“so_many_a_second is a simple online applet that helps you visualize statistics. Most notably, it takes statistics in the form “x items used worldwide per second” and illustrates those items falling down a screen. So for example, 150 trees are cut per second according to Worldometers, and so_many_a_secondvisualizes that process”
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Weezer - You Gave Your Love to Me SoftlyRead about it, see pictures, and download the track.
God damn do I love Jens Lekman
Mr Xishun shakes hands with Mr Ping Ping
The world’s tallest man meets the world’s smallest man…and blows my mind in the process.
I’m very intrigued by this idea and its interface. Hopefully it’ll have a decent run before it turns into a venue for music snob name dropping and die hards telling you you’re wrong about your favorite bands new album.
“My current body of work is an allegory about memory’s power to hold us back or move us forward. The central character in this parable is a 6 x 10 foot linocut of an Everyman, who has lost it all and wanders the plains with all his belongings strapped to his back. He navigates a world in crisis by learning from his past. The remainder of the characters that he encounters are individuals lost in regret. I have developed these paintings and prints during the American housing and credit crisis of the past year. In contemplating where we are and where we might be, I have found myself looking back at history, remembering the Great Depression, and considering what effects it had on the American psyche. The uncertainty that existed then is present now, and I am addressing the kind of escapism through nostalgia that can occur in the midst of calamity. Every character that the Everyman sees is gripped by this need to escape their present circumstance. They are people lost in a memory at the very point when they should be paying attention to what lies ahead. Many different artists have inspired the flavor of this world including the photography of Walker Evans, the films of the Cohen brothers, the music of Tom Waits and the theatre of Robert Wilson. For more info on the title http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96654742.. ElbowToe”
via: Wooster Collective
Still fun 15 years later.
This was awesome. Also, I got to talk with Kevin Corrigan so that made my night.
Yesterday evening I was privy to a wonderful little film entitled “On the road with Judas”. It was an adaptation of a book written by JJ Lask, but he also directed and re-wrote the idea for the film. It wasn’t a very traditional from book to screen adaptation either. He took his time in figuring out a way to make it more interesting to the audience and I believe he succeeded. The movie starred the always hilarious Kevin Corrigan who did a Q&A after the movie with Lask and of course it was comical and light hearted, as well as, interesting to see what the process was in making this particular film. Its on DVD out there somewhere so pick it up and give it a watch. Its a pretty “real” feeling film.
Radiohead covers New Order’s “Ceremony”.
In only 8 easy steps.
Made me laugh today.
“Space Station residents to drink recycled urine”
Article Via: CNet
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