Archive for May 2008
We are alone after all
May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuffA 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: Lord Gainfo...
If you were wondering who/what won Eurovision
May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuffRussia 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.
...Second skin fashion
May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuffVia 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 perception host...
Evil dead the musical
May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, weird stuffyes, 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 Italian composer Giorgio Batti...
New category for weird stuff
May 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: weird stuffWell, 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. No zombies ...
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 mural that may be the wor...
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 time in an exhibiti...
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 English...



