La Jetee Chris Marker

La Jetee is a film made by Chris Marker, Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel. The film runs for 28 minutes and is in black and white. It won the Prix Jean Vigo for short film.

The 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys was inspired by, and takes several concepts directly from, La Jetée. [1]

[1]Wikipeida. (2011). La Jetee. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jet%C3%A9e. Last accessed 2013.

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Above is the full film

Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), was born in Berlin on July 15, 1892. He was an unusual figure in 20th century thought, considering himself a "Man of Letters" and a literary critic rather than taking the more illustrious title of philosopher. His short career carried him through the ten years leading up to WWII, publishing an essay on Goethe's Elective Affinities in 1924 that earned him swift recognition. He had received his doctorate in Switzerland in 1919, but failed to acquire his habilitation, making it difficult for him to find work well suited to his abilities. The work he had submitted in 1928 was the only full-length study that he published,The Origins of German Tragic Drama, and it was likely misunderstood by its jurors, for it prominently contained a complex network of appropriated quotations. [1]

[1] The European Graduate School. (2010). WALTER BENJAMIN - BIOGRAPHY. Available: http://www.egs.edu/library/walter-benjamin/biography/. Last accessed 2013.

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Jeremy Deller- Acid Brass

 I looked at Jeremy Deller earlier in the blog when looking at mapping, as he created a map  cover for the tube map, this still links in with maps in a way.

Jeremy Deller is perhaps most famous for his recreation of one of the most powerful moments of the Miners Strike in 1984, the Battle of Orgreave. But, it's to another piece of inspired performance work that he is pointing with his giant wall drawing, The History of the World 1997-2004, which covers the whole of the wall opposite the entrance to the Turner Prize 2004 exhibition. For 1997's Acid Brass, Deller invited a brass band to play reworked acid house anthems and his vast jumble of words, phrases and arrows illustrates his thinking behind it. It traces the links between the Acid House scene of the late 1980s and the traditional brass band. Through the Miners Strike, de-industrialisation and privatisation to advanced capitalism, civil unrest and press hysteria over ecstasy and free parties the two become intertwined as they tell the tale of recent working class history. [1]

[1] Jeremy Deller. (2004). The History of the World 1997-2004. Available: http://www.jeremy-deller.co.uk/jeremy-deller-turner-prize/jeremydellerturnerprize-r1.htm. Last accessed 2013.

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Above is Jeremy Deller's mindmap, this shows how brass band and acid house links together even though they are both very different.

Tesco Horse Meat Scandal

Some Tesco Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contains 60% horsemeat, DNA tests by the retailer have found.

The meal, withdrawn from sale on Tuesday, came from the French factory producing Findus beef lasagne, also at the centre of a row over horsemeat.

Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has told MPs of plans to test all processed beef in the UK.

Romania has rejected claims that it was responsible for wrongly describing horsemeat from its abattoirs as beef.

Tesco took the frozen bolognese off the shelves when it found out Findus was concerned about the source of its meat processed by Comigel, based at Metz, north-eastern France.

Tesco Group technical director Tim Smith said: "The frozen Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese should contain only Irish beef from our approved suppliers. The source of the horsemeat is still under investigation by the relevant authorities.It is one of several products that have been withdrawn from UK shelves amid the current scandal over horsemeat in food products in the UK and Europe. [1]

[1] Unknown. (2012). Horsemeat scandal: Tesco reveals 60% content in dish. Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21418342. Last accessed 2013.


Maybe they should change the packaging to match the product?

Images from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21418342