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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]] ]] | ||
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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 == | ||
| - | *''[[Eros au secret]]'' is the title of an exhibition which is held from December 2007 to March 2008. | + | *[[Seduced, Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now]], Barbican Centre, London |
| - | * [[Cliff Richard]]'s earliest material will enter the [[public domain]] in the [[United Kingdom]] assuming there are no changes to copyright law. | + | *[[Eros au secret]] exhibition |
| - | *''[[Linkeroever (film)|Linkeroever]]'' | + | *[[If Hitler Had Been a Hippy How Happy we Would Be]] by Jake and Dinos Chapman |
| - | == Expected films == | + | *[[Theanyspacewhatever]] by Guggenheim chief curator Nancy Spector |
| - | * A film adaptation[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409379/] of [[Therese Raquin]] by [[Charlie Stratton]] is expected in 2008. ... | + | *[[Diana und Actaeon - Der verbotene Blick auf die Nacktheit]], Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf |
| - | * ''[[Bathory (2008 film)|Bathory]]'' ([[Juraj Jakubisko]]) | + | *[[2008 Universal Studios fire ]] |
| - | * ''[[The Countess (film)|The Countess]]'' ([[Julie Delpy]]) | + | ===Music=== |
| - | *''[[Hippie Hippie Shake (film)|Hippie Hippie Shake]]'', a film based on [[Richard Neville]]'s memoir | + | ====Singles==== |
| - | *''[[Ways of Hearing]]'' by [[David Toop]]. | + | *[[Blind (Hercules and Love Affair song)|Blind]] by Hercules and Love Affair |
| - | == Births == | + | *[[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 (DJ Fresh song)|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 (album)|Crystal Castles]]'' by Crystal Castles | ||
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| + | ====Writing==== | ||
| + | *''[[The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present]]'' | ||
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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]] | ||
| + | === Film === | ||
| + | *''[[WALL-E]]'' by Disney | ||
| + | *''[[Be Kind Rewind]]'' by Michel Gondry | ||
| + | *''[[Moscow, Belgium]]'' by Christophe Van Rompaey | ||
| + | *''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' by Ben Stiller | ||
| + | *''[[Jumper (2008 film)|Jumper]]'' by Doug Liman | ||
| + | *''[[The Baader Meinhof Complex]]'' by Uli Edel | ||
| + | ====Video==== | ||
| + | *[[Pete the Meat Puppet]] | ||
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| + | === Visual art === | ||
| + | *[[Dadameter]] | ||
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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| - | * [[January 10]] - [[Maila Nurmi]], Finnish-American actress and television personality (b. [[1921]]) | + | :''[[Deaths in 2008]]'' |
| - | * [[January 17]] - [[Bobby Fischer]], American-Icelandic chess grandmaster (b. [[1943]]) | + | *[[September 16]] – [[Norman Whitfield]], American songwriter and producer (b. 1940) |
| - | * [[January 22]] - [[Heath Ledger]], Australian actor (b. [[1979]]) | + | |
| - | * [[February 10]] - [[Roy Scheider]], American actor (b. [[1932]]) | + | |
| - | * [[February 13]] - [[Henri Salvador]], French singer (b. [[1917]]) | + | |
| - | *[[February 18]] - [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]], French writer and filmmaker (b. [[1922]]) | + | |
| - | *February 18 - [[Teo Macero]], American record producer | + | |
| - | *[[February 21]] - [[Joe Gibbs]], Jamaican record producer | + | |
| - | *[[March 15]] - [[Mikey Dread]], Jamaican singer | + | |
| - | *[[March 19]] - Sir [[Arthur C. Clarke]], English science fiction author and inventor (b. [[1917]]) | + | |
| - | * March 19 - [[Hugo Claus]], Belgian Writer (b. [[1929]]) | + | |
| - | *[[March 21]] - [[Klaus Dinger]], 61, [[German]] [[musician]] of [[Neu!]] (b. [[1946]]) | + | |
| - | *[[March 24]] - [[Rafael Azcona]], 81, [[Spain|Spanish]] [[scriptwriter]] (b. [[1926]]) | + | |
| - | *[[April 5]] - [[Charlton Heston]], 84, [[United States|American]] actor | + | |
| - | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2008 Deaths_in_2008] | ||
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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.
Contents |
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
Music
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)
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
Writing
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
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
Video
Visual art
Deaths
- September 16 – Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
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