Thursday, 6 January 2011
Assange warned after late report to police
Assange's website, which facilitates the leaking of secret information, has released hundreds of thousands of pages of U.S. military and diplomatic documents over the past eight months. Prosecutors in Sweden want him for questioning in connection with sexual misconduct allegations unrelated to WikiLeaks.
Assange has denied the allegations, and is free on 200,000 pounds ($310,000) bail while he fights extradition. He must stay at the mansion of a supporter outside London, report to police between 2 and 5 p.m. daily, and wear an electronic tag to monitor his location.
Adventure-Equation
This was slack of me as I should have put this up yesterday...
Anyway Yotte (our man who is lucky in Kentucky) has started a new blog and I suggest that you all check it out for your 'cosmic philosophy' needs.
Mick Karn 1958-2011
Mick Karn, the former bass player of pop band Japan, has died at the age of 52 after suffering from cancer.
A statement on Karn's website said the musician "passed away peacefully" on Tuesday at his London home in Chelsea, "surrounded by his family and friends".
Japan came to prominence in the early 1980s with hit albums that included Tin Drum and Gentlemen Take Polaroids.
John Taylor of Duran Duran said he was "one of the great visual and sound stylists of the late-70s/early-80s."
Born Adonis Michaelides in Cyprus in 1958, Karn emigrated to London when he was three years old.
His official biography tells how he bought his first bass guitar for £5 after a bassoon he played in an orchestra was stolen.
He formed Japan in 1974 with David Sylvian and the latter's younger brother Steve Jansen, performing for the first time when Karn was 15.
Having been joined by Richard Barbieri, another school friend, Japan landed their first record contract in 1977.
With their dyed hair and make-up, Japan offered a "glam" alternative to punk and later became associated with the New Romantic movement.
After Japan split in 1982, Karn continued to work on solo projects and recorded with Kate Bush, Gary Numan, Midge Ure and Joan Armatrading.
Karn briefly reunited with other members of Japan in 1991 for the one-off project Rain Tree
A statement on Karn's website said the musician "passed away peacefully" on Tuesday at his London home in Chelsea, "surrounded by his family and friends".
Japan came to prominence in the early 1980s with hit albums that included Tin Drum and Gentlemen Take Polaroids.
John Taylor of Duran Duran said he was "one of the great visual and sound stylists of the late-70s/early-80s."
Born Adonis Michaelides in Cyprus in 1958, Karn emigrated to London when he was three years old.
His official biography tells how he bought his first bass guitar for £5 after a bassoon he played in an orchestra was stolen.
He formed Japan in 1974 with David Sylvian and the latter's younger brother Steve Jansen, performing for the first time when Karn was 15.
Having been joined by Richard Barbieri, another school friend, Japan landed their first record contract in 1977.
With their dyed hair and make-up, Japan offered a "glam" alternative to punk and later became associated with the New Romantic movement.
After Japan split in 1982, Karn continued to work on solo projects and recorded with Kate Bush, Gary Numan, Midge Ure and Joan Armatrading.
Karn briefly reunited with other members of Japan in 1991 for the one-off project Rain Tree
HA!
(Thanx Mark!)
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
David Carson returns to print with new magazine
The new magazine, called C A R S O N, will “share his unique vision and dedication to quality in not only design, but fine art, illustration, photography and writing as well”, according to a press release.
It is slated for a bi-monthly release beginning this year.
Each issue will be themed and will cover the whole gamut from culture to current events. Carson and his team have been soliciting contributors from established writers and artists to bring a “new interest to print magazines”, the release said.
Carson will take the role of art and design director in the new endeavor.
Lest you think this is nothing more than a hankering for the past, editor-in-chief Alex Storch said the new title isn’t “about being retro”.
“It’s about pushing forward,” Storch said in a statement. “People want quality things they can hold and touch, not pseudo-journalism and themed template design on their computers. We’re excited for people that have only seen David’s books and a heavily-worn copy of Ray Gun to experience his mastery of the form.”
@'Taxi'
Huffing and Puffing
Reminiscent of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Arianna Huffington is being sued by two political consultants, Peter Daou and James Boyce, who claim a critical role in creating her top-ranked Web site, the Huffington Post. So what exactly happened in the fall of 2004 when Huffington, Daou, Boyce, and such liberal lights as David Geffen, Larry David, and Norman Lear discussed a Democratic answer to the Drudge Report? And why did the two men wait nearly six years to claim credit? The author walks back their she-said-we-said collision.
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William D. Cohan @'Vanity Fair'
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