http://www.delexical.com/tangents Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:15:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Kitsune Noir blog have a really excellent series where they post up new wallpaper for your computer screen regularly. The latest is lovely. They have it in sizes for all you computer needs, from PSP and iPhones up to full HD screens. Go check out the Desktop Wallpaper Project! http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2009/08/20/wallpaper/ Well that was what appeared on RTE this week during the coverage of Irish league soccer. The third time they gave us the guests names they couldn't come up with a factoid for Colm Foley beyond his fascination with space travel? Lordy... http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2009/08/20/colm-foley-on-monday-night-soccer/ Prom No 3 Features 50 minutes of Stan Tracey playing Genesis. If you've never heard Stan Tracey before this is worth a listen, big band jazz in an Ellington vein, with a touch of Bill Evans and Monk. It's only up on the BBC website for 7 days so hurry ... http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2009/07/19/stan-tracey-plays-the-proms/ Trailer for The Limits of Control starring Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Isaach De Bankolé: http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2009/03/09/new-jim-jarmusch-film-looks-tasty/ Daft Punk have signed on to write the score to Joseph Kosinski’s new Tron movie. Excellent. Story is at /Film. http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2009/03/05/daft-punk-tron-computes/ Where's the logic in trying to re-capitalise AIB to the tune of €1 Billion when it currently has a market capitalisation of less that €500 million? The €1billion in private funds is simply not going to happen, no way. So the Irish government is going to end up owning a ... http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2009/01/20/wheres-the-logic/ I've been broadcasting away twixt 5 and 6 taking your hand and wandering across the musical landscape of 2008 on DIT Fm. So here's the story so far: Monday 1. Department of Eagles - No One Does It (3:56) 2. Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why (3:20) 3. Calexico - Two ... http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2008/12/19/the-guide-on-dit-973fm-15th-18th-dec/ are streetlights in other countries different? That building is Villa Nurbs. Cool as it is it's the green streetlights that interest me. Hmm http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2008/10/31/why/ [caption id="attachment_97" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Luigi Bocconi University Building by Grafton Architects"][/caption] Grafton Architects have taken the top prize at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. How cool is that? World Building of the Year. The project itself The World Architecture Festival The Guardian's report http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2008/10/27/world-building-of-the-year/ You know, Ralph Nader would still like people to take notice of him. So he's reduced himself to talking to parrot. Sadly, it's a good idea. As Reagan proved, animals make for effective ads. http://www.delexical.com/tangents/2008/09/19/poor-nader/