December 2011
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Good review
Automatism, Causality and Realism: Foundational Problems in the Philosophy of Photography. (Link)
Dec 28th
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In August 1922, Scientific American published an article explaining their position that a silent film would be unsuccessful in presenting Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity to the general public. They argued that only as part of a broader educational package including lecture and text would such a film be successful. Scientific American then went on to review frames from an unnamed...
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Anathema (2011), 60s loop, Microsoft Powerpoint projection by David Semeniuk
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otto-obrien: Canadian Landscape Radford Crawley, 1941, 17 min 28 s This documentary follows painter A.Y. Jackson on his canoe trips and on foot to the northern wilderness of Canada in autumn. This leading member of the Group of Seven discusses his approach to his subject matter and shows some of his paintings. Canadian Landscape by Radford Crawley - NFB
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The Call of the North Excerpt of a speech given by PM Stephen Harper to an audience in Yellowknife (source): The understanding that most Southerners have of the North has been shaped more by romantic imagery than practical experience. We grew up on the history of explorers like Hudson, Franklin, Frobisher and Amundsen. We read the stories of writers like Pierre Berton, Farley Mowat, Jack London...
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Paris, cultural capital of the world.
Paris of the East may refer to: Baku, Azerbaijan Beirut, Lebanon Bucharest, Romania Budapest, Hungary Casablanca, Morocco Ghazni, Afghanistan Hanoi, Vietnam Kolkata, India Lahore, Pakistan Shanghai, China Warsaw, Poland
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