Conscience
The changing world of the Geisha…
“Japan is reeling from a 20-year economic slump, and has recently been surpassed by China as the world’s second-largest economy. What the Japanese call the “lost years” have taken a serious toll on some of the country’s most beloved cultural icons, including the Geisha. Instead of charging several hundred dollars for tea, dancing and artful conversation, many now have to look for other ways to make a living.”
The changing world of Japan’s Geisha from Matthew Allard on Vimeo.
Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao reports from Kyoto on the changing world of the geisha. Shot and edited by Matthew Allard, the piece gives us a rare, inside look at their modern world.
CLFmag LVS The Ocean Preservation Society
This is the proudest day yet for CLFmag because the Ocean Preservation Society has granted us permission to be their legitimate supporters! Woohoo! I know everyone has their cause which moves them and CLFmag is pretty much devastated by what’s happening to the oceans, and then OPS’s The Cove came out and I’ve never felt such emotion watching a documentary in my life, so how could we not do our little insignificant something to help? So thank you so much OPS and can’t wait to get the banner up and pledge our allegiance!
BEIJOS everyone!
(Sasha)
Go see the OPS site here
Conscience: The Story Of Stuff
If you like your entertainment with a side helping of guilty conscience, I have just the thing for you!! If you’ve already seen The Story Of Stuff before, watch it again (cos nothing much has changed anyway). And if you haven’t , set aside whatever it is you’re doing for the next twenty and bask in the glory of how well our species well and truly fuckied it up. This brilliantly executed animated short was compiled by activist Annie Leonard. It was first released onto YouTube December 2007 and has been continually bashed by the US right - i.e. the kind of people who don’t believe in dinosaurs - and praised by the left ever since, even heralded “a mega-hit on three levels” by non other than John Passacantando, Executive Director of Greenpeace.Hmmm, I know whose opinion I’m trusting. Enjoy!
Beijos! (Sasha)
Playing For Change
Ok, if there was ever, ever a feel-good warm and tingly pants video to lighten the heart of the most cantankerous old trout, this has to be it. What an absolute tribute to humanity. So here at CLF mag we want to give as much support to movements like this - the ones that use art as a means to connect people and give help to those who really need and deserve it, more than ever in this stupid world we live in…
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