Architecture: Cinema Fontänen in Vällingby
Watch a clip about the building and inauguration of the movie theater Fontänen (clip link) 50 years ago. It was the theater of the equally new Stockholm suburb called Vällingby (clip from inauguration of Vällingby Centrum). That suburb was one of several being built around Stockholm at that time. They were so called new ABC-suburbs/towns. A stood for workplaces, B for living and C for center. Internationally these towns built up from virtually nothing were called, rightfully so, New towns. Vällingby was the first and probably the better one and it caused quite some international interest (and still do among architects and city planners). Today Vällingby is going through major change with outdoor shopping being roofed and so forth, but as it is now a part of Swedish architectural history it has to be done carefully. The Fontänen is no exception. Four salons has been added underground but above ground it pretty much looks like when it first was built.
This and That: A Monkey Post
Monkeys
Sock Monkey Series
Monkey Paintings by...?
Twenty Monkeys With Hats (and One Squid)
Peter Jones' Monkey Paintings
Monkeys and Apes Gallery
Monkey Paintings Photoshop Competition
Monkeys in Art
Andy Warhol's "Four Monkeys"
Famous Monkeys Through History
Sea-Monkeys
3 Monkeys Online Game
Classic Monkey Clip
Gif animation: Last one?
(Happy now, mr...?)
Gif animation: Stationsvakt
I'm sorry you have to see all these amateurish gif animations. Blame Johnny - he got me started!
Architecture: Buildings in the former USSR
Buildings in the former USSR
Tip via sweet Natasha over at Radio Oh-la-la. Visit for some great francophone music! Mercí and spasiba!
Illustration: Jim, Jock and Jumbo
"Jim, Jock and Jumbo" is a children's picture book from 1946 by Swedish illustrator Einar Norelius (story by Nils Bohman). Norelius is probably best known for his illustrations for the annual fairy tale collection "Bland tomtar och troll" (John Bauer and Gustaf Tenggren had been doing the work before him and Hans Arnold succeeded him). Follow the link below and enjoy the charming pictures.
Flickr: Jim, Jock and Jumbo
Architecture: Taiwanese Resort Ruins
Mod Taiwanese resort in ruins
Flickr set #1, Flickr set #2, Flickr set #3
Via Hopsakee
Video: Solid Potato Salad
From 1944. In 2006 Potato salad is still a very tasty dish.
Video added by mubix
(via WFMU's Beware of the Blog)
Video: If Martin Scorsese made Sesame Streets
Sesame Streets (YouTube)
Need I say: Watch out for four-letter-words?
Exhibition: Stig Lindberg
"Stig Lindberg's (1916-1982) designs for household items – notably ceramics – are familiar to almost all Swedes, as are his illustrations to popular children’s books. The exhibition gives a picture of Stig Lindberg's work as an industrial designer during the latter half of the 20th century."
Stig Lindberg Exhibition at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm
A nice photo display of some of his works.
FYI: A funny thing happened yesterday...
They (my Wonderful new Danish readers) say that the third largest Danish newspaper Politiken (the paper issue) printed a link to our humble blog yesterday. Why?! you wonder and so did I. I, sort of, still do because I don't know in what context it was printed. Anyway, the link was to this particular post.
I just want to say Hej og velkommen to our new readers!
UPDATE: Reader Tue Kappel has been kind enough to scan the article for our reading pleasure. Here it is. Tusen takk, Tue!
By the way, who can identify the photo?
Video: Daaaay-O, Day-ay-ay-O
Uploaded to YouTube by videogameaddict64
The "Day-O scene", from Tim Burton's movie Beetlejuice, where the guests at a dinner party gets possesed and reluctantly starts to sing and dance to Harry Belafonte's probably biggest hit song "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)"
The music is traditional Jamaican and the lyrics of this version is by Irving Burgie and William Attaway. Sing-a-long!!
- Day-o, Day-o
- Daylight come and me want go home
- Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o
- Daylight come, and me want go . . .
- Work all night on a drink of rum!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Stack banana 'till the morning come!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Lift 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Day, me say day-o
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- A beautiful bunch of ripe banana!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Hide the deadly black tarantula!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Lift 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Day, me say day-o
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
- Day-o, Day-o
- Daylight come and me want go home
- Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day-o
- (Daylight come and me want go home)
Music Video: 7 Zero featuring José González - Futures
"This low-budget video was done within just 2½ weeks for the planned DVD of Zero 7’s “The Garden”. The video visualizes crushed objects representing a diffuse future of wishes and desires which shape over time." Director Robert Seidel
Via Totally Flabbergasted
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