Last year we posted a video of stuntman doing some crazy stunts around town, but this might take the cake. Two urban gymnasts climba nd tumble their way through London in a child-like dream jaunt about town. Watch until the end for a great humanizing conclusion to their little "jog."
Sergio del Limonar
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
WORD: maffick
This seems appropriate for a Saturday...or at least your Friday night.
This verb means literally, according to Wordsmith.org, "to celebrate boisterously." Derived from a small town in South Africa called Mafikeng where British troops were blockaded in 1899 and 1900. When they were ultimately "freed," London collectively celebrated.
After their last final exam, the university students were found all along frat row mafficking before they went home for the summer.
Sergio del Limonar
This verb means literally, according to Wordsmith.org, "to celebrate boisterously." Derived from a small town in South Africa called Mafikeng where British troops were blockaded in 1899 and 1900. When they were ultimately "freed," London collectively celebrated.
After their last final exam, the university students were found all along frat row mafficking before they went home for the summer.
Sergio del Limonar
Thursday, April 8, 2010
RAIN WEEK: Hard Rain Project
Part 4 of 5
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.
The Hard Rain Project is a commendable organization, based out of London, with a goal to raise awareness about environmental issues, specifically climate change and its human relations, through images. Touring the globe with various exhibits aimed at making people stop and think about the interconnectivity of humanity and the planet, the charity raises money to continue the educational effort; an appropriately self-sustaining and non-hypocritical way to run such an organization if there ever was one!
The above picture, credited to UNEP and photographer Werachai Wansamngan, shows the juxtaposition of the human need for survival with the need to use and share one of the most precious and limited natural resources: water. In this image two Thai citizens search for pond snails to eat in the cracked and dried earth of what was presumably once a water-filled body of water.
Check out the book, containing powerful photographs centered around the lyrics of Bob Dylan's classic "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." Also available is the similarly themed DVD film and a list of upcoming tour cities the exhibit and lecture series will visit such as Helsingør, Denmark (now - April 11), Minneapolis, MN (April 19 - 24), and Santa Fe, NM (May 1 - 28), among others worldwide.
Sergio del Limónar
Following the old children's rhyme, about April showers bringing May flowers, ZONINO! presents seven of our favorite "rain-themed" things.
The Hard Rain Project is a commendable organization, based out of London, with a goal to raise awareness about environmental issues, specifically climate change and its human relations, through images. Touring the globe with various exhibits aimed at making people stop and think about the interconnectivity of humanity and the planet, the charity raises money to continue the educational effort; an appropriately self-sustaining and non-hypocritical way to run such an organization if there ever was one!
The above picture, credited to UNEP and photographer Werachai Wansamngan, shows the juxtaposition of the human need for survival with the need to use and share one of the most precious and limited natural resources: water. In this image two Thai citizens search for pond snails to eat in the cracked and dried earth of what was presumably once a water-filled body of water.
Check out the book, containing powerful photographs centered around the lyrics of Bob Dylan's classic "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." Also available is the similarly themed DVD film and a list of upcoming tour cities the exhibit and lecture series will visit such as Helsingør, Denmark (now - April 11), Minneapolis, MN (April 19 - 24), and Santa Fe, NM (May 1 - 28), among others worldwide.
Sergio del Limónar
Sunday, October 11, 2009
BOOK: You Shall Know Our Velocity
I think a lot of people enjoy stand up comics because they have a way of expressing the humorous sides of every day situations in ways most people can't. Dave Eggers, author of the phenomenal novel, You Shall Know Our Velocity!, has a similar talent though his leans more toward the accessing of every day thoughts and ponderings.
The story follows two life-long friends, Will and Hand as they aim to travel once around the globe, distributing money (about $32,000 worth) along the way. Their journey begins in Chicago and then proceeds to Senegal, Morocco, Estonia, Latvia, and a few other brief stops along the way. The giving of the money is sometimes arbitrary and sometimes purposeful and judging, opening the characters to some humanizing debate about charity and what exactly they are doing.
Eggers has an almost supernatural way for descriptions. Often times I thought that, in any one else's hands these words would come off as trying too hard to be creative. One of my favorite descriptions came when the main characters were in Heathrow Airport in London. While talking to a booking agent, Eggers describes her "tired happy face" as that "of a third grade teacher in her last year."
I recommend this book to anyone who likes stories that explore the human nature, any guy approaching or recently having past his 10 year high school reunion, or anyone who has traveled outside of the United States. This book is identifiable on so many levels and makes for a fast, enjoyable, thought-provoking read.
Sergio del Limónar
The story follows two life-long friends, Will and Hand as they aim to travel once around the globe, distributing money (about $32,000 worth) along the way. Their journey begins in Chicago and then proceeds to Senegal, Morocco, Estonia, Latvia, and a few other brief stops along the way. The giving of the money is sometimes arbitrary and sometimes purposeful and judging, opening the characters to some humanizing debate about charity and what exactly they are doing.
Eggers has an almost supernatural way for descriptions. Often times I thought that, in any one else's hands these words would come off as trying too hard to be creative. One of my favorite descriptions came when the main characters were in Heathrow Airport in London. While talking to a booking agent, Eggers describes her "tired happy face" as that "of a third grade teacher in her last year."
I recommend this book to anyone who likes stories that explore the human nature, any guy approaching or recently having past his 10 year high school reunion, or anyone who has traveled outside of the United States. This book is identifiable on so many levels and makes for a fast, enjoyable, thought-provoking read.
Sergio del Limónar
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