Monthly Archives: September 2011

Amours Imaginaires – Bang Bang

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Tonight I happened to watch the movie Heartbeats (Les Amours Imaginaires), a Canadian film by Xavier Dolan (2010). I was immediately taken by the use of slow motion, color and interview dialogues. Then, the song “Bang Bang”, over a slow … Continue reading →

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Pitching Control

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

This ad on Campus Technology worries me. It’s from a company who I believe was on the road to extintion: Real Networks. Remember RealPlayer? They developed a product, named Helix. Their pitch goes like this: Stream lectures. Archive athletic events. … Continue reading →

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Cinemagraphs

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Brian Lamb‘s tweet of today opened up a full load of awesome animated GIFs. I cannot restrain myself to celebrate a few of them, and make myself a great stealer… So, enjoy the coming weekend with some Classic Films from … Continue reading →

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Cocaine (toothache drops)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

This is why blogging is so much fun. While reading Umberto Eco‘s latest novel, The Prague Cemetery, I learn that cocaine drops where used in the late 1800’s to calm toothache and earlier as a tonic. In the book, there’s … Continue reading →

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delicious Zeitgeist

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Here are the latest Skating explorations on the Wide Web: Using WordPress as a Syllabus Database: Learning is Fun | Disparate Independent Domains – Thresholds to Teaching and Learning on the Open Web | bavatuesdays Another inspirational presentation with strong … Continue reading →

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