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My Top 15 Music Movies

Orlin Topalov — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:22:44 +0000

A soundtrack is the spirit of a movie. In many cases it is the movie itself - musicals, romantic stories, biographical movies of bands (songwriters), fantasy trips with magical tunes or any other visual hallucinations under the influence of music. The music movies I adore are listed (or reviewed)

A Summer’s Day

Orlin Topalov — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:50:04 +0000

For the last five years I have built a large collection of songs in the moods of summer. I decided to share a part of it with you. To make a premium selection was not an easy venture - I had planned to include all my favourite songs, but the list grew gigantic (over a hundred titles). After all I compiled a conceptual track listing (a rather scarce portion of my collection). The songs are ordered as in a daily schedule - a song for a particular hour or time of the day. It is important to listen to the songs in the predefined order. Otherwise the anachrony will spoil the experience.

Magical Realism in Bioengineering

Orlin Topalov — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:19:22 +0000

"The Metamorphosis" of Franz Kafka is considered as one of the greatest novellas in philosophical literature and a lot of ink was spilled on it by critics and scholars. The eponym Kafkaesque, often overused and misinterpreted at times, in general describes an enigmatic or surreal sequence of events. I find it quite useful however for depicting Patricia Piccinini's work. Patricia is an Australian contemporary artist, an alumnus of Victorian College of the Arts, that portrays many of the perplexing issues of bioengineering and the absurdities of technoculture's generations.

Elsiane: A New Hybrid in Music

Orlin Topalov — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:01 +0000

In music a hybrid is a fusion of different styles, moods, themes or even genres. The ultimate paragon is the uprising duo Elsiane. I recently stumbled upon the ingenious work of Elsieanne Caplette (vocals, keyboards) and Stephane Sotto (drums). The name of the musical project is a portmanteau of the artists' first names (Elsi-eanne + Steph-ane = Elsiane).

Lovemarks: A Watchmaker’s Perspective

Orlin Topalov — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:17:04 +0000

"The Lovemarks of this new century will be the brands and businesses that create genuine emotional connections with the communities and networks they live in. This means getting up close and personal. And no one is going to let you get close enough to touch them unless they respect what you do and who you are." is how lovemarks are defined by their author Kevin Roberts, a CEO Worldwide of the colossal advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi.

Salvador Dali: Profile of a Madman

Orlin Topalov — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:00:54 +0000

When I was in high school I once grabbed an outdated textbook on World History, that had been trashed and piled up for recycling by a cousin of mine. I was spontaneously attracted by the art piece on the front cover - "Geopoliticus Child" by Salvador Dali as I learned from the textbook comments. This is how I was introduced to the magnificent work of the Spanish master. Right way I started gathering digitized copies of his paintings and biographical bits of information. I had found no fine art compositions more visually appealing to me than Dali's.

The Liquid Illusions of Salvador Dali

Orlin Topalov — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:40:05 +0000

Of all the artists from the twentieth century, one pushed me to dream beyond the limits of my own imagination. Salvador Dali - the madman, who revolutionized the art scene and shook the rational sensibility, introduced me to a new way of perceiving reality. The "irrational knowledge", as defined by him, is the ability to view different images within the same object, the way our mind builds castles in the sky while gazing at the clouds above. The art of Salvador Dali is an incarnation of this "delirium of interpretation".

Women Export and Domestic Violence

Orlin Topalov — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:20:27 +0000

In the 1970s the feminist movement, terrified by the stories of wives being beaten by their husbands, raised the question of domestic violence and soon it gained attention. Although later in time men's movement - masculism, provided help and protection by law for men victimized by women, the main emphasis is still laid on women.

Be Aware: Child Abuse and Trafficking

Orlin Topalov — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:00:28 +0000

Child abuse by definition is "the physical or emotional mistreatment of children" and it can be categorized as: physical abuse, psychological abuse, neglect or sexual abuse. Whereas child trafficking concerns the dirty business of kidnapping (stealing) children from their homes and families, transporting them abroad or in other part of the country, to be used by others for making money. The children usually are either sexually exploited or forced to work.