posted April 19, 2019 #

If a couple gets married tomorrow, their 50 year anniversary will be 4/20/69. Also, I’m ordained... just sayin ??‍♀️?

posted April 19, 2019 #

Grimace from McDonald’s but pronounced like Versace.

posted April 19, 2019 #

Happy 73rd Birthday to Tim Curry. Apologies if you've seen this already, but I feel it's important to share this video of him performing in 1979 to a TV audience of disinterested Germans. He is unalarmed, if not bemused by their indifference. He is Tim Curry. Thank you. https://t.co/AOnS0jeUaB

posted April 19, 2019 #

soon.... https://t.co/EGKO66YGPZ

posted April 19, 2019 #

God can you imagine being Garth Brooks and finding out about this book https://t.co/dRddyN11o4

AV Club with Composer Disasterpeace

posted April 19, 2019 #

to watch

posted April 19, 2019 #

Hear an insane excerpt of the most dizzying part of "Her Smell" now: https://t.co/cKp9UKDX46

posted April 19, 2019 #

@yewknee @arrivalshort @MTAC @UncleSkelly @UprightTRex Wow. Flashback to the one of the first @mtac's with my 14 year old friends at the Nashville airport Days Inn. There was a beer can tree outside the conference room and my friend Sunny bought an Akira shirt right off a dude's back. https://t.co/3RX0baHF45

Friday Videos - April 19th, 2019

posted April 19, 2019 #

I'm fairly confident I've used this GIF before on Easter weekend but it's just so damn appropriate, why not do it again?

I'll be totally real, I don't have a ton this week in terms of distractions. I need a few myself so lemme see what I can rummage up...

Her Smell trailer - Elisabeth Moss is a phenomenal actress but I'm stunned to see her playing a Courtney Love-esque character. Very intrigued here.
Beyonce - Homecoming trailer - did you see this Coachella performance when it was online for about 12 hours after it happened before being completely ganked offline? It's phenomenal. Even if you have zero interest in the career of Beyonce, this is well worth a watch.
Meatwad Grows Up - I have never cared much about Aqua Teen Hunger Force but this little revival was a treat.
How Leonardo da Vinci made a "satellite" map in 1502 - just flat out interesting.
7/11 at 3am - absolute perfection.
Look at him Go - the delightfully weird Internet I enjoy the most.
When an Irish lad goes to London for the first time! - delightful reaction.

posted April 19, 2019 #

as trailers go, this one has my heart. https://t.co/UlNnvLZsTz

Arrival at MTAC

posted April 19, 2019 #

I'm going to be screening Arrival - the short film by Alex Myung - at the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention. Yes, Middle Tennessee has an anime convention and it's been going for 20 years; believe it or not. If you can't make it, take a few minutes to watch it online.

There will also be copies of the Upright T-Rex soundtrack, on vinyl, for giveaway throughout the weekend.

The film and the music are gorgeous. So, if you can swing by and see it in person - great! If not, enjoy it online. Win win all around.

posted April 19, 2019 #

hey @franco_esca why is the microphone coming out of your arm on the cover of your @netflix special? https://t.co/rIc3b2lhJV

posted April 18, 2019 #

useless information i just found out that i don't know what else to do with: the same guy wrote re-animator and honey i shrunk the kids, 4 years apart. https://t.co/iOcTf7yxPm

Blinker the Star - Top Of The Pops

posted April 18, 2019 #

will always check out some new Blinker

posted April 18, 2019 #

Because everything sucks, please enjoy this raccoon in a necktie bib eating grapes out of a bowl. https://t.co/ky3Cx6T9QH

John Callahan, I Think I Was An Alcoholic

posted April 18, 2019 #

I watched the Joaquin Phoenix / Gus Van Sant movie Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot recently and was really impressed. The cast was stellar and the storytelling style was unique but not so unique it was offputting. The movie tells the story of cartoonist John Callahan; a man who ended up paralyzed in a wheelchair after a drunken car wreck at 21 and struggled with alcoholism his whole life thereafter. The movie is about that struggle but not entirely about the descent into despair (there's some of that) but the entire journey - down into the crevasse and back out.

I recommend watching the movie but I also recommend diving into some of Calhoun's actual work. This short animation is basically a synopsis of the movie, providing a quick overview of his journey and his style.

Helvetica Now

posted April 18, 2019 #

When I saw the announcement for Helvetica Now, my interest was piqued. A digital renovation of the world's most famous (And most popular) typeface that attempts to bring it into the digital age is certainly something worth finding out more about.

I read through the slick promo site and watched the promo video but came away feeling a little empty. What exactly did they do? They mention improving the kerning, improving the shapes and creating versions better suited for screens vs print but where's my exhaustive, completely self-indulgent process walkthrough? There's eight designers listed on this project, surely there's a 3,000 word document on everything they did? Tell me more about the new sizes - Micro vs Text vs Display? Are they variable fonts?

I'm not flat out complaining. I'm intrigued by the big announcement and curious to give it a whirl but mostly shocked there's not more to it.

Amber Vittoria

posted April 18, 2019 #

Really loving the illustration style of Amber Vittoria; great color palette, great handdrawn vibe and fascinating application of the pieces as patterns. Something about it reminds me of a somewhat grotesque (in a good way) version of Pieter Parra.

posted April 17, 2019 #

All Wix ads feel like SNL ads to me

posted April 17, 2019 #

Just heard a 5 year old tell another 5 year old "Dont stannnnnd there in contempt!!" I am at the laundry mat and WELL entertained