Archive for August, 2008

David Byrne is rocking my radio world

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in New Media | No Comments »

Svetla and I have been diligently scrubbing and sorting out our newly-floored flat for the past four days, with some last-minute Cinema Politica schedule and finance stuff. While we've been ... Read more..

Letter to the editor: Bulgaria’s environment needs heroes

Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Broadsides, Environment, Travels | 1 Comment »

Before I left Bulgaria, I (rather quickly) wrote up a letter on the train trip from Melnick to Sofia concerning the state of Bulgaria's environment and the need for a ... Read more..

Iphone blog

Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in Dispatches | No Comments »

This is my first attempt to blog from my new iPhone. I'm currently on the Hasidic bus from Montreal to New York...I can see now that blogging this way is ... Read more..

The year of Grant

Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Doc Side, überculture | No Comments »

Svetla's friend's seaside camping neighbours in Bulgaria called me "Hugh" secretly because they couldn't pronounce my name and I apparently reminded them of Hugh Grant. Well recent news has got ... Read more..

Can advertising become ethical?

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Mediactivism, New Media | No Comments »

I saw this amazing advert recently (or more correctly, PSA - Public Service Announcement) by Duval Guillaume, commissioned by Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders). It's called "Human Ball" with ... Read more..

And the Oscar goes to…

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Dispatches, Travels | No Comments »

To accompany the post below (from August 6th) I've uploaded this short trailer video of the recent crazy wedding in Bulgaria that saw Svetla and I joined in ceremony and ... Read more..

Bulgarian moments of extreme chaos and extreme chill

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Dispatches | No Comments »

Wow, where the hell have all the days gone? Let’s see, since I last posted Svetla and I had a wedding in an Orthodox church (quite obviously, pictured above) followed ... Read more..