March 18, 2014
Edward Snowden made a surprise appearance at the TED 2014 main conference in Vancouver today. TED is calling it “Here’s how we take back the Internet.”
From a remote location in Russia he could remotely control a wheeled bot that allowed “him” to turn around and look at the audience.
March 12, 2014
The Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan or DTES LAP is a comprehensive plan for a significant area of downtown/East Vancouver. It goes before City Council this week, where Council seems likely to pass it despite significant opposition.
March 5, 2014
Circle Game. Sorry.
February 25, 2014
“Ultra-Ruin is a wooden architectural organism that is growing from the ruins of an abandoned red brick farmhouse in the meeting place of terraced farms and jungle. The weak architecture follows the principles of Open Form and is improvised on the site based on instincts reacting to the presence of jungle, ruin and local knowledge.”
For more photos of Ultra Ruin see Marco’s post here.
February 10, 2014
Over time this tragedy just seems to become more painful, rather than less.
More here and everywhere.
On another note, February 11 is Today We Fight Back.
By High Cotton.
February 6, 2014
Oh 1973, I am so happy to see you yet again. Last week it was Sensations Fix, and then yesterday someone posted Sangue Latino by Secos & Molhados.
February 5, 2014
Two brilliant, beautiful door designs by Klemens Torggler. Above is the Evolution; below is the Stahltür. They work on a similar principle.
I find the doors so beautiful that to some extent questions about practicality seem a bit irrelevant, but let’s deal with those first.
January 30, 2014
Trying to laugh instead of cry over the announcement by Vancouver airport of a kitsch faux-nineteenth century monstrosity of a “luxury outlet mall” next to our quite attractive, Pacific NW contemporary airport with its forest water features, stunning aquariums and significant First Nations art.
January 7, 2014
Noel Gallagher by photographer ©Andy Willsher, reprinted with permission
Rolling Stone: Did you see that [Arcade Fire has] asked people to wear formal wear or costumes at their shows?
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