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Paper City (by Maciek Janicki)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:04:04 -0700

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Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:15:08 -0800

"Michael [Johnson] then used Brad Bird’s anecdote of Gower Champion, the theatre and film director of..."

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:04:31 -0800

“Michael [Johnson] then used Brad Bird’s anecdote of Gower Champion, the theatre and film director of the 30s, who walked into a theatre to see the cast just standing around on the stage, the choreographer just sitting there in the second row with his head in his hands. Gower goes “What’s going on?” “I just don’t know what to do next”, the choreographer goes. Gower replies “Well do something, so we can change it!”. And that’s a fundamental Pixar idea, just keep moving, just keep trying, and something will come up.”

- Michael Johnson Talk Report - Upcoming Pixar (via buzz)

Paris vs New York (by TonyMiotto)

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:55:39 -0700

Paris vs New York (by TonyMiotto)

(via Macro Photographs of Dew-Covered Dragonflies and Other...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:44:44 -0700

(via Macro Photographs of Dew-Covered Dragonflies and Other Insects by David Chambon | Colossal)

"New York City, when I was young, was falling apart, and the rest of the country was clean and..."

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:30:22 -0700

“New York City, when I was young, was falling apart, and the rest of the country was clean and functioned smoothly. Now New York is a marvel of efficiency, a rich city with busy people. But there are huge problems everywhere else.”

- Scripting News: Nation-building at home

Great example of entertaining motion graphics being used for...

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:41:15 -0700

Great example of entertaining motion graphics being used for education. I’m really surprised we haven’t seen more of these during the election: they’re entertaining, information dense, and bite-sized.

Oil Wars (by Alexander Perry)

"C: Conveniently knowing everyone Jim’s sister and his college friend just happen to be..."

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:30:33 -0700

“C: Conveniently knowing everyone Jim’s sister and his college friend just happen to be connected to the BP oil spill! Maggie just happens to know a staffer for Jan Brewer! Neal just happens to have been on one of the trains on 7/7! His girlfriend’s dad just happens to have been killed on 9/11! Lisa just happens to have gone to high school with Casey Anthony! So many fortunate coincidences.”

- The Newsroom Frustration Almanac: From A to Z — Vulture

experimentsinmotion: Asobi by Yasutoki Kariya “Asobi” was...

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:43:30 -0700

experimentsinmotion:

Asobi by Yasutoki Kariya

“Asobi” was created by art student Yasutoki Kariya for his senior thesis exhibition. Meaning “play,” the installation is comprised of 11 computer-programmed incandescent light bulbs hung from strings. They playfully re-enact Newton’s Cradle, visualizing the transfer of kinetic energy in the form of light. (via Spoon & Tamago)

I predict this will be the soundtrack to about 78% of all ski...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:43:25 -0700

I predict this will be the soundtrack to about 78% of all ski videos this winter.

Matt and Kim - LET’S GO - Official First Listen (by mattandkim)

"Pitchfork: There’s a shot of you crowd-surfing in the new LCD Soundsystem documentary, Shut Up..."

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:07:00 -0700

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Pitchfork: There’s a shot of you crowd-surfing in the new LCD Soundsystem documentary, Shut Up and Play the Hits.

AA: James Murphy is a good friend. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but that was crazy. I’d never crowd-surfed before, and my friend was just like, “Let’s run down into the pit. This is their last concert, let’s not fucking sit up here like idiots in the stands.” As soon as I ran down, people were like, “Aziz!” and lifted me up immediately. I was like, “Ahhh! Oh, this is fun.”

”

- Interviews: Aziz Ansari | Features | Pitchfork

(via Dribbble - 100 Frames - Interns by Fraser Davidson)

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:54:00 -0700

(via Dribbble - 100 Frames - Interns by Fraser Davidson)

Related: i saw EAMES: The architect and the painter this week,...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:00:20 -0700

Related: i saw EAMES: The architect and the painter this week, and it was excellent.

(via Win an “Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames” Poster - Free Stuff - Curbed LA)

I don’t think I’ve heard it in 10 years, but I...

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:46:00 -0700

I don’t think I’ve heard it in 10 years, but I forgot how much I love this song.

BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL - THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

From the RIO + 20 Conference, constructed using discarded...

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:51:00 -0700

From the RIO + 20 Conference, constructed using discarded plastic bottles. More pictures here.

(via Colossal)

"If you try to locate the moment of a major paradigm shift, in the moment, perhaps by calling your..."

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:50:36 -0700

“If you try to locate the moment of a major paradigm shift, in the moment, perhaps by calling your album “Hip Hop Is Dead,” as Nas did in 2006, you’re slipping into weatherman territory. Will it rain tomorrow? Will another great rap album pop up? … If I had to pick a year for hip-hop’s demise, though, I would choose 2009, not 2006”

- Sasha Frere-Jones, in 2009. As Slate points out “It’s been fully five months since Rihanna took one of her thundering club-bangers to the top of the Hot 100, nearly a year since a rapper had a No. 1. (And Pitbull barely counts as a rapper.)”

Jay-Z, Freddie Gibbs, and the end of hip-hop : The New Yorker

"But above all, talented people seek cities for fame. They can’t get famous in the fucking..."

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:26:47 -0700

“But above all, talented people seek cities for fame. They can’t get famous in the fucking village.”

- London Mayor Boris Johnson, The Reason for Cities

"It’s simply the case that the key to a happy marriage, a well-functioning family, and a productive..."

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:02:37 -0700

“It’s simply the case that the key to a happy marriage, a well-functioning family, and a productive place of work lies in carefully calibrating the ratio of Chaos Muppets to Order Muppets within any closed system. That, and always letting the Chaos Muppets do the driving.”

- Chaos Muppet - and proud!

What kind of Muppet are you, chaos or order? - Slate Magazine

Carly Rae Jepsen, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots Present Today’s Most Delightful ‘Call Me Maybe’ Video -- Vulture

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:13:02 -0700

Carly Rae Jepsen, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots Present Today’s Most Delightful ‘Call Me Maybe’ Video -- Vulture:

Questlove playing the Kazoo… my life is complete.

Let’s say you really liked Gnarls Barkley and Danger...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:45:14 -0700

Let’s say you really liked Gnarls Barkley and Danger Mouse, and could get past the scathing, jaded Pitchfork review… well, then you might like this pop song. It’s catchy.

Electric Guest - This Head I Hold (by electricguest)