Occupy Andy’s Room
The movement is taking hold everywhere.
(not sure where the image is from…but thanks Tanya for forwarding)
Just for fun.
It took a lot of coordination, along with a sincere lack of embarrassment, to get hundreds of half-naked subway riders to execute the “No Pants Subway Ride 2009.” And it was probably no easy task to get 80 people with Royal Blue polos and khakis to do the same in the “Best Buy escapade (not to mention 111 shirtless men that descended upon “Abercrombie & Fitch”). Truth is, the folks at Improv Everywhere are simply the best at putting these together. Sometimes though, it’s the simplest ones that bring the biggest smiles. Here’s one of those.
Shorpy translates to “Geez, what time is it? Have I been on this same site for two hours?”
Shorpy, by its own definition, is “an online archive of thousands of high-resolution photos from the 1850s to 1950s.” However, it’s so much more than that. It’s a way to appreciate some fantastic photography, a way to connect with a past that’s becoming way too easy to forget, and a way to kill a whole lotta time without paying attention…so be warned.
Here’s a sample picture from Kansas City found on the site:
May 1941. “Diamaxion [Dymaxion] house, metal, adapted corn bin, built by Butler Brothers, Kansas City. Designed and promoted by R. Buckminister Fuller.” Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott.
Enjoy!
Remix Parts 1-3
I’m not the first one to see these nor the first to spread them around. But they’re awfully compelling and I thought I’d share them with you if you haven’t seen them yet.
Apparently, this is a four-part series, with the final chapter still to be produced. If you’d like to learn more, the filmmaker who did these, Kirby Ferguson, has an accompanying Website at everythingisaremix.info. Enjoy.
Truly imaginative music video.
This is a truly great new music video from Steve Shane. He made 3 different versions of his music video and then filmed them again on 3 iPhones. On top of this, to engage his fans even further, he’s put all 3 videos online so fans can download them and recreate/remix them themselves,
Take a look.
The Genius of Tim Minchin
I am convinced that not enough people know about Tim Minchin, the British-born musician/comedian/actor…and I would like that to stop right now. I bring this up today because I just saw that his “9 minute beat poem” entitled “Storm” was recently animated…and it is fantastic. So, here is “Storm,” written and performed by Tim Minchin, directed and animated by DC Turner and produced by Tracy King, along with three of my other Tim Minchin favorites. Enjoy.
Prejudice
Lullaby
Some People have It Worse Than I
From Georgia to Maine in Four Minutes
Kevin “Fester” Gallagher took six months to hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Each day, he took 24 photos of successive steps. Here is his film, Green Tunnel.
This is an absolutely beautiful way to spend 4 minutes.
Enjoy.
Green Tunnel from Kevin Gallagher on Vimeo.
A TED Presentation of Epic Proportions
Over the years, I have watched, what seems like, every video from the TED conference. From Jamie Oliver’s presentation on kids’ lunches to Emily Oster’s impassioned presentation on AIDS, Africa and prejudice. Huge fan. However, at TED 2010, they finally featured a guest that breaks new, substantive ground. Enjoy.
Where all my time goes
It was supposed to be a three hour tour…
(This pic is by artist Fuchsia Macaree)
Knock Knock
I recently ran across a design by the artist Nathan Pyle on a T-Shirt at Threadless. Which, in turn, led me to his other works…which are very fun and creative. Here’s four of them (with more over at his site). Enjoy.
Knock Knock
Pillows Are Creeps
Where Cursors Come From
An Unfortunate Genetic Inheritance
Unbelieveably good logo.
Just incredible.
Designed by Richard Fonteneau (lexlogo.com & twitter.com/lexlogo)
Man…Glee Club was never like this.
Despite having been a choir-geek from high school through college, I have not seen an episode of Glee yet. I did, however, run across this clip of the University of Oregon Men’s a capella group - On the Rocks - doing Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’.
