(click on photo to enlarge)New Year's Eve
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Reading matters
The neighborhood bully strikes again, by Gideon Levy: Haaretz
Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony, by Robert Fisk: independent
Palestine Video
Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony, by Robert Fisk: independent
Palestine Video
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Eye | Land | View
(click pn photo to enlarge)Sunday afternoon: cloudy to overcast, with occasional rain; visibility low.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
The Temptations: The Way You Do The Things You Do
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
With lead singer Eddie Kendricks, the Temps on the telly:
With lead singer Eddie Kendricks, the Temps on the telly:
Friday, December 19, 2008
Eye | Land | View
(click on photo to enlarge)Village square schedule: nine months.
Nine months?
What are they making. . . a baby?
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Eye | Land | View
(click on photo to enlarge)Refashioning the sitting-out area in the village square
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions
Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 17 December 2008:
LCQ5: Economic policy
LCQ17: Problems caused by wild pigs
LCQ5: Economic policy
LCQ17: Problems caused by wild pigs
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Muddy Waters & the Rolling Stones: Champagne and Reefer
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
The Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago, Ill:
The Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago, Ill:
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions
Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 10 December 2008:
LCQ9: Incidents of explosion in manhole
LCQ11: Improvement works to Tung Chung Road
LCQ13: District Minor Works under District Council
LCQ9: Incidents of explosion in manhole
LCQ11: Improvement works to Tung Chung Road
LCQ13: District Minor Works under District Council
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Marianne Faithfull: Who Will Take My Dreams Away?
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Clip from Patrice Leconte's film La Fille sur le Pont.
Professional knife-thrower Daniel Auteuil takes aim at the object of his desire, Vanessa Paradis:
Clip from Patrice Leconte's film La Fille sur le Pont.
Professional knife-thrower Daniel Auteuil takes aim at the object of his desire, Vanessa Paradis:
Friday, December 05, 2008
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions
Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 3 December 2008:
LCQ5: Measures to deal with layoffs and unemployment
LCQ6: Tourism facilities in Repulse Bay
LCQ5: Measures to deal with layoffs and unemployment
LCQ6: Tourism facilities in Repulse Bay
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Monday, December 01, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Paolo Sorrentino: Il Divo
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Film of the year: Il Divo.
Sorrentino's visually stunning film covers the life and murderous times of the seemingly untouchable Giulio Andreotti.
Now retired, Italy's prime minister on seven separate occasions, Andreotti was the Machiavellian, quixotic, powerbroker and wheeler-dealer. In this clip, Andreotti's political inner circle arrive for a meeting:
UPDATE. Italian not up to scratch? Nessun problema:
"Apart from the Punic Wars, I’ve been blamed for everything that’s happened in Italy. They’ve honoured me with several nicknames: The Divine Julius (il Divo), The First Letter of the Alphabet, The Hunchback, The Fox, Moloch, The Salamander, The Black Pope, Eternity, Man of Darkness, Beelzebub. But I’ve never pressed charges for a simple reason: I have a sense of humour. I have something else, too: a vast archive in place of an imagination. Every time I mention it those who should shut up do so, as if by magic."
Film of the year: Il Divo.
Sorrentino's visually stunning film covers the life and murderous times of the seemingly untouchable Giulio Andreotti.
Now retired, Italy's prime minister on seven separate occasions, Andreotti was the Machiavellian, quixotic, powerbroker and wheeler-dealer. In this clip, Andreotti's political inner circle arrive for a meeting:
UPDATE. Italian not up to scratch? Nessun problema:
"Apart from the Punic Wars, I’ve been blamed for everything that’s happened in Italy. They’ve honoured me with several nicknames: The Divine Julius (il Divo), The First Letter of the Alphabet, The Hunchback, The Fox, Moloch, The Salamander, The Black Pope, Eternity, Man of Darkness, Beelzebub. But I’ve never pressed charges for a simple reason: I have a sense of humour. I have something else, too: a vast archive in place of an imagination. Every time I mention it those who should shut up do so, as if by magic."
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions
Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 26 November 2008:
LCQ1: Hopewell Centre II
LCQ10: Enforcement against illegal prostitution activities under the guise of "compensated dating"
LCQ1: Hopewell Centre II
LCQ10: Enforcement against illegal prostitution activities under the guise of "compensated dating"
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Neo: Kontroll
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Title music from Kontroll, the very excellent Hungarian film about underground ticket inspectors:
Title music from Kontroll, the very excellent Hungarian film about underground ticket inspectors:
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions
Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 19 November 2008:
LCQ5: Hopewell Centre II
LCQ17: Lift incidents
LCQ5: Hopewell Centre II
LCQ17: Lift incidents
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Eye | Land | View
(click on photo to enlarge)The other side: Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, bathed in nitrogen dioxide and "respirable suspended particulates".
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Reading matters
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, by Charles Mackay: econlib
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions
Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 12 November 2008:
LCQ1: Construction works for South Island Line (East)
LCQ5: Measures to tackle problems brought by the financial tsunami
LCQ1: Construction works for South Island Line (East)
LCQ5: Measures to tackle problems brought by the financial tsunami
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Prince Buster: A Change Is Gonna Come
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Inspired by hearing Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind in 1963, gospel/soul singer Sam Cooke sat down and wrote A Change Is Gonna Come.
Fast forward to Chicago, November 2008.
Towards the end of Barack Obama's presidential acceptance speech, Obama declares: "It's been a long time coming, but tonight . . . change has come to America."
For your listening pleasure, the sprightly Jamaican ska version by the peerless Prince Buster:
Inspired by hearing Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind in 1963, gospel/soul singer Sam Cooke sat down and wrote A Change Is Gonna Come.
Fast forward to Chicago, November 2008.
Towards the end of Barack Obama's presidential acceptance speech, Obama declares: "It's been a long time coming, but tonight . . . change has come to America."
For your listening pleasure, the sprightly Jamaican ska version by the peerless Prince Buster:
Friday, November 07, 2008
Reading matters
After the euphoria, time for analysis and critical thinking. . .
Obama picks pro-Israel hardliner for top post, by Ali Abunimah: electronic intifada
Obama picks pro-Israel hardliner for top post, by Ali Abunimah: electronic intifada
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Eye | Land | View
(click on photo to enlarge)South China Morning Post: USA presidential election special
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Seasick Steve: Dog House Boogie
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
White country blues, down and dirty, . . .
White country blues, down and dirty, . . .
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Reading matters
The art of not becoming accustomed to anything: precarious employment in flexible capitalism, by Klaus Ronneberger: Eurozine
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions
Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 29 October 2008:
LCQ5: Regulation of price adjustments of domestic LPG
LCQ6: Rice prices
LCQ18: Rooftop greening
LCQ5: Regulation of price adjustments of domestic LPG
LCQ6: Rice prices
LCQ18: Rooftop greening
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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