Sunday Market, Bastille, Paris - Incroyable!

16 Nov 2008

After initially being quite upset that all the shops I planned to visit were shut on Sunday, I had the pleasure of stumbling upon the Marché Richard-Lenoir this morning. In California we like to brag about our Farmer’s Markets, but we have nothing on this.

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Weekend Getaway: Big Sur

11 Oct 2008

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
This is an amazing tunnel that goes under Hwy. 1
And leads to…
This incredible preserved beach and waterfall that is a mighty drop down
Nevertheless, someone managed to create a Peace Sign on the beach
I love Northern California!

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A Cross-Pollination Of Words, Worlds, and Walls: The Meaning Of MEGUNICA according to director Lorenzo Fonda

22 Sep 2008

Italian filmmaker, Lorenzo Fonda calls himself a “nerd,” and says his intentions are to “bring very serious matters back to a more human level.” Case in point: Fonda’s first full-length feature, Megunica, an ambitious coupling of the director’s self-deprecating sense of humor in the form of a multi-media, multi-curated, multi-genre documentary.

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Toilet paper in Uzbekistan, excerpts from a summer expedition and a wealth of other scrutinies…

19 Sep 2008

TP Uzbek style
Normally, we describe toilet paper based upon qualities of double or single ply, quilted or not, perhaps even in terms of length or area or how many of one roll is equivalent to that of another roll. Now I’ve experienced some peculiar paper products through my travels–napkins in Eastern Europe that are the […]

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From Russia with Loaf

Sushi restaurant
Hey, guess what the cat’s meow is in Moscow these days? Sushi. Imagine, The Red Square flanked by menus featuring nigiri, rolls, sashimi, unagi, plus  new twists on old favorites like shrimp “pelmeni” (Russian “ravioli,”) at a Japanese restaurant. Even with some unnecessary mayonnaise here and there, the Muscovites didn’t invent bad fusion food. […]

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Totally Tubular

2 Jun 2008

Within the Musée du quai Branly’s exhibit on Planete métisse—the mixing of cultures—stands a brightly lit tree of tubes that invite you to take a listen.

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Gas War

27 May 2008

Driving up Highway 99 over the Memorial Day Weekend, I came across this gas station, it somehow felt like a sadly appropriate sign of the times.

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How much for breakfast?! Welcome to London…

29 Apr 2008

Many of you may be wondering why we have been on the down low here at Flux this past week but believe us it’s not for lack of adventure. We are in London producing the exclusive London premiere of Joy Division.

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