The XX

These days we’re listening to the British group The xx. Great vibe to their music. (Reminds us of AIR, who did The Virgin Suicides soundtrack, and who also collaborated on Charlotte Gainsbourg’s album.)

We’ve been seduced by the sounds and the ‘savoir-faire’ of this precocious young group. Visit thexx.info to find out more about them. Their concert tour schedule includes many European cities, and they recently performed in Québec, at the National in Montréal. 

The Paradox of Reality vs. Fiction

We think that Médecins Sans Frontières is an organization that deserves our support. This group redefines courage with the way they address world horrors and human suffering. In an era when “courageous” is regularly used to describe a supermodel dealing with a nasty coke habit or a contestant on reality TV, the work of Doctors Without Borders reminds us just how insulated we are to true horror and human suffering in the world.
Is this depiction of horror and human suffering an effective means of advertising?...

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Bruce Mau Exhibit: Massive Change

We viewed Bruce Mau’s amazing exhibit titled Massive Change at the Art Gallery of Toronto. We like that the designs address global change. What makes this exhibit stand out is its collective focus- visitors were asked to contribute by filling out surveys on their opinions on topics such as genetic modification, artificial hearts and so on. The exhibit catalog is full of inspiration in the fields of urban development, genetics, and surgery, for example. Designs for a fresh new world?