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Album Review: Pet Shop Boys' Yes

"For the first time in years, Pet Shop Boys sound thrillingly modern. The songs, too, are the finest in years. ‘All Around The World’ echoes the understated majesty of second-ever single ‘Love Comes Quickly’, while ‘Pandemonium’ and ‘More Than A Dream’ bang in ways they haven’t since ‘New York City Boy’. It’s a quite startling return to form and, if you had your interest in Pet Shop Boys piqued by the Brits performance, also a fine re-entry point." (Dan Martin, NME)

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The quintessence of GDC

"GDC is different, and not simply because it's an industry event. Despite rapid growth (this year's event drew 18,000 attendees), GDC has largely avoided erecting arbitrary barriers that choke off meaningful conversation among people with a variety of interests and expertise. GDC advertises itself as an industry-only gathering, but it isn't really, and thank goodness. The fanboys and fanbloggers are kept out, but GDC opens its gates to a range of other attendees, including the general press, games journalists, design students and professors, games studies scholars,and folks like me who fancy ourselves critics. The GDC schedule is unwieldy and over-programmed, but it's also wide open. An aspiring level designer may wish to concentrate on the Design track, choosing from among dozens of design-focused lectures, tutorials, roundtables, etc.; but he's free to mix in sessions from the Production track or the Programming track, many of which bear directly on design. If he happens also to be keen on "Meaning, Aesthetics, and User-Generated Content," that door is open too. What's more, this designer's conference fee was likely footed by his employer who presumably encourages such inquisitive behavior. Fancy that." (Michael Abbott, Bariny Gamer)

Exactly.

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Urban Camouflage: the IKEA Edition

Nice Collective and the culture of sneakers

"What does a shoe say about a man? IH: Like the rest of his look, it’s another tool of communication; it’s like a language. Shoes should be about when and where. You want to be respectful of the environment and strive for balance. The footwear has to be right, and it ultimately depends on how you carry yourself. " (Franklin Melendez, San Francisco mag)

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