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THE PILLAR OF SHAME
On the first June 4th after Hong Kong was returned to China, as usual the candle service for the Tienanman Crackdown was held and about 40,000 people fulled the Victoria Park under heavy raining. The Pillar of Sh...
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KING OF KOWLOON TSANG TSO-CHOI
When you walk around Hong Kong, especially streets in Kowloon side, quite often you see Chinese calligraphic graffiti on utility poles & boxes, postboxes and walls. The author of these calligraphies is Mr.Tsang Ts...
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SEVENMAG
Can you describe sevenmag and what it does? Sevenmag started out as a fan magzine on The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, it was professionally designed and printed, and had a large readership across the world - ...
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AMPHORE BAR
A quick tip for all those interested in a nice mellow bar to relax after a long hard day in front of the computer. Amphore Bar has recently re-opened along the Harbor near the Golden Pudel Club. Keeping a relatively l...
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WORLD CUP ’98
Soccer is a major spectator-sport the world over, so it's no surprise to see the streets in Hamburg empty when the World Cup is running. One only has to walk into any bar to see most everyone sitting in front of a tel...
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RYOJI IKEDA AND PANASONIC
Ryoji Ikeda and Panasonic are well known for their hard experimental music productions. "Le garage" is an old dusty workshop turned into a venue. Lighting and sound system are plain but it's the only place wh...
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MARX ERNST “SCULPTURES, HOMES, LANDSCAPES”
Last month you were told about the hooligans invasion in France. It sounded a bit like a joke but the joke has slowly become reality. Although football supporters are fighting in the street, cultural activities still ...
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KLEBER
I don't know if you're a sucker for obscure, slightly up it's arse experimentation in structural / compositional form and language, but I am and I really like this site. When I first saw it was off the back of a ...
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RET.INEVITABLE
Last month a bunch of us went to this event called Ret.Inevitable in this warehouse under the Brooklyn Bridge. A few of us didn't have tickets, figuring it'd be pretty easy to get them when we were there... well that...
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LEATHER TONGUE
This rental video shop is pretty good. It's small and produces an atomosphere of underground. The selection is manic. As for B-class movies, it's No.1 in San Francisco, I think. It has a loft space and custome...
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AIR
I was absolutely fascinated first listening to the beautiful and melodious sounds of the Moon Safari album by AIR, who had released their first earlier this year in Europe. Having heard a lot about them and having loo...
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E13
Eric Rosevear as E13 is a graphic designer who has created the cover images for this month's SHIFT. His main area of creativity is in New York, downtown. The work he produced for Gasbook04 is pretty good as well as...
