The photographer Dina Goldstein has created a series of photos representing the fall of famous fairy tales Princesses exploited by Walt Disney. The first picture could be a good illustration of the novel we studying this year!

Dina Goldstein's site: http://www.fallenprincesses.com/

I've just found the following pictures and was amazed by their similitudes with the novel TFC we are studying this year. What do you think? Couldn't they be good illustrations of the book?

The artist is Lottie Davies and here is what she said about the pictures:

Memories and Nightmares
My project 'Memories and Nightmares' is concerned with making images inspired by narratives of individual experiences, both real and fictional. At the beginning of 2008 I asked several of my friends to send me written accounts of early childhood memories or nightmares and have discovered a rich vein of fascinating stories.

We all have our own tales and myths which we use to tell our lives. In many ways, memories are an essentially human experience, and over the years they can change; for instance, an early childhood memory will be retold and re-remembered, and the way one person describes an event may be different to others' memory of it. In recounting nightmares, some people remember a clear narrative, others only a particular feeling or location. And of course the surreal or impossible elements of the dream, which at the time of dreaming seem entirely logical, are often the most fascinating. Our memories are part of the collection of human stories, and by using them as inspiration for these images I hope to celebrate them and encourage us to tell us more about ourselves.

Here are the photos. You will find comments of the painter on her site.

TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading."

TED was founded in 1984 as a one-off event, and the conference was held annually from 1990 in Monterey, California. TED's early emphasis was largely technology and design, consistent with a Silicon Valley center of gravity. The events are now held in Long Beach and Palm Springs in the U.S. as well as in Europe and Asia, offering live streaming of the talks. They address an increasingly wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture. The speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Past presenters include Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates, educator Salman Khan, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and many Nobel Prize winners. TED's current curator is the British former computer journalist and magazine publisher Chris Anderson.

From 2005 to 2009, three $100,000 TED Prizes were awarded annually to help its winners realize a chosen wish to change the world. From 2010, in a changed selection process, a single winner is chosen to ensure that TED can maximize its efforts in achieving the winner's wish. Each winner unveils their wish at the main annual conference.

Since June 2006, the talks have been offered for free viewing online, under a Creative Commons license, through TED.com. As of July 2010, over 700 talks are available free online. By January 2009 they had been viewed 50 million times. In July 2010, the viewing figure stood at more than 290 million, reflecting a still growing global audience.

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Scott Campbell said: "These are some of the paintings i did for an ad campaign unleashing itself upon Portugal. It tells the story of how ideas get destroyed often times."

Just really cruel and funny!

Possible Xblogtation: The cartoons may be used as speech triggers. You may imagine the same with other famous tragic stories.

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Just because I really love the idea and the site!

Just enjoy and listen to the songs!

OMG!!!! Why didn't I have the idea earlier?! It's just AWESOME! I just loooooooooooove the idea!!

Actually the different posters represent important quotes from famous songs in a very aesthetic way. Well, that's just perfect!

Here is the link to the fabulous site: http://www.musicphilosophy.co.uk/

Possible Xblogtation: well... analyse them in class or create your own

Wow, I was impressed by the following video about TV. Imagine your TV could talk.... Imagine the power it has over you.

The video was made by Beth Fulton and inspired by Todd Alcott's Television.

Possible Xblogtation: You may use it in a lesson about addiction, manipulation, etc. What do you think?

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Wow! How impressive! I must admit that I was stunned by the very canny work designed by Pauline.

Congratulations Pauline! I may use your document in class!

Harriet

Extracted from The New Yorker, here is a sonnet written by Sherman Alexie about Facebook.

Possible Xblogtation: write your own sonnet about a famous brand?

The site The Web 2.0 Summit Points of Control proposes a map which represents the force relation between the most important technological companies.

It is inspired by Tolkien's Middle Earth and the board game Risk.

Moreover, you can make comments about the different relations of the companies.

Possible Xblogtation: It could be interesting (STG section for example) to use the document in a lesson about technologies and companies. They could create their own board game for example.

Here is the link.

this was version n°1.0

Well I'm now a big fan of Don Kenn's work. He creates his pictures on post-it notes and it's just awesome. It's a blend of Tim Burton and Miyazaki. Just enjoy!