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As we speak, highly talented musician Oliver Tank from Sydney is on his way to the UK to play his first European shows ever. Anyone who likes Sigur Rós, James Blake or Bon Iver will love this “heartfelt computer music”. Enjoy! (by Manuel Bürkli, a highly talented singer and songwriter himself)
A Weekly Filet easter special? Easy! How to do a camera out of your easter egg. (by Reeto von Gunten, the best reason to get up early on Sundays, who likes to found fanclubs)
A more joyful subject: Angola and its amazing dance tradition “Kuduro”. Never saw people moving their bodies like that. And Stocktown offers a whole bunch of other beautiful insights into street art scenes around the globe. (by Seraina Müller, co-founder of the African art fair FOCUS)
The prospect of video games becoming a respected art form has been around for almost as long as the medium itself. Yet, commercial and technological success all too often overshadows aesthetic breakthroughs. One notable exception is Journey, a gorgeous, mesmerizing, thought provoking game for Sonys PS3. Do yourself a favour: Download it, play it and afterwards read this fascinating article about how it came to be. (by Thom Nagy, paving the way for NZZ into a digital future)
Of course, we are all aware that money plays a role in politics. Yet every time I hear about the details of that mix, I am shocked. And nowhere is the connection more pronounced than in Washington, D.C. This week’s edition of «This American Life» tells the sometimes frightening, but always fascinating story of politicians, lobbyists and Super-PACs in the U.S. (by Nico Luchsinger, co-founder and CEO of Sandbox)
Excellent read, revisiting the Libyan rebellion – with a new perspective.
“People on average give a song seven seconds on the radio before they change the channel, and you got to hook them.” – fascinating view behind the scenes of those who write smash hits for Rihanna et al.
The pulse of the city of Geneva, visualised with 2 million phonecalls made each day.
Interior design crimes, accused.
Death row inmates, interviewed and followed by cameras during their last hours before their execution: What sounds like the script of a daunting movie is in fact reality. TV reality. Reality TV. For five years, millions of Chinese viewers could watch soon-to-be-executed murderes talk about their crimes, their families, their regrets. An irritating, thought-provoking article from the New York Review of Books.
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