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My Interests



Stripe Light.My mini citygarden and unplanned nature in the city. Social-artistic projects.k!. Citymarketing.fashion. The well dressed passager on the street. People who are capable of loving. Love to play badminton in the grass. Antwerp is my new home. Singing and a lot of it.Rats and all other living animals.Health stores are my natural habitat. City-biking.Aerobics. Too much chocolat is good for you.Le Pain Quotidien.

Music:



Aretha Franklin.Amy Winehouse.The Beatles.Billy Holiday.Broadcast.Cat Power.Fad Gadget.Feist .Fiona Apple. Goose.Goran Brecovitch.Jamie Lidell.John Frusciante.The Knife.Krüder & Dorfmeister.LCD Soundsystem.M.I.A. Massive Attack.Moloko.Nick Drake.Nina Simone.Nine Inch Nails.Nouvelle Vague.Peaches.Prince.Robert Palmer.Saul Williams.Simon & Garfunkel.Stijn.Soulwax.Uncertain Boxed Saviour.Wim De Wilde productions.Zita Swoon.

Movies:

Ratatouille.Underground.Black Cat White Cat.Being John Malkovich.Steve+Sky.Les triplettes de belleville.Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind.Singing In The Rain.eXistenZ.Spider.Gegen die wand.American Beauty.Requiem for a dream.Christiane F.Boogie Nights,Hitchcock,...

Television:

"haven't decided yet"
Six feet under = best television ever made.
Gilmore Girls.Lost.Buck Rogers.Little Britain.Futurama.

Books:

currently on the shelf:
Florida - rise of the creative class
Keri Smith - The Guerilla Art kit.
Alain De Botton - Status Anxiety

Heroes:

My grandfather.

My Blog

. he said he never cared for credits...

Mister X obtained his Ph.D. in X in 1989, studying the relationship between X and X. He studied X, X, X and X at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and X and X at the Universiteit Leiden. Presently, he t...
Posted by . maaike on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:57:00 PST

. my favorite places in antwerp. non-published article

ANTWERP WAYClubbing in the city parkThe Antwerp city park is home to a different crowd when Cafe Capital opens it's doors  and in summertime the terrace is a must! One of city's premier hangouts, thi...
Posted by . maaike on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:13:00 PST

. Beatles rooftop gig

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Posted by . maaike on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:38:00 PST

. Parfum dest

So, we had a good time at the circus during the Wintervuur festival. ...
Posted by . maaike on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:35:00 PST

. Why is it that real good music and visuals are so badly known?

Why is it that real good music and visuals are so badly known? Have a look at this well choreographed one shot video. amazing. Bat For Lashes: What's A Girl To Do ...
Posted by . maaike on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:32:00 PST

. Hold my calls

I'm suffering a whiplash. Auwch.. A Skin Too Few, the Nick Drake documentary makes it's US broadcast debut on Starz this Monday, January 28th. Here's for the others: ...
Posted by . maaike on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:00:00 PST

. Goethe

"Behandel mensen zoals ze zijn en ze zullen zo blijven. Behandel ze zoals ze kunnen zijn en ze zullen zo worden." - Goethe"Treat people as they are and they will stay the same. Treat them as they coul...
Posted by . maaike on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:30:00 PST

. Article on Polis: A different city every 8 weeks

A different city every 8 weeksStudying in Brussels, Manchester, Helsinki and Tilburg, all in one educational year, is what students do at Polis: a master's programme in European Urban Cultures. An int...
Posted by . maaike on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:55:00 PST

. note to myself

Add joy to your daily life1. Pay as much attention to the things that are working postively in your life as you do to those that are giving you trouble.2. Rake a big pile of leaves every fall and jump...
Posted by . maaike on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:37:00 PST