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tag my bush

No comments Advertising + Photography + The real world + Travel

Tagging is hot not only on the internet. See how the anonymous artist tagged a pile of dog’s poo in the streets of San Francisco. Or was he tagging George W. Bush? As funny as it may sound, I wasn’t the only one taking pictures to this pile of poo. This picture ...

francesc pujols may be right

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A free sandwich, a free tour, a free TV channel and free orange juice can be the proof of Francesc Pujol’s prediction: Catalans will have everything paid for. Francesc Pujols, a fairly unknown surrealist Catalan philosopher from the early XX century, concluded his philosophical theory predicting that catalans would have everything ...

revisiting einstein

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Nothing better than a transcontinental flight to understand Einstein. Wake up in Barcelona, breakfast over France, lunch in London, sunrise over Iceland, tea in Canada and dinner in San Francisco in a day of 33 hours. The advantages of the postindustrial era: you don’t have to be Einstein to understand how time ...

new year's day swim

No comments Barcelona + The real world

Nothing better than a morning swim in the sea to start the year. As every new year’s day the patrons from the Barceloneta club go for a swim at noon. The cold sea, a sunny day and a bowl of hot soup help you get started with the new year. And ...

bongo-boy at the ritz

No comments Photography + The real world

Bongo-boy was around during the photo session for Backstage If you missed it in my previous post here’s bongo-boy being social with one Martini too many.

mulimob goes swinging in london

No comments Languages + Mobility + Music + The real world + Travel

MuLiMob is a European Commission funded project in order to explore new trends in music and mobility in a multicultural environment to turn them into business opportunities. Last Wednesday a presentation was held in London SoHo. Major record labels have vast resources to deploy and capitalise on the mobile music opportunity. ...

martinis at the ritz

No comments Barcelona + Photography + The real world

Backstage BCN and designer Peter Aedo teamed up for a fashion show at the Ritz in Barcelona.  -Shoot whatever you want as long as you enjoy yourself. Then you can go- This was the briefing I got from Pepe Pérez, the renowned Spanish hairstylist and owner of Backstage BCN. -It’s the ...

all you need is air

No comments Music + The real world

If you ever danced to Kiss or Status Quo pretending you were playing the solo guitar this is the place for you.  Air-guitar contest at la Paloma this Wednesday 23. Free entrance and open to participation. Don’t miss Pako Zender’s videos at www.danzka-airguitar.com

tak, dank, danke, thanks, gràcies, dziekuje, gracias, grazie, merci, arigato, dao xie

No comments Barcelona + Design + The real world

I still don’t know if turning 40 is a good business, but being with all your friends and loved ones around when you do, it sure is!  To all of you that made Saturday’s party possible, either in Barcelona or on the net, thank you!

riding the waves in paris

No comments Mobility + The real world + Travel

It’s funny to see how people and organizations name their wireless networks: names of places, institutions, shops, hotels, people’s names, telephone numbers, router models, street names or area codes. I guess it won’t be long before we see commercial messages in the names of wireless networks. Think about how grateful would ...

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