posted November 12, 2017 #

I have a chrome extension that makes all of trump's tweets seem like they were written in crayon. This one is just… https://t.co/pTW6jCOaXE

posted November 11, 2017 #

.@robertashley's exclusive reflections on making the rad new I Come To Shanghai album 'Low Presure' @ImposeMagazine. https://t.co/f3j3jSUzDt

posted November 11, 2017 #

Moustache May has come and gone, but I'm still at it! Donate to my #Movember efforts and support men's health: https://t.co/dowqd4C29w

/r/CatsStandingUp

posted November 10, 2017 #

Y E S

posted November 10, 2017 #

Colour picking process looking more abstract each day https://t.co/0KOUeQFKo6

Friday Videos - Nov 10th, 2017

posted November 10, 2017 #

Torn between that coffee stutter gif and the Blade Runner shrug but there's not a bad choice to be made. Then again, there's also this delightful creature, so maybe I did steer you wrong.

Joel Osteen at The Forum - Osteen impersonator makes it very deep into a legit Osteen event.
Stranger Kings - dumb dumb dumb dumb. Love it.
Artsy Fartsy - a high brow piece of work from the same genius* that made Hi Stranger.
Coffee Stirrer Performance - no judgements but I would like an mp3 of this**
Entertainment - been revisiting these Two Old Men lately and still loving it.
Walking Brooklyn as Kim Jong Un - just bringing it back around to impersonators making their way in the world.

I'm still enjoying /r/WCGW, despite the cringing nature of 100% of the videos.

* not sarcasm.
** yes, I still have mp3's.

Big Black Delta - Roost

posted November 9, 2017 #

Worth the $1.29, fer sure

posted November 9, 2017 #

I can't stop laughing https://t.co/6d5zddFpAj

Presstube 2017

posted November 9, 2017 #

It's been quite awhile since I peeked in on the work of James Paterson, aka Presstube. I've been a fan of his combination of art and code since he started posting projects online back in 1999. Turns out, not much has changed in the following 18 years. He continues to combine fine art, animation and technology into fascinating projects with his own unique style.

Norman is a WebVR animation tool, featuring his animated line work. Kitbash is a collection of "demented 3D clip-art" mean for whatever 3D project you want to use them in. And his Illustratrated Orbs are stunning objects in an of themselves.

tldr: revisit Presstube.

MacDrifter -Twitter

posted November 9, 2017 #

I recently stumbled into a rather lengthy, personal and poignant missive from MacDrifter (aka Gabe Weatherhead) on verifying Nazis, it's hard to disagree.

My anger is partly about my own bad choices. When I read plenty of first hand accounts about Twitter as a platform for rape threats, I chose to remain as one of the counted AMUs. When I saw that Twitter had a Nazi problem, I accepted my role as being a Twitter product to sell ads against. When I saw Twitter trolls pile on innocent people because they had the nerve to be a woman with a career, I kept scrolling my timeline and churning away those engagement numbers.

That paragraph in particular struck me, as anyone that participates on Twitter is contributing to that. Could the argument be made that keeping good people around empowers Twitter to do good things? Yes, absolutely but, thus far, we are complicit in the Culture of Twitter.

I find ponderances on social networks and our changing times to be fascinating topics of discussion. I've no hard answers for the questions surrounding them but I do think, like MacDrifter, we need to be questioning our participation.

posted November 8, 2017 #

Kinda blows my mind that people who work on software and know it’s basically all duct taped together are willing to have software currency.

posted November 8, 2017 #

Not sure about Hollywood's plan to remove Kevin Spacey from everything and replace him with Mel Gibson.

posted November 8, 2017 #

“Hi Mom? Yeah get Dad, I’ve got some great news: I booked my first print ad.” https://t.co/GAMJ18RQdl

posted November 8, 2017 #

I think they should make it 1 character

posted November 8, 2017 #

As a European, USA seems like a lost cause. I only hope a generation or two from now, a new mentality will have for… https://t.co/1vSufik1oc

posted November 8, 2017 #

#280characters? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… https://t.co/VBZVd2Qdkp

posted November 8, 2017 #

of course the fanny pack i want costs $800

posted November 8, 2017 #

U guys. VANISHING POINT, out autumn ep, releases into the wild tomorrow. It's mad cinematic

1939 New York World's Fair

posted November 8, 2017 #

This photo essay from The Atlantic on the 1939 New York World's Fair is filled with gorgeous color photos from the massive event. It's hard to imagine attending a showcase involving a Man-Made Waterfall Tunnel, Statues of Perisphere and Trylon and an Enormous Cash Register all in one location. Oh, and there's a Transparent Car too.

I'd also like to say that, personally, color film hit its peak during this era. I know it's not perfectly realistic and truly representative of what things looked like but nothing looks better than that slightly muted palette.

Kevin Shields Dissects His New Loveless Vinyl Remaster

posted November 8, 2017 #

another remaster, all analog, on the way. lengthy, worthwhile, interview.