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Reminiscing with a difference: Dear Photograph

June 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Yet another website to add to the “I Wish I’d Thought Of This First” archive. Dear Photograph is nothing short of addictive.

Like most great ideas, their premise is simple and powerful. In the case of Dear Photograph, the photographing of an old photo in the same location the original one was shot is the order of the day.

Some of the results are stunning – have a look for yourself. Some of the creativity displayed is amazing and even the most mundane scenes have a real power about them – or maybe I’m just being sentimental on a Saturday afternoon.

If you’re keen, dig out some old photos and submit a few masterpieces of your own. I know I will be.

[via Kat Claxton]

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Make your own (de)motivational posters

January 24, 2011 By 1 Comment

Thanks to this website, you can easily make your own motivational posters. It’s as simple as uploading a pic and coming up with some text, like this:

Go get creative and please feel free to post a link to yours in the comments.

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Dr Seuss Meets Star Wars

December 5, 2010 By 1 Comment

For a Gen X-er it doesn’t get much better than this. Cartoonist Adam Watson has created a handful of brilliant drawings that interpret scenes from the original three Star Wars movies. To say he’s nailed the Dr Seuss style is an understatement. Am I the only one that’d buy a book that had the three movies done end-to-end in this style? One example:

View the whole lot for yourself over at Adam’s site.

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Oedipus Rex: in Second Life

September 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Virtual world Second Life has a vibrant arts community to say the least. Part of that community is the Avatar Repertory Theatre (ART). They have a few shows under their belt now, including Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Their latest is Oedipus Rex (Oedipus The King) by Sophocles. During October there’ll be six performances, with tickets costing L$500 (around US$1.50). That’s a pretty reasonable price for the whole theatrical shebang including music.

Here’s a short promo to give you a taste:

More information on the show over at the ART blog, or you can check out the theatre space itself in Second Life. If you haven’t checked out Second Life before, here’s a good excuse to do so.

via [Metaverse Journal]

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