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| + | "''[[Le Sec et l'Humide]]'' (2008) is a book-length [[essay]] by [[Jonathan Littell]], a corpus analysis of the prose of [[Léon Degrelle]] in ''[[Campaign in Russia: The Waffen SS on the Eastern Front]]'' (1949) which makes a clear distinction between the [[dry]] (the [[fascism|fascists]]) and the [[Humidity|humid]] (the [[Bolsheviks]])."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| [[Image:Bemd.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Photo from the ''[[Rendez-Vous Hotel]]'' series ([[2008]]) by [[Gert-Jan van den Bemd]] ]] | [[Image:Bemd.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Photo from the ''[[Rendez-Vous Hotel]]'' series ([[2008]]) by [[Gert-Jan van den Bemd]] ]] | ||
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| + | '''2008''' (MMVIII) was the 8th year of the 3rd millennium, the 8th year of the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[Seduced, Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now]], Barbican Centre, London | *[[Seduced, Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now]], Barbican Centre, London | ||
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| *[[Theanyspacewhatever]] by Guggenheim chief curator Nancy Spector | *[[Theanyspacewhatever]] by Guggenheim chief curator Nancy Spector | ||
| *[[Diana und Actaeon - Der verbotene Blick auf die Nacktheit]], Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf | *[[Diana und Actaeon - Der verbotene Blick auf die Nacktheit]], Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf | ||
| + | *[[2008 Universal Studios fire ]] | ||
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| ====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
| *[[Blind (Hercules and Love Affair song)|Blind]] by Hercules and Love Affair | *[[Blind (Hercules and Love Affair song)|Blind]] by Hercules and Love Affair | ||
| - | *[[Everyone Nose]] by N*E*R*D | + | *[[Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)]] by N*E*R*D |
| - | *[[Paper Planes (song)|Paper Planes]] by M.I.A. | + | *[[Paper Planes]] by M.I.A. |
| *[[Gold Dust (DJ Fresh song)|Gold Dust]] by DJ Fresh | *[[Gold Dust (DJ Fresh song)|Gold Dust]] by DJ Fresh | ||
| *[[American Boy]] by Estelle | *[[American Boy]] by Estelle | ||
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| *[[I'll Kill Her]] by Soko | *[[I'll Kill Her]] by Soko | ||
| *[[Corporate Cannibal]] by Grace Jones | *[[Corporate Cannibal]] by Grace Jones | ||
| - | + | *[[Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)]] | |
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| *''[[Everything That Happens Will Happen Today]]'' by David Byrne and Brian Eno | *''[[Everything That Happens Will Happen Today]]'' by David Byrne and Brian Eno | ||
| + | *''[[Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1976-1983]]'' compilation on Strut Records | ||
| + | *''[[Crystal Castles (album)|Crystal Castles]]'' by Crystal Castles | ||
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| ====Writing==== | ====Writing==== | ||
| *''[[The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present]]'' | *''[[The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present]]'' | ||
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| *[[Collapse Volume IV: 'Concept Horror']], issue of journal of contemporary philosophy | *[[Collapse Volume IV: 'Concept Horror']], issue of journal of contemporary philosophy | ||
| *''[[Feuchtgebiete]]'' by [[Charlotte Roche]] | *''[[Feuchtgebiete]]'' by [[Charlotte Roche]] | ||
| + | *''[[The Three-Body Problem (novel)|The Three-Body Problem]]'' by Liu Cixin | ||
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| === Film === | === Film === | ||
| *''[[WALL-E]]'' by Disney | *''[[WALL-E]]'' by Disney | ||
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| *''[[Moscow, Belgium]]'' by Christophe Van Rompaey | *''[[Moscow, Belgium]]'' by Christophe Van Rompaey | ||
| *''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' by Ben Stiller | *''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' by Ben Stiller | ||
| + | *''[[Jumper (2008 film)|Jumper]]'' by Doug Liman | ||
| + | *''[[The Baader Meinhof Complex]]'' by Uli Edel | ||
| ====Video==== | ====Video==== | ||
| *[[Pete the Meat Puppet]] | *[[Pete the Meat Puppet]] | ||
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| === Visual art === | === Visual art === | ||
| *[[Dadameter]] | *[[Dadameter]] | ||
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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| :''[[Deaths in 2008]]'' | :''[[Deaths in 2008]]'' | ||
| + | *[[September 16]] – [[Norman Whitfield]], American songwriter and producer (b. 1940) | ||
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"Le Sec et l'Humide (2008) is a book-length essay by Jonathan Littell, a corpus analysis of the prose of Léon Degrelle in Campaign in Russia: The Waffen SS on the Eastern Front (1949) which makes a clear distinction between the dry (the fascists) and the humid (the Bolsheviks)."--Sholem Stein |
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2008 (MMVIII) was the 8th year of the 3rd millennium, the 8th year of the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
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Art and culture
- Seduced, Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now, Barbican Centre, London
- Eros au secret exhibition
- If Hitler Had Been a Hippy How Happy we Would Be by Jake and Dinos Chapman
- Theanyspacewhatever by Guggenheim chief curator Nancy Spector
- Diana und Actaeon - Der verbotene Blick auf die Nacktheit, Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf
- 2008 Universal Studios fire
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Music
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Singles
- Blind by Hercules and Love Affair
- Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) by N*E*R*D
- Paper Planes by M.I.A.
- Gold Dust by DJ Fresh
- American Boy by Estelle
- Strange Overtones by David Byrne
- Toe Jam by Fatboy Slim, Dizzee Rascal and David Byrne
- Sweet About Me by Gabriella Cilmi
- C'est Beau la Bourgeoisie by Discobitch
- Konijntje by Willie Wartaal
- I'll Kill Her by Soko
- Corporate Cannibal by Grace Jones
- Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)
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Albums
- Everything That Happens Will Happen Today by David Byrne and Brian Eno
- Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1976-1983 compilation on Strut Records
- Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles
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Writing
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Literature
- Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
- Collapse Volume IV: 'Concept Horror', issue of journal of contemporary philosophy
- Feuchtgebiete by Charlotte Roche
- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
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Film
- WALL-E by Disney
- Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry
- Moscow, Belgium by Christophe Van Rompaey
- Tropic Thunder by Ben Stiller
- Jumper by Doug Liman
- The Baader Meinhof Complex by Uli Edel
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Video
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Visual art
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Deaths
- September 16 – Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
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