Peepshows Are Theatre, Dutch Judge Rules
A Dutch judge has ruled that peepshows are a form of theatre. The (erotic) nature of the performance does not alter the fact that it is a performance attended by a paying audience.
Architecture of the Night/Luminous Buildings
"Architecture of the Night/Luminous Buildings", an excellent exhibition at the Netherlands Architecture Institute, traces the history of the use of artificial light in architecture.
Brian Jungen at Witte de With
Brian Jungen's masks made out of Nike Air Jordan trainers are pretty awesome and so are his other works.
Edward Luce: In Spite of the Gods. The Strange Rise of Modern India
Edward Luce describes with great flair and an eye for detail the contradictions of contemporary India.
Our Daily Bread
"Our Daily Bread" is a brilliant documentary about the food industry. The film is entirely without commentary. All you hear are the sounds recorded during the filming. It is hard to imagine what a voiceover could have added. The images make any commentary superfluous.
The Best Albums of 2006
An excellent year in music with some great debut albums.
Politics and Econometrics Don't Match
Politicians want numbers plain and simple. Econometricians do produce such numbers, but always with a confidence (or uncertainty) interval.
Spectacular City. Photographing the Future
There are some spectacular photos at the exhibition "Spectacular City. Photographing the Future" at the Netherlands Architecture Institute, but as a showcase of the city or urban photography it falls short.
Three Times
I was deeply moved by all three chapters in "Three Times" by director Hou Hsia Hsien. It is such a beautiful film.
Musée du Quai Branly
The Musée du Quai Branly is BIG and like the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay it is probably best to visit it twice rather than trying to see everything on one visit. After Africa and Oceania I was too saturated to take in much of Asia and the Americas.
OMA In The Hague
Although the exhibition looks a bit like Content-light it is an excellent survey of the numerous projects OMA has designed and proposed over the past 25 years in The Hague.