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The Definitive Rarities Collection - 50 Classic Cuts: Nina Simone: MP3 Downloads

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This is what is aclled value for money. Some of Nina's best songs compiled in a collection, the best for me are her versions of Please don't let me misunderstood and Moon of Alabama. And who can forget Mississipi Goddamn?

Updated Nov 2, 2009

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AIR - LOVE 2

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French electronic Gods AIR's newest album Love 2 sounds amazing on first listen. Just the light, ethereal-sounding music we have come to recognise and love. The atmosphere of romance and sexiness that AIR evokes can never be beaten. Check out their entire album for free here, and don't forget to buy it later!!!

Updated Oct 11, 2009

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Nice Produce :: Nawlz Print 3 : Damn These Donuts

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Artwork to go with my new favourite web comic!

Nawlz is an interactive flash-based webcomic, with a highly stylized audio-visual interface. The eclectic storyline can be a little tricky to follow, but what makes the comic stand out is the brilliant artwork by Nawlz, an Australian artist. His meticulous sketching and vivid colouring make the weird world of Nawlz come alive. Nawlz is an experience everyone must try.

No computer monitor does justice to the Nawlz experience, which has to be compressed to fit the screen. So the artist has made some of his art available on Nice Produce, a sales outlet for Australian artists. I hope to buy this, and the Nawlz T shirt sometime...

Updated Sep 14, 2009

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Reelight Battery Free Bike Lights

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If you are on a mission to save the earth by biking everywhere, then these are the must have accessories to top it all off. They do not need batteries to run, and in addition, they are extremely robust, so they will not quickly end up in a landfill somewhere.

Pluses: The above mentioned, plus there are modified versions for bikes with disc brakes. Also, alternate versions have one or more of the following features: blinking lights, continuous beams, capacitors that store energy while running so that lights continue to blink/beam for a short while after the bike stops. The lights are easy to install, are maintenance free and have zero operating costs! Fit and forget!

Minuses: These lights can only be mounted near the wheel axle because the lamp has to be near the magnets powering it. Hence the lights will be a little below knee level, which enhances bike visibility from a distance but may not be effective for cars right next to the bike. Also never forget that these are lights to be seen by, NOT to see by. I have installed an LED headlight in addition to these, to light the way ahead of me. As you may expect, the price is also higher than normal battery-powered lights, but very reasonable compared to dynamo lights. Part of the reason for the cost is also that the lights have to imported from teh Netherlands.

Updated Jul 14, 2009

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Sita Sings the Blues DVD

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I came across this wonderful animated movie exactly the way the director wanted me to: by word of mouth. An eclectic and enjoyable, if slightly lengthy tale, it is the tale of Sita in the Ramayana as told through 20s jazz music (Annette Hanshaw). Women through the ages have always had the same issues, it seems. In many ways, it mirrors the tale of Yashodara, who we never here about, and who was forsaken by her husband who went on to become the Buddha.

A champion of women's rights as it may seem, what the movie actually stands for is open source. The movie is available for free on Youtube and other places, and you have the maker's permission to download, remix, edit and screen the movie as you please. The DVD comes with extras but the only reason you would buy it would be to support the artist. But by all means check out the T shirts and things in the web store, I already have! (via sitasingstheblues.com)

Updated Jun 23, 2009

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Victorinox Swiss Army Midnite Minichamp Pocket Knife

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Basic Swiss knife with a couple of knives, scissors, bottle opener, but also a retractable pen, LED flashlight, ruler and screw driver.

All this in 2.25 inch, keychain-friendly casing,,,, Perfect knife for light-duty use!

Updated May 27, 2009

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Tread lightly AT-ST drivers T-shirt

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With these tees, you can simultaneously proclaim your love for Star Wars and the Earth!

Updated Apr 25, 2009

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Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of Balance

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This art movie describes modern life as Koyaanisqatsi, a Hopi term meaning "out of balance".

The movie, made in the 80s, is part of the Qatsi trilogy, and uses such techniques as slow-motion, time-lapse video and stock footage of events like the liftoff of Apollo 13 to bring out the changes Man has wrought on the face of the planet and raises important questions on the sustainability of such a lifestyle. All this is set to brilliant music, sometimes frenetic, sometimes the haunting chorus of the word "Koyaaniqatsi".

All this seems particularly relevant in these days of environmental hyper-awareness, but even without its message, the movie is an experience to savour. The movie does not seek to condemn so much as it tries to provoke. The slow-mo shots of steam rising from rows of cooling towers, the perfect symmetry of massed Soviet tanks, these are images whose beauty rivals other shots of the Grand canyon and the clouds flowing over mountains. All of this presents us with the scale of changes we as humans have brought about. We are allowed to make our own conclusions from this.

Updated Apr 20, 2009

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Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction - Duffel Bag

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This duffel bag is actually cooler than the name of the folks who designed it!

Updated Apr 20, 2009

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Kimazo T shirts

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I have no idea what the Kewpie doll is or what these illustrations mean. But these T shirts are what my cousin would call wicked sick!

Updated Apr 20, 2009

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