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Keep Pushing On - John Maus (We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves 2011)

Stones Throw Podcast 71, Minimal Wave, Episode 2 - Veronica Vasicka has put together another minimal wave podcast and free mp3 download via iTumes for Stones Throw, featuring a few of the recent & upcoming reissues from Minimal Wave and her sub label Cititrax; Felix Kubin, Richard H. Kirk, Linear Movement etc.

Stones Throw Podcast 71, Minimal Wave, Episode 2 - Veronica Vasicka has put together another minimal wave podcast and free mp3 download via iTumes for Stones Throw, featuring a few of the recent & upcoming reissues from Minimal Wave and her sub label Cititrax; Felix Kubin, Richard H. Kirk, Linear Movement etc.

Perma-Lacque Hair Spray Commercial - For hair that will survive anything. Katherine O’Hara stars as the woman with indestructible hair in a spoof for Canadian television sketch comedy show SCTV in the 1980s.

Poochare Dog Food Commercial - Eugene Levy stars in an early 1980s SCTV spoof of popular designer jeans commercials of the time.

*Visitors inside the Rothko Chapel, Houston, 1971. Photo: Patrick Lopez. “Celebrating its fortieth anniversary, the Rothko Chapel welcomes people of all faiths and lifts those with no faith at all. It is as manna, in the guise of architecture, sustaining the visitor and producing a sense of inner harmony comparable to communing with the sea. Through the balance and beauty of Rothko’s work, we are transported into the mind of this great painter. And though the chapel is suited for contemplation, it contains in its perfection a sense of action. Each time I go I do not want to leave, imagining myself escorting pilgrims through its portal like the eternal ferryman.” — Patti Smith

*Visitors inside the Rothko Chapel, Houston, 1971. Photo: Patrick Lopez.

“Celebrating its fortieth anniversary, the Rothko Chapel welcomes people of all faiths and lifts those with no faith at all. It is as manna, in the guise of architecture, sustaining the visitor and producing a sense of inner harmony comparable to communing with the sea. Through the balance and beauty of Rothko’s work, we are transported into the mind of this great painter. And though the chapel is suited for contemplation, it contains in its perfection a sense of action. Each time I go I do not want to leave, imagining myself escorting pilgrims through its portal like the eternal ferryman.” — Patti Smith

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Z’avez Pa Lu Kafka (1965) - Suzanna Gabriello

Chris Burden’s ‘Metropolis II’ on view at LACMA - The L.A. Times writes: “Some artworks are valuable or delicate enough to need extra security. Chris Burden’s new art installation, “Metropolis II,” is complex enough to need an operator. The miniature city in motion consists of 1,100 Hot Wheels-sized cars, 25 large buildings, 18 lanes of traffic, 13 trains and one human operator. Lead engineer Zak Cook described the work’s complexity during its trial run, covered by the L.A. Times last week.” Plenty of footage popping up here, and a good one here.

How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body

As with anything, Yoga, Cross-Fit, Kettle Bell or TSX Suspension training, knowing your boundaries is of utmost importance, even with a teacher or trainer. One size does not fit all, and knowing your particular boundaries to avoid injuries or even aggravating existing injuries is your job. I am surprised at the sensationalism of this article with it’s dramatic illustrations and fuzzy science. I’d be keen to read a well researched article comparing Yoga to other healthful practices.

Art Thoughtz - Hennesy Youngman on Damien Hirst

How to Build an Igloo - “The weather outside may be frightful, but your cozy igloo will be a delightful 20–60˚F inside. It will also reinforce itself naturally, through constant melting and freezing, until it’s strong enough to withstand natural disasters ranging from hurricane-force winds to (legend has it) over-curious polar bears. Here’s how to build one”

How to Build an Igloo - “The weather outside may be frightful, but your cozy igloo will be a delightful 20–60˚F inside. It will also reinforce itself naturally, through constant melting and freezing, until it’s strong enough to withstand natural disasters ranging from hurricane-force winds to (legend has it) over-curious polar bears. Here’s how to build one”

SuperMario Sleeping (With Butterflies), 1997 an Art Machinima movie by Miltos Manetas. It is made with SuperMario for Nintendo 64 and it was first shown at the exhibition Fatto in Italia ,(Made in Italy), at the ICA, in London, 1997. The artist talks with Mathias Jansson guest arts writer on the Art21 blog in the article: Artistic Machinima and Britney Spears’s Pink Mansion. Manetas discusses Machinima, his influences and using Michael Jackson and Britney Spears in his pieces.

Russian MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, Wigs Out at Weigh-In - Newcomer shocks audience with albino afro-fierce’ness at weigh-in, wows crowd with third round tap out at UFC on FX1.

Russian MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, Wigs Out at Weigh-In - Newcomer shocks audience with albino afro-fierce’ness at weigh-in, wows crowd with third round tap out at UFC on FX1.

Space: 1999:TV intro (season 1) HQ (1975)- Perfection, begging for a reboot.

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Edinburgh’s Linkwood in Session: The Other Crate Jan. 2012.

SoundCloud / Linkwood

The Competitive Vegan Bodybuilder - “Other nutritionists and bodybuilders have argued that a disciplined vegan diet, consisting of things like hemp-based protein supplements, peanut butter, nuts, vegetables and legumes, can yield similar, if not better, results than a meat- or dairy-filled diet. Carefully monitored, vegans can get the same amount of protein with less fat or toxins, they argue.”

The Competitive Vegan Bodybuilder - “Other nutritionists and bodybuilders have argued that a disciplined vegan diet, consisting of things like hemp-based protein supplements, peanut butter, nuts, vegetables and legumes, can yield similar, if not better, results than a meat- or dairy-filled diet. Carefully monitored, vegans can get the same amount of protein with less fat or toxins, they argue.”