Actually this quote, that I just grabbed, is the quote for the first 20 days of January 2008. Why only for the first 20 days you ask? Because. One cycle ends, the other begins. ‘Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds’ – Albert Einstein
Category: art
Will you save the energy over the upcoming holidays?
Since I will be far, far, far away trying hardly to use my mobile gadgets, I have the question: Can you manage to get completely analogue and turn off your computers for the Holidays? Frankly? credits: Randall Munroe Have a great Holidays performance!
Readings: expect the unexpected
Here is the list for recently published texts and articles, readings in the next few days for those who are curious and want to entertain their grey cells: European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) Media Anthropology Network is discussing working papers about socio-cultural aspects of media technology uses within the …
William Gibson interview on his new novel, futurism, SL
The sci-fi he novelist, famous for inventing the word ‘cyberspace’, William Gibson, is launching these days his latest book Spook Country . In the interview he reveals the relationship between technology and society ever since his cyberpunk classic Neuromancer, also what he missed in it, why he’s not a technophile, …
4 – my home town meme
Seems that tagging and writing memes are popular these days, so I’ve been tagged by Robyn, to write 4 memes on Belgrade, my favourite corners or places, which idea came first from Robert from Middle Zone Musings. This is hard as each corner of the city has its own charm, …
Charles Simic in US Poet Laureate
The news via and from LoC, say that first Serbian Poet laureate joins a long line of distinguished US poets. Charles Simic (b.1938, Belgrade) moved in the 60’s to US and began his career working at the Chicago Sun Times. More about his work and selected bibliography here.
Eight random facts meme
Ok, I haven’t been played this here before, but after our ‘to/in reply’ messages via Twitter, Mr.Real PJ tagged me to reveal eight random facts about me. So, they will not be “that” short, rather short-story like, as I am passionate about writing (short stories, notes -written word in general). …