Archive for May 2008

Work in progress shots

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
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Work in progress shots

Here are some WIPs, will be letting the paintings rest for a while.

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We are alone after all

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuff
We are alone after all

A UFO report released in the UK (and online here) shows we are actually alone in the universe, or at least no one has visited that we know of.
Darn. Though some are still hopeful/adamant…despite those pesky naysayers.
Some takeaways:...


Young peoples

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Young peoples

Here’s some pics spotted on Huoshen, Shanghai Eye’s favourite website for pics.

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If you were wondering who/what won Eurovision

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuff

Russia won, this bloke Dima. Home country advantage, we was robbed, etc…
You can watch other runners up here, such as Montenegro. Where is Andorra again?
greece were good.

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Second skin fashion

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuff
Second skin fashion

Via boingboing, they now do virtual skin fashion, or something..what?
“The Exploratorium projects the human imagination into the 21st century of fashion. San Francisco’s popular, museum of science, art, technology and human perceptio...


Evil dead the musical

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuff
Evil dead the musical

yes, its true
Looks like its currently touring Korea. Will definitely visit if it comes to Shanghai.
Update:
UPDATE: Al Gore’s Inconvenient truth is also going to be made in to a musical.
La Scala officials say the Itali...


New category for weird stuff

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: weird stuff

Well, time to finally add the new category, for signs of the coming apocalypse, mayan calendars and other such stuff.
So this can be the first entry:
Washington nuked, apparently this was thought to be a good idea by someone in government....


Mini news roundup…

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

Banksy in the news again, this deserves to be reproduced in full:
Banksy’ here today gone tomorrow
nlnews@archant.co.uk
28 May 2008
MYSTERY surrounds the appearance – and sudden disappearance – of a graffiti m...


New book out…

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

Got this press release:
ANDY WARHOL CHINA 1982: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHRISTOPHER MAKOS
LAUNCH AND EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT
( Beijing, 19 May 2008) Andy Warhol will revisit China for the first time since his historic trip in 1982, this t...


Apolcalypse watch: Jesse also runs for the hills

May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

Here’s a fascinating interview with Jesse Ventura on Larry King.
Yours truly interviewed Jesse a few years ago when he was in Shanghai, which was interesting. He referred to himself as a “United Statesian.” He also thought my E...