two journals have a special edition on russia with some articles on russian popular music: Subaltern #1 – 2007 – Ryssland osteuropa: Der Osten im Westen – Importe der Populärkultur
Jail Paris Hilton Petition
justice should be equal for all: Jail Paris Hilton Petition
Build your own Ring flash
just found three cool how-to guides on building your own ring flash (great for macro-photography): DigiHack – Digital Photography projects: Build your own Ring flash Super-Cheap, DIY Ring Flash The Pocket Ringlight
upcoming gig: salon kommunisten
my next gig with hotel desperado is on saturday, mai 26th (sometime between 17-22) at salon kommunisten (studiestræde 24 in the centre of copenhagen).
my grab shot on the digital story :-)
one of the pictures i took in hanoi was published on the digital story :-))) The Digital Story: Grab Shot 104 – “Incredible Long Hair”
AskOxford: Phrases for Personal and Social Correspondence
i always have problems ending letters, so i was quite happy to find this: AskOxford: Phrases for Personal and Social Correspondence and AskOxford: Letter Writing
computer presentations
the ny times tech-columist david pogue wrote an interesting blog entry on the use of computer presentations (like keynote or powerpoint): Pogue’s Posts – Using PowerPoint With Discretion. in the comments there were some useful links. one is an online tutorial from baruch college on preparing and giving a presentation: Effective Use of PowerPoint: Online…Continue reading computer presentations
upcoming concert: may 1st with hotel desperado
i just played a gig yesterday (saturday) with “hotel desperado” and got another one playing with them on may first in fællesparken (copenhagen) at 17:00 (at the tent of “enhedslisten”).
NY Times: “One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Two-Bit ‘Trashball’”
an interesting article about an artist who collects trash, compacts them in a plastic orb gum ball size and sells them for 25 cents through gum ball machines: One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Two-Bit ‘Trashball’ – New York Times
el’tsin & russia
among the large amount of obituaries (one in aftenposten, fiaskoer trukket frem, claimed that russians couldn’t wait at all before celebrating his death due to his reforms and war in chechenia). the former us ambassador jack f. matlock jr. wrote an interesting obituary focusing on el’tsin before he became president: Boris Yeltsin, the Early Years…Continue reading el’tsin & russia
some photography links and flash
now that i have my camera back and my cokin dedicated creative flash i’m back taking pictures and exploring camera sites on the web. yesterday i joined nikonians, a (or the?) nikon online community. today, while listening to their podcast i stumbled across two other interesting sites, the digital story with reviews, tips and other…Continue reading some photography links and flash
coffee time
there’s a good tea & coffee shop right next to where we live in gentofte called teSelskabet. their coffee is roasted at kontra kaffe which also roasts the coffee for the best cafe (and good travel book store) around my office – tranquebar (named after the former danish colony in what is now india). while…Continue reading coffee time