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WHAT DOG IS WHICH RELIGION - POLL

Submitted by marika on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:34.

POLL:

WHAT DOG IS WHICH RELIGION?

ISSUE 37 OUT TODAY!

Look at the cover image and guess!

Register to the website to submit your answer and win prizes, tix, merch of megalomaniacs (a.k.a. bands)!

Vote HERE!

OCEAN VS DAUGHTER @ Palác Akropolis 12_03

Submitted by editor.provokat... on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 16:17.

Ocean vs Daughter

an informal chat with Flanna Sheridan

by Antonio Baroni

When you hear Flanna Sheridan's sweet and velvety voice opposed to the waterfall of vigorous piano-raindrops and the colourful, warm and thunderous violin and cello flows, suddenly the mysterious name of the band makes sense: their music is like a wide expanse of water that can be sometimes quiet and sometimes stormy, nevertheless the sound is always clean, defined, and it's not hard to imagine Flanna as one of the Nereids, the nymphs that accompanied Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.

"HEY, I'M TALKING HERE"

Submitted by events.provokat... on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 18:48.

An attempted Henry Rollins interview

(by Marika)

I had been warned several years ago about the sharp bladed temperament wielded when conducting an interview with Henry Rollins, and they were so right. The truth of their warning hit me like an involuntary ice-cold bath. In the seven years this writer has been holding interviews, never once have I been told to shut up or be quiet and listen, just listen. I could go to a lecture for that.

It was this moment that I realized the warning I had not heeded was more than correct – it was devastating…for days, hearing Henry Rollins’ voice in my ears shut me down, “Hey! I’m talking here!”

Japanese Society: A Sinking Ship?

Submitted by editor.provokat... on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 02:14.

« With Bold Stand, Japan Opposition Wins a Landslide ». This is the title of an article one could have found, lost in the constant flow of news on New York Times' website on the 30^th of august 2009. At first sight, its nothing really appealing, a barely interesting event in the eyes of most foreigners...

picture: Harakiri school girls by Makoto Aïda,

Article by Kevin Calonne.

The Feminist Evolution

Submitted by editor.provokat... on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 15:26.

Museums are exhibiting an increased sensitivity to collecting and presenting works by women— through new acquisitions, solo shows, and a stronger focus on artists who were previously neglected. But true gender equality, critics maintain, remains elusive.

original article by Phoebe Hoban

photo by Rob Carter

THE BEAUTY AND THE BRAIN

Submitted by editor.provokat... on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 15:25.

Researchers in the evolving field of neuroesthetics seek to determine what happens in the cerebral cortex when we see art—and, in the process, figure out what makes great works so mesmerizing

by Ann Landi

Original article from Artnews.com

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Shake it, baby!

Submitted by editor.provokat... on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 17:06.

The Secrets of Looking Good on the Dance Floor

Why do some clubbers shake it like a Polaroid picture while others prefer to perch on a bar stool? British psychologist Peter Lovatt, who has conducted rigorous field work in nightclubs, believes he can explain why some booty shaking is hot -- and some is not. It's all about your hormones.