02.20.10
I felt pretty enlightened by Charlie Brooker’s little report on ‘how to report’ the news. I feel like with a camera, a cheap suit and an afternoon I might be able to throw a little somethin’ somethin’ together and make it look pretty sharp.
01.27.10
Hi everyone, my photo blog Them Thangs is back at a new URL, if you’re into that sort of thing. Maybe you didn’t even know it was gone.. either way …enjoy!
01.22.10
This is kind of spectacularly amazing just on the premise of it being an incredible feat of editing. Then beyond that there is just entertainment value of pulling some real crap out of context and seeing how glaringly ridiculous it actually is. I think subconsciously you know some of these lines are horrible when you watch films, but years of unrelenting advertising and big budget movie culture teach you to tune it out as if it were an autoimmune response.
10.14.09
I am not a big Beyonce fan or anything so I am not expert, but this seems almost better than the original to me. You can’t mess with Beyonce’s looks though. She’s got that dialed in.
07.11.09
Star Wars Uncut is a project that cuts the entire original Star Wars movie into 15 second clips that you can click on and claim. After claiming your cut, you shoot the scene yourself and upload it to the site. At the end of obtaining all of the 15 second clips, they will be put back together to recreate the entire film. The results are probably going to be really fun to watch.
04.27.09
Alright, I just saw this posted at Cpluv and figured I had better put it up. This is a quick shot-in-the-arm documentary from Shawn Bannon. It is a fascinating little morsel of culture to be sure. I am kind of ambivalent about the entire hipster culture scene though. I always have been. I have always kind of ridden the fringes of different social groups and have done the same with hipsterdom. Some of my friends tease me that I am hipster, but I have always thought otherwise. I have a very regular fulltime job, a mortage and a wife. I will probably have some kids soon too. I came from a very working class family, and I have never been given anything in my life. Ever. I have worked for everything I have and continue to do so. I have no privileged upbringing to rebel against. So sometimes I feel a bit like the everyman and I don’t exactly live the Jack Kerouac Bohemian lifestyle, if you catch my drift. I am not saying that every hipster was raised on the east coast and is rebelling against Oxford roots either.
So what is your take on this? Are we seeing a genuine rise of a new kind of hippy that is truly outside the circle and championing an alternative lifestyle that expunges the slavery of the American dream? Or is this just a bunch of privileged white kids who had it good and have decided they are too cool for school (and will later transform into fashion-conscious yuppies)?
Like I said, I am ambivalent and just not sure what I think. A part of me thinks this is really cool and would love to get in there with them and ride through the tunnels screaming like a banshee and another part of me just wants to call BS on the whole scene. Most of my friends could be described as hipsters, and I know a big part of my audience is. And I am not saying that the L.A. bike scene is the typical hipster scene either. I think it is a little bit of something different. Again, ambivalence.
Leave a comment and tell me how you feel. I am genuinely curious. Cool or not?
03.20.09
WRK/PLY is day long non-conference built to challenge our normal conventions of work and play. Weʼve chosen 6 speakers whose lives illustrate the value of mixing play and work. They will be sharing their methods with our audience, both through focused conversation and a 20 minute interactive play element in each of their presentations. We donʼt know exactly what they are planning, but from what we’ve heard you should expect the intriguing and the absurd.
Speakers include:
Architecture + Design: Andre and Dan, dress code
Culture + Lifestyle: Steve Hindy, Brooklyn Brewery
Media + Technology: Gavin McInnes, Street Carnage
Fashion + Style: Rebecca Turbow, Safe Clothing
WHEN
Saturday, March 28 , 12:00pm - 7:00pm
For more information, visit http://lvhrd.com.
03.07.09
We Love Magazine is a magazine library exhibit going on in Japan that allows visitors to peruse magazines dating all the way back to the 1920s. It looks like it could be something really cool to check out if you are in or around Tokyo.
Visit the website for more information about access.
03.02.09
Its a simple idea really, put your camera on a 2 second timer and then just run as fast as you can and as far as you can.
Why you might ask? ‘Why not’, I would answer.
12.08.08
Interesting video here from Good Magazine that made me realize if I just had a little bit of porn on this website, things might be going a lot smoother. Damn you integrity. Damn you to hell. Seriously though, there are some people raking it in out there. Damn.
11.06.08
In his continuing effort to promote creative harmony and healthy literary ecosystems, Dr. Ronald Chevalier has offered his insight on relaxation techniques. However, you should be careful while engaging not to threaten your seed.
Enjoy and let the harvest begin.
11.02.08
This is pretty well done. Go here my friends to get your own Senator in your pocket.
Via The Denver Egotist.
10.29.08
So so true. Happy Halloween everyone. Go out and have some fun this Friday. Forget about design for one night.
10.09.08
I just couldn’t resist posting this. Its in no way design related but these photos, snapped at just the right moment are outrageous and hilarious.
09.30.08
That’s it damn it. This is getting personal. We’ve gotta do something about dependency on foreign oil. This country was born to rock. No more of this.
06.26.08
Hey man, let’s just face it. Women need yogurt. My wife eats the stuff like it is going out of style.
05.12.08
I guess this video has been around a while but it is hilarious and worth a post. Geez Bill, relax man, you’re going to give yourself a heart attack.
