Category: Arts & Culture
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Making Tangible Our Intangible Cultural Heritage
[pullquote]Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts. UNESCO Culture Sector, 2003… Read more
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The Mystic Music of Everyday Household Objects
Most people think ‘utilitarian’ when they see everyday objects like a trash bin or a plain white china side plate lying around their house. But musician/artist/composer/sound designer Diego Stocco observes these objects and hears music. Animate or inanimate, everything around his house – including the tree in his backyard – are potential instruments to create exceptional… Read more
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“Nothing in Front of Me But My Hands”
(I deem it time for some more Bentlily loveliness. All rights Samantha Reynolds.) It’s early and raining they are bundled my husband and son on an adventure they promise to bring home treasures sticks bright leaves unidentifiable pieces of plastic. The house is oddly still as though it isn’t us that runs around it but… Read more
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The Burning Smell of Childhood
How do you like your tea? Sweet? Or very, very black? On moving day, a little girl gives a tea party for her dollies in the garden of her new home. However, her parents are unaware of her unusual ability to channel the spirit of John Rambo. Moving Day, a film by Jason Wingrove. *****************… Read more
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The House of Alone-ness
For being alone is not only the worst we can experience; it is also the inevitable moment of some of our greatest experiences. In the solitude of our selves we learn something that is otherwise unavailable to us – how to become who we are. – Thomas Dumm, Loneliness as a Way of Life On… Read more
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Welcome to Beckinfield, Pop. Unlimited
Town where you live too boring? Want to trade in your neighbours for new ones? Dream of being an actor when you grow up? Perhaps you’ll find comfort in the haunted (and virtual) town of Beckinfield. Residents of the fictional town of Beckinfield have a lot going on, what with all the ghosts and other supernatural intercessions that… Read more
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“For the Remainder”
Absolutely gorgeous. An atmospheric, painterly animated short by Omer Ben David about an old house cat that bids farewell to his home in his final moments. Read more
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House for Sale
Samantha Reynolds, of Bentlily, set out to write a poem a day as an exercise in being present in the moment. When the year was up, her clever and insightful poems just kept coming. She recently launched her site http://bentlily.com/ to showcase her work and inspire others to write their own magic. I will periodically feature… Read more
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Oh Yeah, Vancouver
Impressive, impressive promotional video produced by Barbershop Films for Tourism Vancouver. Sexy/happy music by Vancouver-based duo Watasun. It makes me want to jump right back on that plane…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIAYPopVBXM And life in Vancouver IS like that, a little different of course when you need an umbrella. I confess I miss seeing any shots of… Read more
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This Is Where We Live
A little bit of lovely from publisher 4th Estate for the end of a grey day. And good luck trying to not count the books that you’ve read as they pass by…. Read more