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  • Date posted: October 29, 2006

    Shoot Me Film Festival

    This year my hometown hosts the second edition of the Shoot Me Film Festival. The Festival is a showcase for independent, contemporary and original films, which are shown in cinemas and on location. The idea of showing on location is fun, last year's location included a tram tunnel, with the audience on one side of the track and the screen on the other, although I must say that once you're watching the film the location no longer matters. In the end you're just staring at a wall.

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  • Date posted: October 28, 2006

    A Short Note on Econometrics

    When I was studying econometrics I remember one of my professors saying that politics and econometrics don't really match...

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  • Date posted: October 8, 2006

    Spectacular City. Photographing the Future

    The exhibition Spectacular City. Photographing the Future at the Netherlands Architecture Institute claims to present the best works by 29 prominent photographers from the Netherlands and abroad.

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  • Date posted: October 3, 2006

    Is China's Double Digit Growth a Miracle?

    China is booming. There is no doubt about it. With its double digit growth rates, China has become a magnet not only for architects but also for analysts, newspaper editors and other commentators seeking to explain the Chinese miracle.

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