up yours.”
– Robert Byrne
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“It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but then like most clichés, that...”
– Stephen Fry
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Let’s celebrate – Lady Jany actually are on...
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Artists and Marketing
An absolutely awesome band has been recommended to me on Twitter: Lady Jane. I’m blown away and want to share their music with you, especially a certain song: my turn. If just there was a tool to embed their song into my blog post! Wait…
Actually, there is! Tumblr provides it for me. Sadly, it isn’t compatible with the obscure widgets and the website Lady Jane are promoting...
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“Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it’s important to learn how...”
– Gary Shteyngart