Saturday, 25 February 2012

正宗可愛無傷大雅的導演自白

http://mag.chinatimes.com/mag-cnt.aspx?artid=12585&page=2


“我個人就是大眾品味,我一向覺得我是個芭樂,但是有品味的芭樂,我的創作都是直覺,沒什麼包袱或姿態,所以沒有刻意類型不類型,但有刻意想要超越類型─在2/14上檔的情人節大片、俊男美女綾羅綢緞之外,有創作上的志氣跟嘗試。(...)"

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Big Heart

2012-02-22的中天新聞把籃球明星有個Big Heart翻譯成「大顆心臟」。上帝啊,球員有大顆心臟是什麼意思呢?

Friday, 17 February 2012

遙遠

通識課放了一張Mona Lisa在美國的博物館展出的黑白照片,問大家

「你們覺得照片裡這件Mona Lisa是真的還是假的?」
大部份的學生都認為是假的。
我說是真的。

「那麼,為什麼Mona Lisa會在美國展出?大家猜一猜....猜對的加總分兩分,猜錯的不扣分...」,我接著問。

「紀念美國南北戰爭結束....」,一位同學說。
「那個時候還沒有相機....」,我說。

1960年代的事情以及黑白照片,對於現在的大學生來說,原來已經像是南北戰爭這麼遙遠。

Photographs encouraged: Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, V&A

http://vimeo.com/22071762

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Free museum admission

The free-admission policy for (national) museums has changed overtime in England. I do remember Thatcher Government re-introduced museum admission during the 1980s. Prior to that, there were times when museums were free and then became not free for financial reasons (, of course). I did read some research discussing the changes. Will dig it out someday. (sorry that I deleted the message accidentally)