posted April 11, 2018 #

I know I'm biased, but I love https://t.co/76A0aPk2Zz — the only aggregator where Korean fonts and stubborn bunnies compete for top story placement with Mark Zuckerberg and Michael Cohen.

posted April 11, 2018 #

Upon closer inspection... https://t.co/GTjEagU7Eu

posted April 11, 2018 #

I'm still not ready for "retro" "grunge" bands. Sorry. Give it another 10 years.

posted April 11, 2018 #

@yewknee What level of intensity were lorts? https://t.co/xk6u9oR3aj

Woshibai

posted April 11, 2018 #

Woshibai is an illustrator and comic artist in Shanghai that creates these beautifully simple and highly surreal strips. The above image is a good example of the tone of the creations - quiet but other worldly.

Interestingly, they typically presented entirely vertical in format but I reworked the above to fit the format of this site... it loses something in that transition. I implore you to read them in their original format on the official site or over on Instagram.

Metatron Press

posted April 11, 2018 #

While I've not read any of their offerings, I am intrigued by the visual offerings of Metatron Press, a Canadian indie publisher that releases a limited amount of poetry and fiction by young writers. Their site is super pleasant (love the subtle gradient background) and each publication detail page provides a great bit of insight on the works offered, down to the artist responsible for the cover images - opening up a whole deep dive of links to explore.

posted April 10, 2018 #

Smart Q&A with Judd Apatow, a creator I strongly admire and also love to have imaginary arguments with. https://t.co/uv9oiB5FGL

posted April 10, 2018 #

watching the zuckerberg livestream while listening to the social network soundtrack https://t.co/nzXXzPgujv

posted April 10, 2018 #

Fav thing to happen all week. Also, we want infinite theme songs. Text us about that, too, if you wanna write one! WHY NOT??? https://t.co/VSYytyCSHr

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Talking Straight

posted April 10, 2018 #

very much digging this band

posted April 10, 2018 #

When the noise goes away and you can only hear Rod Serling's closing narration https://t.co/ECWtnuISEE

posted April 10, 2018 #

This sentence unlocks the Seventh Seal https://t.co/ZdU9aRTCZh

posted April 10, 2018 #

I wish people would stop pushing that “quit your job and give 100% to your passion” narrative onto people. If you know you can’t sustain yourself without a 9-5, move smart. Don’t be out here homeless trying to follow advice from internet weirdos that don’t even live by theirs.

Tough Titties orange tee

posted April 10, 2018 #

if you are watching Wild Wild Country, this will hit the spot

posted April 10, 2018 #

I met this dog and asked it’s owner for a photo. Baxter (the dog) saw my phone, sat down and smiled. Again, we do not deserve dogs. https://t.co/rBybyZ7XjQ

Jellyfishing In America

posted April 10, 2018 #

The Crumb video I recently posted was directed by Haoyan of America, so I, naturally, had to find out more about this entity. What I found was that there's a substantial body of impressive work (including the website), including a film called Jellyfishing in America. The trailer, while largely enigmatic, sets the tone for an exploration of humanity and technology. It also contains a passage that really struck me:

"Someone once said, plants invented animals to carry them around. Well, I think, the Earth invented human beings to build machines. And those machines will be the consciousness of the Earth."

While that sounds familiar to the Technological singularity, it's phrased in a way that somehow feels more predestined.

Like I said, I was struck by the trailer. I'm hoping that the full film is available out there somewhere because I'm already hooked.

Masha Ivashintsova

posted April 10, 2018 #

All the hat tip's in the world to kottke for the insight on Masha Ivashintsova, a Russian photographer that hid her images away her entire until her daughter discovered them in the attic after she passed. It's a story that sounds extremely similar to the tale of Vivian Maier, another incredible artist that never had the inclination to share.

I think that's exactly what makes these images so powerful - they weren't taken with any purpose beyond capturing the moment. There was no impetuous to sell them, show them in a gallery or even show them to other human beings, they exist completely as frozen moments.

There are exhibitions of the work being planned but, in the meantime, you can browse through the gallery and the Instagram account to get your fix.

What did John Lennon think of Wings?

posted April 10, 2018 #

i get these Quora emails every day and they're usually FINE but this one is particularly enjoyable

A Walking Tour Of The East Village 1985

posted April 10, 2018 #

Listen, I know you don't have 45 minutes to sit back and watch a documentary from 1985 but if you do have that kind of time on your hands - give this Walking Tour of the East Village a spin. Host and performance artist Barbara Lehman walks through the area of NYC during a period of transition, speaking with various vendors and folks around the community.

I don't know what it was about that era that is so fascinating but there's a certain group of people that really made for an enlightened, artistic time. It was probably uncomfortable in terms of actual living conditions but it was a unique time, to say the least.

The video is actually included in part of a MoMA exhibit called Club 57, that documents the era of performance art and film in the East Village from 1978 to 1983.

posted April 9, 2018 #

Ohhhh! So the panorama feature on your pocket phone is to create cute little autos when you scan a freeway with it. Doi! https://t.co/qM0NHTB84n