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A Critic at Large: Candid Camera: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker.
"There have been Leica cameras since 1925, when the Leica I was introduced at a trade fair in Leipzig. From then on, as the camera has evolved over eight decades, generations of users have turned to it in their hour of need, or their millisecond of inspiration."
Wonderful article on the Cult of Leica!
Also a good trace of the history of photography in the late 20th, early 21st century.
I FINALLY saw V for Vendetta over the weekend on DVD.
Wow!
Now I understand why so many people (critics) had a problem with this movie.
Its not that its bad, its actually very, very good.
In these days of silence to the truth, however, it cuts way to close to the bone and makes people uncomfortable.
I think more people need to be uncomfortable about what is going on in the world today.
Holiday Guilty Pleasure
Originally uploaded by Burnt Pixel.
Simply put, Brian Wood is the bomb! Graphic novels, comics, whatever you want to call them; his work stands at the top for its relevant storytelling ability. Channel Zero, his 1997 masterpiece about a "Patriot Act-ed" society gone bad, was prophetic, but only the warm up act!
His most recent work, Supermarket, Local and DMZ speak to us about the world we live in today with a clarity and directness missing from almost all other art forms.
Do yourself a favor and DO NOT MISS THESE!
The New York Times > Style > Slide Show > The Originals.
"In her hometown, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Liya Kebede was the tall, skinny girl. But today the rest of the world views her quite differently. Ever since Tom Ford hand-picked her to strut the runway for Gucci in 2000, she has had great success, culminating in a contract that has made her Este Lauder's first spokeswoman of color. "I hope that it inspires others to embrace the beauty in all people," she says. Kebede moonlights as a World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - and as a mother of two." - Photograph by Robert Maxwell
A couple of art hits to hopefully make your weekend more fun! If you are in NY, run over to El Museo del Bario for their exhibit, "Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits", featured in today's NY Times. From the brief glimpse the paper and website offer, it looks beautiful!
Another gem, one slightly harder to find, is the soundtrack for the new Wong Kar Wai move, 2046. I haven't seen the film yet, but based on the strength of his earlier In the Mood for Love movie and soundtrack, I picked it up on faith. It is great; seamlessly weaving music from Xavier Cugat, Shigeru Umebayashi, Nat King Cole, Zbigniew Preisner, and Dean Martin among others. It is a 21st century masala, music without borders, and it works. God knows when the movie will open in theatres, but YesAsia.com has the DVD release listed on their site.
The third treat is a hold over from last Friday, an NPR interview with girl singer, Diana Krall. Aside from a wonderfully candid conversation about her new music and her old fans, the real gem here is the web-only extended version of the interview. It really lets Diana get inside your head with both her words and her music - as well as giving a great example of the editing process that goes into putting together a segment like this.
Enjoy!
