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New Paper

Elena Favilli — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:06:17 +0000

Dentsu, Tokyo Design used old newspapers to design a package for a street vendor that sells farm-grown vegetables and fruits. The brief required somethig original, easy to use and low cost.

Deep Inspection

Elena Favilli — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:46:11 +0000

“The Iranian regime has developed, with the assistance of European telecommunications companies, one of the world’s most sophisticated mechanisms for controlling and censoring the Internet, allowing it to examine the content of individual online communications on a massive scale.”

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A Nigerian Religion Blends Christianity with Islam

jack_trial — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:43:50 +0000

It’s not always that you hear the shouts of “Hallelujah!” and “Allah Akbar!” coming together in the same sermon. Yet this is exactly what his happening with this little cult in Nigeria, which has an almost 50-50 division of Muslims and Christians (not to mention a lot of indigenous religions) living in its borders. Is this the possible birth of a new religion that can unite the great divide in world faith? Or a local social curiosity brought about by the co-existence of two competing monotheistic religions in the same realm? The answer may not be clear, but the story of Chrislam is certainly interesting. Don’t miss!

Iran on Fire

jack_trial — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:17:36 +0000

Check this page and this page if you haven’t heard about this great event already, Iran is experiencing massive rioting, at a scale never before seen since the 1979 revolution, after the reformist politician Mousavi lost to the hardliner Ahmedinejad in what many people believe is a rigged election. Days of rioting have left the capital, Tehran, in a state of chaos, and a recount of the votes has been ordered. The pictures from the protests look like something big is happening indeed. Could it be that the Islamic Republic of Iran, one of the strongest regimes ruled by theocratic principles, is tethering on the brink of change?

Food Inc.

Elena Favilli — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:43:47 +0000

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After Fast Food Nation, Robert Kenner lifts again the veil on American nations food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of governments regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA.

Plastic Ocean

Elena Favilli — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:34:05 +0000

Take a look at the Pacific Gyre and the plastic floating in it.

If the world were a village of 100 people

Elena Favilli — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:03:19 +0000

By Toby Ng Design.

Gaza Hip-Hop

Elena Favilli — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:34:15 +0000

Slingshot Hip Hop is a documentary that tells the stories of young Palestinians living in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty.

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Innovation as a learning process

Elena Favilli — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:05:25 +0000

Innovation as a Learning Process from Roger H. Shealy on Vimeo.

Languages of the World

jack_trial — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:47:20 +0000

Here is a site that is not that rich in graphics, but contains a treasure-chest of information in words. Behold the Ethnologue website!This on-line encyclopedia contains comprehensive information about the languages of the world. A brief foray into its contents can reveal interesting facts; did you know that Italy was home to 42 different languages, with forms like Mocheno, which is spoken only among 1900 people in the Trentino region? There is also an extensive catalogue of “nearly extinct” languages, some of which, like the Djawi language of Australia, have only one speaker. Languages are arguably the pillars of cultures, the defining features of people, both as individuals and groups. It’s a shame not to learn mmore about them. Make sure you visit this archive today!