Chani

Phobaeticus chani, aka Chan’s Megastick named after amateur Malaysian naturalist Chan Chew Lun, is the longest insect in the world. Phobaeticus chani, which can only be found in Malaysian State of Sabah on the island of Borneo so far, just has been tapped as one of top ten new species found in 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration, Arizona State University. It ranks No. 2. The one specimen (out of only six currently known) collected in the Natural History Museum in...Read Full Story

This is a continuation of yesterday's interview with Chani Becker of HotHouse Design and Post here in Duluth.Ennyman: What are themes that emerge from your creative side? Or, what are the problems that you're trying to solve?Chani: With film in particular?E: I'm thinking of film right now.Chani: This is something that I haven't figured out where it's going yet. But I've been thinking a lot about the work that I'm doing documentary-wise. It’s all related to sustainability, environmental and...Read Full Story

I met Chani Becker through the collaborative project 3N6D in which John Heino assembled a dancer, film maker, musician and himself with photography in an orchestrated, experimental three-sequence free-for-all of expression. Chani contributed film and video. Some of her paintings were also on display there at the Venue, and several drew me in.Her self-introduction on her website begins like this:Chani Becker is a filmmaker, graphic designer and owner of HotHouse Design & Post in Duluth...Read Full Story

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Nick Redfern sent me an email commenting on my Calling for Mothman post at UFO Mystic, noting a connection between the name "Charny" (or Charnie) in my dream, and the robot Chani in the sci-fi film (in the "so good at being bad" B-movie genre)  Devil Girl From Mars, which he wrote about on his Contactees blog:CONTACTEES: A History of Alien-Human Interaction: Devil Girl From MarsRead Full Story