Fashion Industry: Derivative nonsense or inspired retro-chic?

Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2013 Channels Madonna, David Bowie, Boy George, Michael Jackson, Annie Lennox...

Guardian's: 50 months to save the world – interactive

 Interesting looking resource:

"The world has 50 months to go before the dice become loaded against us in terms of keeping under a 2C temperature rise. We asked Guardian readers and public figures what they would do to lead us out of this climate predicament. From mass protest to pensions to personal carbon targets, here are their suggestions "

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2012/oct/01/50-months-climate-interactive

I've read a couple, Rob Hopkins (Transition Towns Project) is as always sane, balanced and serious. He's a hero - kind of like a Tim Berners-Lee in that he has quietly created a movement/model which can be adopted/adapted golobally. Wouldn't it be great if it caught on like the WWW.

"The question here is "what should we do differently?" The answer is: pretty much just about everything. Nationally and internationally, while the scale and pace of climate change are accelerating, meaningful responses are dwindling. Part of our collective paralysis comes from the fact that we struggle to imagine a world with less energy, less consumerism, less annual GDP growth. What will it look like, sound like, feel like? Does it inevitably mean that you should start seeking out your cave on Dartmoor as we speak, and developing a taste for slugs? Of course not."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/oct/01/50-months-rob-hopkins

Digging David Byrne and St. Vincent: Love This Giant

http://lovethisgiant.com/

I've been enjoying new David Byrne project Love This Giant - his collaberation with St. Vincent.


More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_This_Giant

I agree with this: "a skewed and funky instant classic."

The Independent's Andy Gill[21] and Simmy Richman[22] consider the brass instrumentation the greatest strength of the album with the latter declaring the work "a skewed and funky instant classic."

 Worth checking out. I've been listening on the great (yet audio quality challenged) Rdio.