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11 Mar 2009 10:00

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Culture: Yo Trekkies, this quote may excite you.

  • I would love to return to the spirit of the old series with the colours and attitude. I loved ‘Voyager’ and ‘Deep Space Nine,’ but they seem to have lost the ‘60s fun and I would love to take it back to its origin.
  • Bryan Fuller • Creator of the lamented “Pushing Daisies” and a former “Star Trek” writer, on his desire to create a new “Trek” TV series in the spirit of the original show. It’s a good year to be a Trekkie, by the way, thanks to J.J. Abrams, whose “Star Trek” movie hits theaters in May. • source

19 Jan 2009 01:16

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Tech: Polaroid photographs can be quite beautiful

Wanna see more instant-camera art? Check out Polanoid. source

19 Jan 2009 01:08

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Tech: Save it like a Polaroid picture

  • Could instant camera film be saved? One investor wants to make sure that Polaroid doesn’t just turn into a footnote of popular culture. Florian Kaps, an Austrian artist and entrepreneur, bought the company and plans to start making the film once again, with hopes to bring it to market by the end of the year. “The project is more than a business plan,” Kaps said. “It’s a fight against the idea that everything has to die when it doesn’t create turnover.” source