The Sunday Struggle #12

I've bookmarked enough links the last couple of weeks to compile a reasonably worthy Sunday Struggle, should you be in need of one. Here goes:

1. Free Implants:

This link works only intermittently, and is highly controversial. Women who want cosmetic surgery but don't have the financial means to get them, post their pleas (often with suggestive pictures) online. Other visitors (mostly men) can donate money to the causes they deem most worthy. While I don't condone the use of such sites or what they represent, it's an interesting example of how the web is used to serve just about any purpose these days.

2. Visuals of the World

It is the longest visual website in the world. Last I checked it was up at 22541.97 cm. You can create your own visual and upload it to their site, so that you too become part of this intercultural, creative, worldwide visual project! Click ENTER and scroll down the page to see the visuals. Inspirational to say the least

3. Similar Diversity

If you happen to be in Salzburg, you may want to check out this exhibition: Similar Diversity is an information graphic which opens up a new perspective at the topics religion and faith by visualizing the Holy Books of five world religions. The viewers should be inspired to think about own prejudices and current religious conflicts.

4. For the Geeks (Thx Disco!)

5. For Dutch/Flemish readers: BomVol: A new digital magazine. Clicking through the pages demonstrates a new non-hierarchical, non-linear structure of a magazine. Creative visualisations. Takes some getting used to, but is definitely an interesting new concept.

6. More stencils & wall-art: I just bought myself this one. (Thx Mimusic!)


7. Another one for the geeks: "Is there an association between the use of heeled shoes and schizophrenia?" (Thx again, putmy)

8. Fix your language: Common errors in the English Language. I'm always shocked to find how many words I still misuse/abuse.


9. Display clothing. Visual displays on clothing. Everyone that was with me on the Physics trip to Cambridge a couple of years ago, knew this was coming (CDT)... I guess it's finally here.


10. If you're looking for a good Sunday film, I'd highly recommend getting one of these out on DVD:

- Igby goes Down

- The Laramie Project
- Stranger than Fiction

- Thank you for Smoking

- Goodbye Lenin
- Garden State