July 2010
3 posts
Inside a Dead Skyscraper →
Very interesting. A music video “un-game,” for a song by Jesse Stiles called “The Building.” Game created by Molleindustria
From the FAQ:
The game and the song are based on Jesse’s brief tenure as a videographer in the partially destroyed buildings surrounding the World Trade Center site.
WatchPizza Hut: Incentivizing America’s youth to lose at sports.
Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one?
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June 2010
1 post
May 2010
8 posts
“Players may not fidget, sneeze, blink, or think about carefree moments from...”
– from Rules and Regulations for Benehmen!, the German Board Game of Discipline. I think we should play ASAP.
WatchThere is entirely too much good stuff on the internet.
Also, as I’m sure most of you parents out there can attest, once you have a kid, you become quite a sap. /via Coudal Partners
WatchGlenn Beck has Nazi Tourette’s. Enjoy. /via Daring Fireball
WatchUP THERE, directed by Malcolm Murray, is a lovely 12-minute documentary about professional billboard painters in NYC. Produced for Stella Artois, the nearly-dead profession of billboard painting will live on through specialists such as those featured in this video.
/via We Love You So
Can Babies Tell Right From Wrong?
Very interesting: A New York Times article and video from last Sunday’s paper, describing some studies being conducted at the Infant Cognition Center at Yale University.
“PowerPoint makes us stupid”
– General James N. Mattis, of the Marine Corps, Joint Forces Commander, quoted at a military conference in North Carolina. If the guys in the military are starting to realize that improper and excessive use of PowerPoint has dumbed down the nation, you know it’s time for a change. Read the article at...
April 2010
7 posts
Pixels →
A very cool short film about a pixel invasion. Watch it to see what I mean.
WatchWay cool animated story. It’s in French, without subtitles, and I have no idea what they’re saying. But you don’t really need to know in order to see how cool this is. Give it a few minutes before you give up on it. I promise it’s worth it. /via Twitch and Francman Industries (a French subsidiary of Feldmerica Industries)
“There is a non-zero chance we’ll be throwing a parade this winter.”
– Well said, U.S.S. Mariner. It’s going to be a hell of a year. And apparently we have at least a 30% chance of being in the playoffs. Woohoo!
March 2010
2 posts
“He is the only political figure I have ever met that one could apply the word...”
– Milton Glaser, after his acceptance of the National Medal of Arts from President Obama. I’m so glad I can say I’ve met Milton, and even shook his hand. Congratulations, Mr. Glaser! /via idsgn; a design blog.
February 2010
5 posts
WatchNow watch this: Jamie Oliver, talking about the sad state of food and diet in America and England, and how it is negatively impacting our lifespans. From his talk at TED on Wednesday.
How Fucking Romantic →
A blog of illustrated / comic book version of The Magnetic Fields’ amazing 1999 opus 69 Love Songs.
♥
/via Largehearted Boy
January 2010
7 posts
Fantasy baseball players are less than one step... →
It’s true. Fantasy baseball, if you’re an avid player like myself, is all about crunching numbers and developing formulas that help you decide which players should be on your team. And there are a LOT of numbers at your disposal, ready to crunch, just like in Dungeons & Dragons. So many stats, it sometimes causes my numbers-loving head to a splode.
I wasn’t quite sure what to do with this...
“Gathering all the stealth at my command I nosed the closet door open and...”
– Woody Allen, in a great short story he wrote for Jan. 18’s New Yorker.
But where do you get the hole punch then? →
Muji + Lego, together for the first time. Should have happened a long time ago. I want one of these right now. But I need the hole punch, too. /via @andremora, who apparently found it @wired
WatchHappy New Year! Enjoy this fantastic video created entirely by Methodologie.
♥ me (and everyone else at Methodologie)
“I didn’t even know the “Alternative Songs” category still existed on Billboard....”
– Me, from my other blog, The Bacon Review, where I just completed my 2009 Musical Advent Calendar, topping it off with Passion Pit as #1.
December 2009
13 posts
“Do you have any idea how much shit six geese generate in a single day?”
– The Twelve Days of Christmas, McSweeney’s style.
The logo — it’s ALIVE! (because of Processing) →
OK Deluxe, “a London-based design studio with a foundation in interaction design and the design of media experiences, services and products,” has created a logo for the UN’s 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen that doesn’t sit still. It reminds me of an animated ball of pubic hair, but that’s beside the point. They used Processing to “add dynamic, real-time movement to the logo and take...
The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs... →
I want to go to there.
“Our rats use safe sex”
– Every once and a while, I cave to my vanity and Google my name. It’s always a bit strange, because “Royal Stuart” is the name for a lot of things, usually related to English & Scottish lineage. But this site I found, the Royal Stuart Rattery, was a new, pleasant surprise. Also, here.
“‘Whatever, Forever,’ they said, laughing at him.”
– From “Forever could hear his hair graying,” a very cute, very short story from @samhey
Introducing The Bacon Review
Please check out my new blog, The Bacon Review, to which I will be posting all future music-related content to. On it, you will find my written content that is published elsewhere, as well as my new annual event, the Musical Advent Calendar:
Welcome. This is the inaugural Musical Advent Calendar, an annual event chronicling the year’s music and paring it down to the top 31 releases of the...
November 2009
18 posts
WatchA wild music video created by Fluorescent Hill for the N.A.S.A. Project (“North America South America”), a music collaboration project assembled by Squeak E. Clean (aka Sam Spiegel, brother of Spike Jonze) and DJ Zegon (Ze Gonzales, professional skateboarder). The song itself is quite an anomaly, featuring Tom Waits and Kool Keith on vocals. But the video just puts the whole thing over the top....
