Author : Cristina Bazavan

cutie2secretul ikea

secretul ikea

in seara asta am descoperit secretul succesului Ikea.

n-are legatura cu pretul mic al produselor, n-are legatura nici cu designul simpatic; are legatura cu… asamblarea.

montezi o cutie stiindu-te cu coeficient -100 in ale indeminarii si brusc te simti shakespeare al designului, kant al indeminarii casnice.

iti creste inima in tine si zici “hai mai ca pot si eu”

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desigur e valabil pentru femei. dar cum ele decid ce mobila se cumpara pentru casa, am rezolvat problema.

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apropo, am asamblat ambele cutii din pachet:)

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S_McCurrySteve McCurry – on Timisoara Revolution, stories on people’s faces and… shyness

Steve McCurry – on Timisoara Revolution, stories on people’s faces and… shyness


“Are you married, do you have your own family, are you single?”
This was the line of questions I was asked by Steve McCurry, one of the most famous photographers in the world, within less than 2 minutes after walking into the conference hall of the Carlton Hotel in New York where the interview was going to be taken. I was the interviewer and he the interviewed.
Strangely enough, I did not mind him asking. I smiled; there was nothing ostentatious in his attitude.
When I walked into the room, Steve McCurry was on the phone to one of his staff arranging a trip abroad on the 10th of January. It was the 30th of December (2011), McCurry was coming from a long photo session, and the following day he was going to make three portraits of families from Europe, within the project Hotpoint Family Portraits. I wanted to walk out and return when he would have finished his conversation, but he invited me to sit on his right hand side, at a large conference table.
He was dressed in black: jacket and shirt, trousers and shoes. Nothing striking. And he did not have his camera with him. When he finished his telephone conversation he started interrogating me: “Do you live in Bucharest? Are you a blogger? Do you know my blog?”; then – as I confessed not having seen his latest blog post – he invited me to take a look on the telephone. “It is about old age”, a series of touching photographs with elders in various poses, in various corners of the world. He particularly liked a photograph from Macedonia, with two elders (a man and woman) leaning against each other as they climbed up a mountain path.
“You may find just as beautiful things and people in Romania too. You must come”, I said as he was passing his finger on the telephone screen for me to see the rest of the photographs…
That’s when he asked: “Are you married, do you have your own family, are you single? What would your boyfriend say if you went on a trip with me? Would he feel threatened?” …and started laughing…

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Steve McCurry (61) is one of the most famous photojournalists, holder of major awards in photography for his testimonials from the main conflict zones in the world. The “Afghan Girl”, the photograph featuring on the cover of National Geographic Magazine is one of the most recognized photographs in the world, possibly also because 20 years later, McCurry returned to Afghanistan to search for her, without knowing her name, only relying on her photograph and her green eyes, and this experience was recorded in a documentary film. Actually, portraits are his “personal brand”, as he manages to grasp on each face expressions that tell as much as a novel or a film.

When you meet for the first time someone you are going to portray, what are you looking at?

There are people with very powerful faces, they have emotions on their face, faces that tell stories. Some characters can be read on the face. I am fascinated with what a face can tell. Because every each of us has several “faces”… Some are very common, others very beautiful, but beyond it you sometimes see faces with something archetypal on them, something extremely powerful…

And how do you convince them? I guess many are shy… They are common people and you convince them to look
into the camera and the result is such a natural image…

Not quite… You can have people relax. I think everybody wants to be liked, we want people to like us and if you walk up to somebody and tell them “I think you are awesome, extraordinary and I would very much like to portray you because you seem to be such a wonderful person”, most people would stop for you on the street… Most agree exactly because you placed them there, you gave them that position…

Because they have an ego…

Yes, but also because they want to participate, to be helpful, and especially not to let down. If someone tells them “you are so beautiful”, they won’t tell you not to take a photograph of them, although they might not agree with what you are saying. It is the information they want to honour by accepting they’re photographed.

Sometimes they don’t know who you are, they don’t know your work.

It is not important who I am. I am simply another person just like them. You must win their confidence and you sometimes can be convincing and then when they see how excited I am they can get excited. They want in, they want to share the experience… because ‘look this guy is holding a camera, he seems like a good person, he’s well mannered… I should help out.” But you must choose the right time, the right words. When we speak, our expression changes and you can lead the way.
If I’d be talking to you about something serious now your expression would turn serious; if I am funny – tell a joke – you are likely to smile. Even if out of politeness. You can help people turn the way you want them to. Then, you need to be experienced to quickly understand reactions of the body, the moment you’re asking for something, how to relate with certain type of a person, the light, the background… And how to manage it all in a few seconds…

But sometimes they don’t speak English, they’re poor Indians or countrymen from Paraguay or street children in
Cambodia.

This doesn’t matter, because if I laugh or act congenially, you will smile…

So you’re an actor?

I wouldn’t say that… Look, we just met. Really, we actually just met. (He laughs) I may choose to tell you any story – a funny or a sad one – and get what I want from you – in terms of your facial expression. It’s not about acting but about sharing an experience with somebody, and relate to them, create a connection in a certain sense…

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After graduating college, Steve McCurry went to University to study cinematography and filmmaking, graduating however magna cum laude in theatre arts in 1974. For two years he worked for a magazine but resigned to become a freelance photographer. His career was launched when he illegally crossed the Afghan border before the Russian invasion and recorded Taliban life in its most intimate stances, often facing death “naively” as he later confessed. His photographs featured on the covers of Paris Match, New York Times etc., and has since faced death in some other occasions.

If you were to choose a photo to describe your life, which would it be?

Life is so complicated, it is difficult to describe it in one sentence, or one idea… (takes a few long moments to think looking down at his shoes). Maybe the photograph of the child running on an alley between two walls painted in children hands… That might be the image to represent me (ed. note, the photograph makes the cover of the book Steve McCurry: The Unguarded Moment )

Your name is always mentioned in relation to the “Afghan Girl” but I am sure that there are many other
photographs you have taken that you like just as much.

Certainly, like the photographs taken in India of the sand storms (ed. note: you may see one of these photos here), or the one with the mother and son looking out of a car’s window, in India again. The old woman at the pedestrian crossing in Yugoslavia… There are many photographs just as great but people decide what they like and you can’t control their taste.

You must have taken millions of photographs in the over 30 year’s career. Do you ever think that you might lose
your archive?

We live with so many fears, fear of losing one’s life, fear of losing one’s friends… You can’t live in fear all the time, you do what you can and let life go on. I archive them and to all I can to preserve them safely, but the rest… whatever happens…

Talking about life, were you ever afraid of losing yours?
Many times.

And why do you continue?
This is a question I don’t have an answer to… It is a mystery, it is the same with war photographers and journalists… I think we want to witness history, to see events which were not recorded yet. We want to be where history is being written because, after all, we live a common, boring life… And you want to see the change, the transition, you want to see how others deal with situations you will never find yourself in.
A good example is the Romanian transition, Timisoara and the Revolution – those where moments which changed the life of many people. Something like this never happened to me.

What where you doing then?

I was in Belgrade, I came by car and stayed only for 2 days in Timisoara. Those were historical moments. I was driven by the curiosity and the possibility of documenting in my own way such a historical moment, a deep change in the history of Romania. I would like to return to Romania. I would like to have stayed more than the 2 days in Timisoara 20 years ago, to have gone to several places, see more of what happened.

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When he is not in some remote corner of the world to photograph wars or the human face of the most difficult, controversial moments, Steve McCurry holds photography workshops in New York or India, the country which taught him how to see life. According to his rough calculations, in 2012, he spent less than 4 months in New York, where his home is.

Did you ever think of stopping? Of quitting this profession?
No, never. Not even for a second.

Did you ever go on holidays without your camera?
No. I always have the camera with me, although I’m not always taking photographs, but one never knows…

If you were to chose a place to go to without your camera, just to relax, where would you go?
Italy maybe… Without a camera? (sighs)… Japan. There are places where I like to go, without needing the camera or my profession to visit and I like Japan… But you know it is more than unlikely for me to go anywhere without my camera.

I know… You are now working until the last day of the year.
Yes, but this is not unusual to me. Sometimes you can’t control things, and they happen when it can take place. But that’s ok, I don’t mind working on the last day of the year.

How much holiday did you take this year?
I don’t make such estimates, it’s not how I look at my days. If I enjoy life and what I do it is wonderful – with or without holidays. I don’t think about holidays, I think about something interesting, exciting – something to keep me going, to make me happy, to fill me with positive energy. This is more important to me than holidays. Then you are filled with many joys and peace and serenity. This is more important to me than lying on a beach and sunbathe or… whatever people do on the beach.

But I still believe people need relaxing…
Oh, certainly. But relaxation can come in different forms, people are different and some relax in the mountains, others on beach or in a country where they have wine…

And how about yourself?
I watch a movie…

You have met many people. Is there still anyone whose encounter can make you feel uneasy, nervous with having to meet?
Yes, but I can’t think of many of those, maybe Meryl Streep or Sean Connery… I don’t think so much about meeting stars…

I wasn’t talking necessarily about stars, but rather wanted to know if you’re ever shy in front of someone you meet…
Sure, I am sometimes intimidated by some gestures, some people. I am a very shy person in my private life but I can hide my shyness in many ways and force myself to overcome my fears and limits…

In your home do you display on walls photographs that you have taken?
No, nothing, there are no photographs at all.

But do ever accept being photographed?
Mmmm, no.

Why not?
I never thought about it, I don’t know. (he pauses for a while). I sometimes accept my photo being taken, but not usually, I do it very rarely.

Ok, I believe it, you are a shy.
Yes, I told you: I am shy.

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We said goodbye in the hotel lobby; he was going to walk home as he lived a few blocks away and I went up to my hotel room thinking of his awkward smile while he blushed saying, “I told you I was shy”. Only later did I realize that the line of questions about my life at the beginning of the conversation was one of his tricks: it was his way of complimenting me (he was interested in my life), as well as setting his ground, somehow taking control. And that, actually, those questions spoke indirectly of his shyness. Perhaps that was why I did not mind the questions.

The following day, at the photo session for the portrait of the Romanian family within the HotPoint Family Portraits project I realised that Steve McCurry is that kind of people who want to “leave a trace”, leave something meaningful behind him – either it is a documenting of an historical event, or a photograph which will have the place of honour on some family’s mantelpiece in some corner of the world.

And I saw that despite his shyness, you can hear him say when making such a beautiful gesture as the present to the family Babos from Cluj (an album with their family photographs): “Let’s take a picture together.”

In a few days, the portrait Steve McCurry made for the Baboses from Cluj will be public, and then I will tell you about his involvement in the Hotpoint Family Portraits project.
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(The photograph is a self-portrait that Steve McCurry made for the project Kodakchrome – he was the photographer to use the last roll produced by Kodak, this is frame 32. You can see more photographs by Steve McCurry on his blog.)

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here is a romanian version of this interview

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retro-tvo mutatie media

o mutatie media

zilele acestea de meetinguri la tv, de multe si lungi dezbateri in direct mi-au atras atentia asupra unei mutatii care a aparut in comportamentul jurnalistului tv de la televiziunile de stiri.

Simbata seara, Sandra Stoicescu comentind agitatia din Piata Universitatii si simtind nevoia jurnalistica de a avea mai multe pareri a spus ceva de genul “poate ne suna Valeriu Turcan, purtatorul de cuvint al Presedintiei, ca sa ne spuna opinia….”

Luni, crainicii jurnalului de dimineata de la Antena 3 voiau lamuriri despre actiunile jandarmilor intr-o discutie cu un invitat, tot jurnalist. cind crainicii au anuntat ca purtatorul de cuvint al jandarmilor va tine o conferinta de presa la ora 11 si pina atunci refuza sa faca comentarii, invitatul a replicat “sa noteze atunci purtatorul de cuvint urmatoarele intrebari si sa raspunda la ele”

L-am vazut si pe dl Tatulici invocind un telefon de la autoritati “poate ne suna cineva de la guvern”, cum am vazut si oameni din echipa Romania Tv (Catalin Striblea, de ex) cu aceeasi reactie.

Le stiu f specific pe cele de la A3 pt ca acolo ma uit constant.

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intrebarile astea in direct catre autoritati sunt pentru mine o mutatie a jurnalismului. in mod normal, jurnalistul suna el dupa sursa, dupa informatie, confirmare etc, nu cere sa fie sunat in direct la tv.

inteleg rationamentul de ce am ajuns aici (presiunea live-ului, stirile care curg si le relatam ACUM, in timp ce se intimpla; analiza care se face cu pareri in direct, nu ca in urma cu citiva ani cu pareri incrusisate – si verificate – inainte de a fi montate intr-un reportaj), dar m-am uitat cu atentie si la BBC, si la CNN si la Euronews. ei nu cer in direct la tv sa fie sunati pentru reactii de Obama, Van Rompuy (presedintele consiliului european) sau David Cameron (premierul englez).

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e o mutatie dubioasa care arata ca noi dialogam cu televizorul si prin televizor. (asa cum face si conducatorul suprem care suna la tv sa se dea cu parerea.)

dar arata si un inceput de aroganta a jurnalistului, pe care am putea sa o corectam.

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coverinstituteThe Institute nr 4

The Institute nr 4

Imi place revista The Institute, am mai scris despre asta. as putea zice ca e printre putinele publicatii ca e singura publicatie din romania pe care o (mai) citesc din coperta in coperta.

imi place relaxarea cu care scriu cei din redactie.

pot scrie la fel de frumos (si, culmea, deloc superficial) si despre lucruri accesibile dar si despre chestiuni de nisa. si mai ales, scriu fara sa se bata cu pumnul in piept ca ei stiu ceea ce scriu; te prinzi tu cititorul ca sunt buni.

de fiecare data cind ii citesc ma gindesc la Wallpaper si Monocle, doua publicatii de afara care mi-au facut multe zile frumoase si ma bucur tare ca pot gasi si in romania o publicatie din care sa aflu ceva nou.

(prin prisma meseriei stiu/citesc/aflu cele mai multe dintre informatiile din zona cultura/media inainte de a le scrie publicatiile romanesti)

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de exemplu, via The Institute am descoperit un simpatic loc care e f aproape de casa mea, Nana – pe Cimpineanu, 22

si am aflat de o actiune din Madrid, a grupului Luzinterruptus – implant de natura: instalatii urbane cu mesaj eco in locuri care n-au mai vazut de multa vreme verdeata. f frumos proiectul.

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vorbele mele preferate din editia nr 4 The institute vin dintr-un interviu cu Naumovici

ce crezi ca lipseste acestei industrii? fructele sau energia?

Energia pustilor care ar trebui sa-si propuna sa dea cu noi de pamint. Sunt atit de rari cei carora nu li se termina entuziasmul odata cu obtinerea unui loc de munca, incit ii vezi imediat in industrie. Era o vorba care ma amuza, pina sa ma lovesc de dura ei realitate: “s-au nascut obositi si traiesc sa se odihneasca”.

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Nu stiu unde ati putea gasi revista in alt loc decit cafeneaua cu acelasi nume, The institute, de pe Stirbei Voda, dar eu zic sa o cautati o sa fie o experienta f placuta.

ca sa intelegeti cit de mult imi place, ieri cind am terminat sa o citesc ma gindeam “as plati publicitate in revista asta, ca sa fie blogul meu alaturi de asa oameni misto”

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puppetPuppetdream:A film

Puppetdream:A film

inca 5 minute de altceva decit stiri despre dezastre si meetinguri ( faptul ca in fiecare seara exista posibilitatea sa mai avem un incendiu si ceva pietre in fata blocului, imi strica buna dispozitie si incerc sa o compensez cu alte lucruri)

Via Alex Traila

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angelina 1Angelina Jolie in Marie Claire

Angelina Jolie in Marie Claire

oricind e bun un articol cu Angelina Jolie.

o stie si Marie Claire USA care serveste bine interesele doamnei Pitt intru nominalizarea la Oscar pentru cel mai bun film strain.

motivul pentru care insa pun aici fotografiile din pictorial e legat de simplitatea lui.
e un exemplu bun ca simplitatea poate arata elegant si nici n-are costuri uriase

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Boutique Fouquetun week end la paris

un week end la paris

Am petrecut un weekend prelungit la Paris pentru ca e locul in care, in patru zile, simti ca primesti energie pentru patru luni.

In centru – cel mai extins “centru” dintre toate orasele europene pe care le-am vizitat – fiecare vitrina e o mica expozitie de arta, fiecare casa e o mica bijuterie de arhitectura, fiecare strada are poezia ei, aromele ei delicioase, parfumurile ei fermecatoare, masinile ei parcate aiurea si oamenii ei colorati, eleganti, relaxati si foarte convinsi de puterea de seductie a orasului si a tarii lor; chiar daca niste fraieri de la o agentie de rating s-au gandit sa le dea o nota proasta. Din Paris, vreau sa va povestesc despre ceva ce am vazut si altceva ce am ratat – si poate ajungeti sa experimentati voi.

Am fost la Paris la punct fix – voiam sa petrec cateva minute in vechiul boutique pe care Alphonse Mucha l-a realizat la
inceputul secolului trecut pentru Fouquet si bijuteriile sale. Un spatiu “elfesc” cum spunea cineva, realizat cap coada in maniera Art Nouveau si salvat de parizieni, integral, printr-o minune.

Ok, si prin multa truda. Acum, boutique-ul e ascuns intr-o aripa din Musee Carnavalet si isi deschide portile batante pentru
vizitatori carora le e suficient sa admire paunii, mozaicurile, statuile de bronz si vitrinele de cristal, padurile fantastice
sculptate in lemn, chiar daca din bijuteriile domnului Fouquet nu a mai ramas decat o mostra palida.

Despre ce am ratat, am aflat prea tarziu. De asta am si ratat – dar, cum spuneam, poate reusiti voi sa vedeti. Pe scurt,
parizienii inoveaza in continuare in l’art de la table si au ajuns de curand sa inoveze si in materie de art a la table. Joia, o data la doua saptamani, Anna si Rosario, doua prietene pasionate de arta si originare din Spania, alaturi de Kristi, o “chef”
californiana organizeaza o cina speciala fie in apartamentul lor, fie intr-o galerie de arta sau un designer hotel. Kristi
asigura cina pentru 10-12 persoane – care nu se cunosc, dar ajung sa se cunoasca; nu stiu ce vor manca, dar au dreptul sa-si exprime niste “preferinte” cand fac rezervarea; si care vor fi surprinse de prezenta unui artist (cantaret, pictor, creator de bijuterii etc).

Site-ul pe care se deruleaza preparativele si narativele acestor experiente culinartistice se numeste chiar asa –
unartistealatable.blogspot.com

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Sorana Savu este specialist in comunicare, Senior Partner Premium Communication

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mlho rochie Maria Lucia Hohan la Globuri 2012

o rochie Maria Lucia Hohan la Globuri 2012

Actrita Jenna Dewan a purtat aceasta rochie de Maria Lucia Hohan aseara la Globurile de aur

Jenna Dewan-Tatum a jucat in Tinar si nelinistit, a aparut in videoclipurile lui Timberlake si P Diddy (din echipa de dansatori a lui Diddy a si facut parte).

Maria Lucia Hohan e poate cel mai resfatat designer roman cind vine vorba de celebritati si covorul roshu. in ultimii ani la cannes s-au vazut des creatiile ei pe covorul roshu.

s-au mai imbracat in tinute MHL de-a lungul timpului – Selena Gomez, Kristin Cavallari, Jennifer Hudson si Sharon Osbourne

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fataJob – Social Media Escort :)

Job – Social Media Escort :)

odata cu social media au aparut noi job-uri. de la administrator corporatist pentru pagini de Facebook sau conturi de Twitter pina la PR relaxat care da viata unui cont de vedeta, nu mai vorbesc de job-urile de prin agentiile de publicitatere care au “strategist” in numele functiei… sau, asa cum zice manafu – un nou posibil job – moderator de comentarii.

iata acum un job muuult mai sexy – Social Media Escort.

a fost lansat in america, de o studenta care are nevoie de bani pentru studii.

ce ofera serviciul?

vrei ca prietenii tai de pe Facebook sa te invidieze pentru noua ta iubita sau sa faci pe cineva gelos? Cathy prietena ta (imaginara, of cors) posteaza 3 mesaje pe wall-ul tau. vrei sa “aveti o relatie mai lunga” – 10 zile de postari pe FB din partea ei – 5 dolari:)

in reclama spune ca are 23 de ani, este studenta si locuieste in New York.

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desigur ca nu prea aveti cum sa stiti daca e reala fotografia sau nu, dar job-ul e ingenios:)

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lush (1)Concurs Rasfat

Concurs Rasfat

in vremuri din astea dificile, simt nevoia sa contrabalansez cu ceva: sa ajut la formarea unei oaze de liniste, de altfel – pentru echilibrul nostru mental si emotional.

asa ca, doamnelor si domnisoarelor va invit la un concurs.

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cind vine vorba de rasfat, eu am treaba cu apa si spa-ul si masajul:)
o parte din rasfatul de acasa il pot realiza cu produsele Lush – preferatul meu este spumantul solid pentru baie – o mingiuta magica aromata care se dizolva in apa si te invaluie in spuma si-n aroma altor lumi.

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nu stiam ca unul dintre amicii mei, Denis, are in grija imaginea produselor Lush, dar cind m-a intrebat daca le folosesc m-am pornit sa elogiez acest spumant de baie.

mi-a trimis spre testare si alte goodies, ocazie cu care am descoperit inca doua produse minunate: exfoliantul pentru corp si uleiul solid pentru masaj.

e foarte tare senzatia sa tii in mina un produs solid care la temperatura pielii sa se transforme in ulei parfumat, senzual.

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daca nu cunoasteti filosofia produselor Lush, simt nevoia sa va spun cite ceva ca sa-mi vind bine marfa si sa intelegeti ca avem un concurs tres tres simpa: absolut totul sunt produse naturale,vegane, hand made, facute ca pentru membrii familiei celui care le produce. “sa fie si mama mindra”, scrie pe pungile lor:)

exista game si pentru barbati; magazinul vedeta e la mario platza – cind treceti pe acolo intrati instant intr-o alta lume – a parfumurilor imbatatoare -, dar magazinul functioneaza si online

inainte de a va spune ce trebuie sa faceti pentru a primi cadou o pungutza cu goodies Lush – fresh handmade cosmetics – (am 3 pungutze!!!) va mai spun ca Lush are si …jeleuri pentru dus.:)

pentru ilustrare- aceasta fotografie din care-ti vine sa maninci orice produs, doar ca nu sunt comestibile:) sunt pt piele, nu stomac

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bun! pina miine la ora 12.00 spune-mi intr-un comentariu la acest post de ce ai tu nevoie de rasfatz Lush. alegem 3 tinere doamne care trebuie sa fie rasfatate si le dam cadourile.

jiri kilian danceo bucatica de vis

o bucatica de vis

probabil ca astazi va fi o zi grea cu multe stiri nashpa de la fereastra casei mele (universitate:) ), dar n-ar fi frumos sa o incepeti cu 7 minute de vis?

macar astea sunt sigure.
iata-le…

Jiri Kylian si Nederlands Dans Theater

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ioana celibidachea murit ioana celibidache

a murit ioana celibidache

stiu ca toti sunteti cu ochii pe meetinguri si revolutii, dar…

ieri a murit Ioana Celibidache, o minunatie de femeie care a fost sotia lui Sergiu Celibidache. avea 87 de ani, locuia la Paris, a murit in urma unui atac cerebral.

am mai scris de citeva ori despre aceasta doamna minunata (a aparut si o carte despre dinsa, Ioana Celibidache – o matusa de poveste – de Monica Pillat) pentru a fost o personalitate impresionanta.

era pictorita, foarte talentata, dar nu voia sa-si semneze lucrarile cu numele Ioana Celibidache pentru a nu o judeca lumea prin prisma renumelui sotului sau. “Sunt sigura ca ar fi comentat : ia sa vedem ce face nevasta unui geniu.”, e justificarea sa publica. toate tablourile sale sunt semnate, Ioana.

“Bine faci, te-ai gandit perfect. E vorba de drumul tau in viata. Daca reusesti, ai sa fii foarte fericita, daca nu, ai sa stii ca poate nu valorezi atit”, i-a spus Celibidache despre hotarirea ei.

o fotografie din 1968, din cartea doamnei Pillat

a avut o libertate a spiritului rara in vremurile in care domnia sa a fost tinara si cred ca asta l-a si atras pe Sergiu Celibidache … si-o independenta a gindirii: l-a apreciat nespus pe Celibidache – ii spunea maestru -, dar a ramas intotdeauna fidela valorilor sale, nesfiindu-se sa-i spuna ferm sotului cind ceva nu-i placea.

o fotografie din 2010 din aceeasi carte

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luati-va 5 min timp sa ascultati acest interviu cu dinsa, veti vedea ca a fost o femeie minunata. (mi-ar fi placut f f f mult sa o intilnesc)

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lemnul – dragostea mea

iubesc lemnul. si-mi place sa merg desculta pe orice suprafata care are la baza lemn:)

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imi caut balansoar. si cercetam pe net peste tot unde m-a dus google.

asa am ajuns la aceste minunate creatii.


Producator: Andre Joyau.


Producator:Jolyon Yates.


wishbone Producator: Toby Howes.

Producator: Edwards Moore.

producator: Joachim King.

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cum ziceam imi caut balansoar. daca prin podul bunicilor se afla vreun balansoar – oricit de paraginit ar fi – dati un semn. multumesc.

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hellen mirrenculise la Golden Globes 2012

culise la Golden Globes 2012

la noapte dupa ora noastra, pe seara dupa ora lor, se dau Globurile de aur.

e o editie foarte frumoasa, ca-n vremurile de aur ale cinema-ului, pentru ca se intimpla sa fi avut filme si sa fie nominalizati actorii care au cea mai mare popularitate

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Rooney Mara – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep – Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
George Clooney – The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Ryan Gosling – The Ides Of March
Brad Pitt – Moneyball

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si astea sunt doar nominalizarile pentru actori in drama, la comedie o mai avem pe Jodie Foster sau Kate Winslet, la regizori Scorsese sau Woody Allen etc etc etc

si la tv e aglomeratie mare de vedete cu Jeremy Irons, Steve Buscemi, Claire Danes, Jessica Lange sau Laura Dern printre nominalizati…

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aseara s-a repetat pentru ceremonie; adica, actorii care prezinta un premiu in sectiune – oricit de mari ar fi, oricite premii ar fi luat- au venit frumos la hotelul unde va avea loc ceremonia si si-au repetat intrarea, au citit 3 vorbe de pe prompter, au vazut locul unde stau si care e drumul pe care trebuie sa-l parcurga pina in culise.

pentru ca in lumea celor mari orice detaliu conteaza.

iata citeva fotografii de la repetitiile de aseara, facute de cineva din echipa de organizatori:)

Hellen Mirren pregatita sa parcurga drumul de la masa la care va sta pina la scena.

Hellen Mirren si Sidney Poitier repetindu-si momentul

Ricky Gervais cautindu-si locul in sala

Angelina Jolie repetindu-si speech-ul prin care va introduce un premiu.

Jake Gyllenhaal repetind:)

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ca si la Oscar, prezentatorii nu primesc bani pentru prestatia lor, in schimb pleaca acasa cu citeva cadouri de la sponsori

uite care sunt cadourile de anul acesta:)

doamnele vor primi o geanta Dooney & Bourke Zipper Pocket plina cu delicatese de la Swarovski, L’Oreal si Godiva, iar domnii vor pleca acasa cu daruri de la Lacoste, Kenneth Cole si The Container Store.

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aveti vreun preferat?

eu voiam tare sa cistige Meryl Streep pentru Iron Lady desi nu am vazut inca filmul, dar dupa ce am vazut acest interviu cu Glenn Close as vrea ca ea sa ia si Globul de aur si Oscarul:)

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albert-nobbs02Glenn Close vs Albert Nobbs

Glenn Close vs Albert Nobbs

anul asta Glenn close, mai mult ca sigur, va fi nominalizata la Oscar pentru rolul din Albert Nobbs.

dincolo de rolul incredibil pe care-l face – o femeie care traieste 30 de ani in hainele unui barbat -, Albert Nobbs e o frumoasa dovada de perseverenta; Glenn Close a avut nevoie de 15 ani ca sa stringa banii pentru acest film (pe care l-a si produs, a scris scenariul si, am eu o banuiala, un pic regizat – regizorul este Rodrio Garcia, fiul lui Gabtriel Garcia Marquez)

uitati-va la acest interviu (are putin peste 8 min) si ginditi-va ca Close are 5 nominalizari la Oscar (n-a cistigat niciodata), are o incredibila notorietate, se bucura de un imens respect in industrie si, chiar si in aceste conditii, a avut nevoie de 15 ani ca sa-si duca la indeplinire un vis: sa faca un film despre Albert Nobbs.

e o frumoasa poveste despre cum chiar si cei mai mari muncesc din greu pentru succesul pe care-l au.

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grace1Grace – remembering

Grace – remembering

astazi am primit de la Noemi cartea Remembering Grace – fotografiile realizate timp de 25 de ani de unul dintre cei mai buni prieteni ai lui Grace Kelly, fotograful Howell Conant

cartea e minunata si vorbeste despre prietenia dintre fotograf si actrita/printesa.

m-am uitat pe repede inainte pe ea si am descoperit citeva ipostaze de maxima actualitate; hainele, atitudinea, chipul par atemporale, ar putea sta si astazi pe o coperta.

iata mai jos citeva dintre fotografiile pe care le-am descoperit pe net dintre cele care se gasesc in carte, ca un mic preview si pentru voi, care nu sunteti prieteni cu Noemi Revnic sa va bucure si pe voi la cafeaua de simbata dimineata.

Multumesc frumos, Noemi

Grace Kelly si fotograful Howell Conant

aceasta este fotografia despre care Howell spune ca o reprezinta pe Grace, actrita.

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cartea se gaseste la The Place sau la libraria Anthony Frost.

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small_LeonardNimoy-TheBorgheseSeries-Zz164-511Make up

Make up

pentru ca pregatesc un proiect nou pentru primavara, de citeva saptamini, o data pe saptamina fac niste inregistrari video; asta inseamna ca sunt coafata, aranjata si cineva imi face un make-up profesionist.

de fiecare data cind termina doamna cu make-up-ul simt nevoia sa spun “daca si cu inteligenta ar fi la fel de usor, ce bine ne-ar fi”; pentru ca transformarea e foarte mare, sunt o cu totul alta persoana si, chiar si eu care n-am o parere buna despre felul in care arat, am momente cind – asa machiata – mi se pare ca sunt simpatica.

mi-ar placea sa fie la fel si cu inteligenta. sa poti sa faci o transformare de nivelul acesta, asezindu-te la o masa cu oglinzi si becuri si lasind pe altii sa munceasca pentru tine.

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astazi a fost din nou una din aceste zile cu inregistrari; din nou parul impecabil, un make-up minunat. am plecat de la locul faptei pe jos si mi-am propus sa fac ceva care sa contrabalanseze look-ul meu. m-am oprit in Angst si-am cumparat multe lucruri ca sa car cele mai grele pungi posibile.

pentru ca viata asa este, nu cu make -up…

foto Leonard Nimoy-The Borghese Series

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fricafrica …

frica …

… de Beethoven

I’m still amazed, for example, at someone’s being afraid of Beethoven. I’ve known people who can’t listen to his music because it’s too emotionally arousing or overwhelming for them. But for me, Beethoven’s music was for decades almost as crucial as eating or drinking. His work was a prod into a life of courage, a life embraced totally with all its pain and all its challenges, and for many years I felt that I almost couldn’t live without his music. Had I been afraid of what Beethoven’s music evoked in me I think that fact alone would have given me reason to listen to it, to try and decipher my fears and attempt to understand and get beyond them.

Alan Arkin, an improvised life

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v-am mai spus ca citesc biografia lui Alan Arkin. imi place asa de mult, incit citesc fiecare capitol de cel putin 2 ori inainte sa trec la urmatorul.

ieri, pt ca il vedeam pe Gheorghe Iancu dansind pe Beethoven, mi-am adus aminte de citatul de mai sus.

stiti ce e ciudat? desi pentru mine muzica clasica e ca fizica cuantica pentru un copil de clasa I (hai a V-a, in sensul ca inteleg semnele, aud ce se intimpla), am inteles profund ce spunea Arkin despre nevoia lui de a-l asculta pe Beethoven.

pentru mine, repetitiile actorilor- dansatorilor sunt o cale de a trece dincolo de propriile mele frici. ma bintuie explicatiile si intelesurile pe care le descopar in spatele muncii lor si mi se pare ca imi fac viata mai usoara. si, categoric, imi dau o forma de energie cu care as alerga maratoane.

asa a fost miercuri si joi, multumesc Catalin Sava pentru acest dar minunat.

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uneori ne “incarcam” din lucrurile de care ne e cel mai frica.

acesta e beethoven-ul pe care dansa Gheorghe Iancu sub privirea atenta a doamnei Miriam Raducanu (n-as fi stiut fix care bucata de beethoven este daca nu era Ana Onisei alaturi sa-mi spuna)

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