These are apparently "real" pictures from the campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko -  the former Prime Minister of the Ukraine whose "Orange" party is trying for a strong comeback in the upcoming elections. Personally I think this campaign is brilliant - I'd vote for her!

I guess there's something about Ukrainian politics that makes people want a superstar or at least someone willing to pose with a can of spraypaint. Much too risque for American politics - what a womon on a motorbike (she's obviously for speeding and road kills) who does't claim to be descended from the Mayflower (as everyone with a thick Southern accent claims to be) and who didn't grow up on a farm (less than 5% of the US population did also but that's besides the point) and so on... see her official website here.

Apparently a beach resort in Libya was the best place this side of the globe to see the partial solar eclipse that occured today. I remember seeing one in South Asia a long long time ago. It might have even been that event which started my love of astromony which is now two decades strong although it has limited itself to books and films and not a backyard observatory  - YET!

See Flickrs "solar eclipse" stream below:

Douglas Bagnall's Filmmaking Robot can edit short films. The computer software programme can select from a range of video footage, and even has an in-built ability to make aesthetic decisions. The robot is programmed to "get bored" and it endlessly shifts its decision-making, choosing footage based purely on the colour blue, for example, or focussing on people and movement.

Well, this is the latest by Frederic Fonteyne that won rave reviews at the past Toronto Internation Film Festival. I saw it yesterday at the High Museum's Rich theater and enjoyed it very much. Without getting too much into it, I'll say that the direction and cinematography was amazing but this is not the film to watch if you're into dialog (there's less than eleven minutes in the two hour spread) or looking for a hard and fast resolution. See it just for the imagery if nothing else.

Cinema Guild says:

"Set in the 1930’s, Gilles’ Wife is a haunting tale of love and betrayal in a small mining town on the outskirts of France. A startling new film from director Frederic Fonteyne (Une Liaison Pornographique), and featuring an extraordinary performance from Emmanuelle Devos (Kings and Queen), it tells the story of Elisa, a devoted wife who begins to suspect her husband Gilles is having an affair with her younger sister. Determined to save her marriage, Elisa undertakes a strange and disquieting battle to recover what she has lost, and to become once again, Gilles’ wife."

"Gille's Wife" is released by Cinema Guild and is making limited appearances in select cities. 

This picture of a statue outside a church,  was taken by some family members as they were driving through New Jersey or New York enroute to Toronto Canada. I'd love to find out more about this place of worship and why it seems to bring out the Depeche Mode in me. Jesus definately does seem to be reaching out.

Alright! The new season starts on the SCI FI channel tonight with a two hour special. The New York Times had a great article on what to expect:

"Tonight's first episode involves something called the Nestene Consciousness, a giant vat of melted plastic that, having somehow exhausted its native food supply, has arrived on Earth to feed on our oil and hydrocarbons, and is causing department store mannequins to jerk into life. There is also a rubber trash bin that flypapers one of the characters, swallows him and turns him into a very unconvincing dummy of himself. (These transformations are all rendered in such an old-fashioned, uncomputerized way that one hopes the unconvincingness is deliberate; the effects get better in the second episode, set five billion years in the future, when, curiously, civilization seems to have forgotten about air-conditioning.)

The familiar blue police box doesn't seem much revamped, either; it appears to run on pneumatic tubes, and there is no sign of a computer on board. The Doctor, on the other hand, almost quivers with energy. In previous regenerations, depending on the actor playing him, this character has variously been crotchety, spacey, avuncular and even a little glamorous. Christopher Eccleston brings a kind of manic blokishness to the part, giving the Doctor a sardonic grin and a working-class Manchester accent. (When another character says, "If you're an alien, how come you sound like you're from the North?" he replies, "Lots of planets have a North.")"

Also, the SCI Fi channel has a new website and trailers just in time for this landmark moment. 

Product Overdose featured the top ten geek watches along with beautiful images and and links for anyone interested in  buying these gems! Certainly not something I could afford this week but still wonderful to look at. Take a look at the selection below and click through for the original content.

Mr. Gadget 1.0 GB USB Watch

Check it out for yourself. How many eggs do you think this took to make? It's a city complete with buildings and even express ways.

Source: Geisha Asobi 

That's right - your Atlanta favorte for Asian Underground is at it again. Sadly, I can't make it to this but hopefully YOU can. The last time I saw Sharrab - well, let's just say it was exceptional at it's worst! Seriously - and this is meant at no one particular - if you WANT good sound in this city then you have to SUPPORT the people that are actually trying to make it happen. So show up.

Sharrab's flyers are always artwork in themselves and this one is no different!

Boing Boing is the "dictionary of wonderful things" for good reason. For years they have collected the funniest, the most bizarre and entertaining stories and links from the netherworld and posted it on their site for everyone to enjoy. I enjoy them so much that I've added an rss feed on this page. See the latest that Boing Boing has to offer and laugh your heads off - or at least frown while deep in thought.