Moderation. Cate Le Bon. Bad video, good song.
Stark Reality : Acting, Thinking, Feeling.
Madvillainy was on heavy rotation for probably 8 months at my house when it came out. That and Quasimoto's (aka Madlib) The Unseen. Those two albums alone elevated Stones Throw to an untouchable level. I was lucky enough to see DOOM live at the Biltmore in Vancouver maybe in '08. For my money, there's never been a better flow than Figaro. See the 1:21 minute mark. RIP MF DOOM
Tricky indeed. I've worked on many public building designs. Community centers, recreation centers, libraries. One time my team was told that our proposal looked too good. The city did not want the perception that they were spending taxpayer funds frivolously. So instead of getting a building the town could perhaps be proud(er) of, they were given something not as good in my opinion. This is a different sitation though. It would be cool to watch a man-on-the-street type of interview to see how Notre Dame symbolically lives inside the minds of everyday Parisians.
I have been in it. It is itself beautiful and the space it creates in the city is incredible. I want to reiterate that I believe a potentially different idea added to the existing building is probably impossible to achieve because the original is just too powerful of an idea and image to manipulate and reenvision. Having it be the roof only is a constraint that even the best design can not overcome. In general though, I believe that it is ok to at least have a conversation about how a building can change for future generations. You're probably right in this case though and maybe the existing story of Notre Dame is in itself powerful enough to last another 500 years. What do you think it will it look like in 1000 years?
A true restoration should be the default strategy at this point unless someone can come up with a compelling design that is overwhelmingly beautiful. That may be impossible but it's a least a fun thought experiment. To my knowledge, Notre Dame in modern times remains an active participant in Parisian religious and civic activities. Historic but still at work. For that reason, I think it's worth considering how it can be renovated into the current image of the city, as cultural views on religion continue to change.
A lot of renovation ideas have been submitted for this problem. Most pretty bad. I always thought this one was headed in the right direction. Maybe that spire is too much, but a chiseled glass canopy is nice. Having it be a farm is terrible though. Why not just a small park for contemplation? In my mind there is a direct lineage from gothic architecture to parametricism.
Thanks for finishing my thought. I was interrupted in the middle of writing my comment but I guess hubski automatically 'contributes' it after a while? That's an unfortunate feature. You've got a good point. I always read it as both, 'what attention to detail AND what an asshole'.
My favorite FLW story is the one where an old client of his one day recieved a vase in the mail with a letter from FLW saying 'This would look perfect above
I certainly didn't know the history, but I'm pleased at the gesture by Bobby Digital. This discussion reminds me of the NYTimes 1619 series, episode 3, on American music appropriation. Good listen if you have a minute. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/podcasts/1619-black-american-music-appropriation.html
I was on a jury in 2006 for a domestic abuse case. They intervewed the jurors, dismissed one I think, and then accepted that replacement. The selection took about an hour. For this Tsarnaev case they interviewed 256 people which is insane. At that rate I would guess you get both bogged down by the sheer number of people, but also by the minutiae of each persons differences thus leaving a larger hole of subject matter for the other side to fit an appeal into. I think peer selection still has a place in the process but it sounds like in this case they were doomed from the start.
A new HUM album came out recently. First in 22 years. I've always liked this band. This one does not disappoint. Here's a personal favorite:
No kidding. I was even thinking - haven't I already seen them do this once? Either way, it's still cool to see.
When I sold all of my pedals the only one I couldn't part with was The Rat. It sits on my work desk. 
I shared this with a neighbor who is really into ham radio. He told me that Scott Tiley lives down the street from us in the town next door, Roberts Creek. He's 'ham radio' famous I guess.
Yeah, I'm not sure who tagged it as youngpeoplestupid. I thought that may be a meme or something but when I click on it, this post is the only thing that shows up. I don't even know what it has to do with this post. Who's young and/or who's stupid? Anyway.....
Falling Down. From the new album 'The Main Thing' by Real Estate.
Happy New Year to you mk. 10 years! Congratulations. When I came on board I knew nothing about places like Hubski. Looking back I'm a little embarrased about some of the designs I tried to push concerning the interface. A few were perhaps antithetical to the type of environment you envisioned and I clearly did not understand that. Through it all you were graciously open to exploration which I've always appreciated. Above all of it, you always had a concept for type of place this could be and I'm impressed you were able to see it through. Thanks for holding it down all this time my friend. I know that if I lived back in A2, we'd be solid drinking buddies.
Pompidou Centre : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Pompidou
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Public Library?
Panda Bear - Master. From Buoys, 2019. Listening on my new Sennheiser Momentum 2s. Pretty sweet.
The new Big Thief album is excellent. My favourite album of the year so far. Has more of a fall feeling to it, but I'll play it this summer anyway.
Been hearing about a Harris / Pete dream ticket. Don't know much about Harris yet, but I like Pete. People are saying he lacks policy, but at this point he understands it's the winning of hearts and minds that counts. I do like the idea of a 15 person supreme court, 10 elected and 5 selected by unanimous vote by the other 10.
Hi mk. Still here. Just quiet.
Dan Mangan - Never Quiet
Deerhoof has two songs named 'Flower' & Low : Sunflower from the album 'Things we lost in the fire'.
I'm almost 40 now. Keeping up with new music is a bit different from when I was younger. I find I rely on End-of-Year lists more now than ever before. January is usually a time for me to catch up on the previous year. I like it because there is inevitably great music that I missed. For the record, Low's Double Negative? Album of the Year. More like a Fennesz record than anything. Just listen to Tempest below. Soccer Mommy. Great Indie Album. Christine and the Queens. Is this Adult Contemporary?? How apropos. Low. Tempest
singers voice is either gonna be a deal breaker for you or a winner.
Nice one. I like the colors. I remember learning a trick in school about copyright. If you ever want proof of authorship what you can do is mail yourself a copy of the design and then never open the letter. This way, the envelope is time stamped and the image inside is kept safe.