August 2011
12 posts
“There are no telegrams on Tralfamadore. But you’re right: each clump of...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse FIve.
Hint: we’re conceptualizing our interactive narrative concept.
Mumbai's slum solution? →
Listen to this 2008 BBC report about the planned resettlement of Mumbai’s Dharavi, perhaps the world’s most famous slum; it provided many of the locations for Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Save Chandigarh
Chandigarh is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. India’s first planned city, established following Partition in 1947, it is the masterpiece of Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier.
In addition to years of neglect, the city, a gem of modern architecture, has recently become the target of art buyers and auctioneers. Local architects and art historians have since been fighting to...
Get-together of street magicians planned in city →
“A rare get-together of street magicians from across the country and their ‘modern’ counterparts is planned in the capital city as part of ‘India Jaal,’ a joint initiative of the State Tourism Department and Magic Academy, Thiruvananthapuram.”
Street Dreams →
Some choice selections from Satish Sharma’s collection of Indian studio photographs. Sharma’s definitive collection is made up of studio portraits that he stumbled upon at flea markets in India during the 1990s:
“This selection of street images from The Satish Sharma Collection reveals the popular face of photography in India. These are the signs and icons of their times. This...
India Conquers the World →
With a geographic mass one-third the size of the United States, India will have the largest population in the world by the late 20s (and by 2020 have the most English speakers).
July 2011
3 posts
Hands Off Our Houses →
Great article from URBZ in the Times about socially constructed design. Every act of creation is also an act of destruction. If the home design process isn’t inclusive of the people actually set to live in the homes, then you have no idea what you’ll lose.
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I love how Court13 uses music in their films. They allow your emotions to carry you through the narrative, but never slip into cutting things together like a music video. Ray Tintori’s “Death to the Tinman” is another one to look out for.
June 2011
4 posts
TED talk: Dan Dennett on Consciousness →
At the 5:14 mark, Dan Dennett refers to Lee Siegel’s “Net of Magic,” a book that was essential in researching our subject.
NY Times: In India, Dynamism Wrestles With... →
The New York Times discovers Gurgaon, the tacky, unplanned, un-inclusive, and hopelessly unsustainable suburb of Delhi.
May 2011
18 posts
WatchJim Goldblum teaches the intricacies of cross-cultural communication…and fails. Miserably.
Watch“Say you one bad mothafucker!”
Watch“walking through delhi is like watching the men’s, women’s, doubles, and mixed doubles finals of wimbledon all being played on the same court at the same time. and you’re standing in front of the net.” (quote source: John Burkhart) (Video credit: Josh Cogan / Rebel Yell)
WatchJosh flirts with our rickshaw driver and puts us all in danger. (Video credit: Josh Cogan / Rebel Yell)
“We can’t go back. And there is no way to go forward. So what do we do?”
– Magician Ishamudin, when asked about whether he’d leave Kathputli to become an itinerant performer again.
WatchAt a wedding in Kathputli the music of the Krishna brass band pulls people through the night.
(Video credit: Will Basanta / Rebel Yell)
WatchChai wallahs are everywhere in India. Many times you’re paying less for the tea than the performance.
(Video: Josh Cogan / Rebel Yell)
April 2011
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WatchPlease note: The footage used in this teaser video was downloaded off of various photo and video-sharing websites for temporary, non-commercial purposes. It is a representation of what we will explore more deeply on our first production shoot in April.