The Best Books of 2012
A selection of the best books I read this year, which this year includes a number of books I wish I had read years ago.
The Best Albums of 2012
The Kindred EP by Burial is probably the album that I played most often this year. The Japanese CD also contains the Street Halo EP. Fin by John Talabot is another album that I listened to a lot.
Super Sad Prescient Love Story
Gary Shteyngart's novel Super Sad True Love Story is a surprisingly prescient novel. A recent article in the NY Times shows that another part of his dystopian vision is already a reality.
Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012
Oscar Niemeyer's work is very photogenic, it's nearly impossible not to make a good photo of his designs.
Jonathan Harvey 1939-2012
I only discovered his work some two years ago but Jonathan Harvey has since become one of my favourite composers.
Frank Dikötter: Mao's Great Famine
Frank Dikötter chronicles the consequences of Mao's Great Leap Forward, one of the most devastating man-made catastrophes in history.
Philippe Vandenberg and Berlinde de Bruyckere At Museum De Pont
I was delighted to see some new work by Berlinde de Bruyckere.
Wolfgang Tillmans: Neue Welt
New book by Wolfgang Tillmans. The odd thing is that, even though I don't like any of his individual photographs, in the sense that I could select some clear favourites, I do like his body of work.
Highlights from the Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear Collections
Some of my favourite outfits from the Spring 2013 RTW collections.
Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel
I didn't read it in high school because someone told me it was dreadful. He was right.
Joe Brainard: I Remember
I remember by the American writer and artist Joe Brainard is a gem of a novel. The concept is really quite simple: the novel consists entirely of a long list of short sentences that start with "I remember". The effect is mesmerizing.
The Great Gatsby Trailer
The trailer for the new screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann is awesome. I just hope the film will live up to the trailer.