Articles: What's the Matter With Sweden? The first time the Knife got money from the Swedish Arts Council was in 2001, for their self-titled debut album. The electro-pop duo received 45,000 Swedish kronor (SEK), or about $6,327-- "pretty standard for albums back then," says lead singer Karin Dreijer Andersson. Statens Kulturråd, as the arts council is known, awarded funding for the Knife in 2006, too. That time, Andersson (who also records as Fever Ray) and brother Olof Dreijer received 80,000 SEK, or $11,248, through label Rabid as tour support for their first-- and, so far, only-- U.S. shows. Swedish taxpayers' investment in the Knife led to quick results. Scandinavian social democracies have come under the microscope amid the U.S. debate over President Barack Obama's domestic agenda. It's enough to make your average econo-jamming U.S. touring band drool with envy. Norway, as it happens, is one of the most active government sponsors of music. Sweden has its own assortment of groups that sponsor the arts and culture.
Articles: The Decade in Indie This piece was first published in September 2009 as part of our roundup of the 2000s. In it, author Nitsuh Abebe traces the slow encroachment of typically "indie" cultural touchstones and sensibilities into corners of mainstream advertising, film, television, and, of course, music. The fallout from this process-- recently evidenced by the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack to Grizzly Bear soundtracking a large Volkswagen ad campaign to Vampire Weekend hitting #1 on the Billboard album charts-- has created tension in some circles and has been embraced in others. As we concluded in September, this is a natural process and worth embracing-- moments of tension and doubt within nominally independent cultures often signal bursts of creative energy, inspiring new developments. -- The Goodies, 1964 So have you heard? It's not just music, either. I'm actually not mocking or complaining. So if you want to know where today's popular indie comes from, I can offer you a similar narrative about that.
Website NASA.gov homepage A website, also written as Web site,[1] web site, or simply site,[2] is a set of related web pages served from a single web domain. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet address known as a Uniform resource locator. All publicly accessible websites collectively constitute the World Wide Web. A webpage is a document, typically written in plain text interspersed with formatting instructions of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML, XHTML). Webpages are accessed and transported with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which may optionally employ encryption (HTTP Secure, HTTPS) to provide security and privacy for the user of the webpage content. The pages of a website can usually be accessed from a simple Uniform Resource Locator (URL) called the web address. Some websites require a subscription to access some or all of their content. History[edit] Overview[edit]
Music This article is about music as a form of art. For history see articles for History of music and Music history. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. To many people in many cultures, music is an important part of their way of life. Etymology The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; "art of the Muses").[4] Music as form of art Jean-Gabriel Ferlan performing at a 2008 concert at the collège-lycée Saint-François Xavier Music is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or as an entertainment product for the marketplace. There are often many links between amateur and professional musicians. Composition "Composition" is often classed as the creation and recording of music via a medium by which others can interpret it (i.e., paper or sound). Music can be composed for repeated performance or it can be improvised: composed on the spot. Notation Play
The Quenelle chadzilla blog.khymos.org » - dedicated to molecular gastronomy Photo | a razor, a shiny knife Here is a collection of photo galleries from our prior events, our traveling and our test kitchen. They will be randomly updated as we collect new photos and do our best to give interesting and witty explanations for what is going on in each photo. If you would like more information on any of the events listed below please feel free to contact us or leave comments. 23 July, 2011 – Meatopia 14 July, 2011 – Film Shoot with Sundance Channel 1 May, 2011 – NYC Dining Car – Lunch on the L Train 16 March, 2011 – food(ography)
Blog A blog (a truncation of the expression web log)[1] is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first). Until 2009 blogs were usually the work of a single individual, occasionally of a small group, and often covered a single subject. More recently "multi-author blogs" (MABs) have developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and professionally edited. The emergence and growth of blogs in the late 1990s coincided with the advent of web publishing tools that facilitated the posting of content by non-technical users. A majority are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via GUI widgets on the blogs, and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.[2] In that sense, blogging can be seen as a form of social networking service. History Origins Rise in popularity
Restaurant A restaurant (/ˈrɛstərənt/ or /ˈrɛstərɒnt/; French: [ʀɛs.to.ʁɑ̃] ( Types[edit] Restaurants may be classified or distinguished in many different ways. The primary factors are usually the food itself (e.g. vegetarian, seafood, steak); the cuisine (e.g. Italian, Chinese, Indian, French, Thai) and/or the style of offering (e.g. tapas bar, a sushi train, a tastet restaurant, a buffet restaurant or a yum cha restaurant). Beyond this, restaurants may differentiate themselves on factors including speed (see fast food), formality, location, cost, service, or novelty themes (such as automated restaurants). Restaurants range from inexpensive and informal lunching or dining places catering to people working nearby, with simple food served in simple settings at low prices, to expensive establishments serving refined food and fine wines in a formal setting. Restaurant staff[edit] History[edit] Greece and Rome[edit] China[edit] Ajisen Ramen restaurant in Nanjing. Western world[edit] United States[edit]
Gastronomy Fine food, the principal study of Gastronomy. Gastronomy is the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine. One who is well versed in gastronomy is called a gastronome, while a gastronomist is one who unites theory and practice in the study of gastronomy.[1] Etymology[edit] Etymologically, the word "gastronomy" is derived from Ancient Greek γαστήρ, gastér, "stomach", and νόμος, nómos "laws that govern", and therefore literally means "the art or law of regulating the stomach." Gastronomy involves discovering, tasting, experiencing, researching, understanding and writing about food preparation and the sensory qualities of human nutrition as a whole. The culinary term appears for the first time in a title in a poem by Joseph Berchoux in 1801 entitled "Gastronomie".[1] The derivative gourmet has come into use since the publication of the book by Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste. See also[edit] References[edit]
Edible Geography 40 Beautiful Web Design Portfolios It’s funny that a web designer’s portfolio – arguably their most valuable marketing tool – is usually neglected and horribly out of date. I know mine is. I’ve been really itching to overhaul my portfolio website for months now. Though I don’t mind the current layout, it was always meant to be temporary. To get the ball rolling I’ve collected 40 beautiful web design portfolios that for one reason or another blew me away. Sofa C-Graphics Ayush Saran Shannon Moeller Vitor Lourenco Giant Creative 0at WP Coder Tomas Pojeta Lataka AdaptD Ten 24 Media Jeff Sarmiento Simple Art Kavoon Zendiko Gareth Dickey Henry Jones Fortyseven Media Design Disease The Old State Function Nofrks Zee The Designer Dean Oakley Fran Boot Kubca Jason Reed Contrast Just Dot Popmatik Andrew Bayley Rawkes Paul Wallas Drawn To Pixels Alexandru Cohaniuc Mike Precious Komodo Media Junaid Hanif Nue Media Similar Posts
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