posted March 22, 2017 #

This is illegal, btw. 5 U.S. Code § 3110 - Employment of relatives https://t.co/cVrEx7SWQi https://t.co/J8wv12MmY5

The Gender-Defying Fashion of PWR BTTM

posted March 21, 2017 #

good read

POND - The Weather

posted March 21, 2017 #

New track from POND's forthcoming album The Weather to be released May 5th

Projects on CodePen

posted March 21, 2017 #

nice little web ui for building sites

Accidental Courtesy

posted March 21, 2017 #

The start of the documentary Accidental Courtesy starts with a quote from Robert Kennedy that sets the tone for the film:

Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.

The film shares the story of musician Daryl Davis, a musician that has played with rock legends the likes of Chuck Berry and Little Richard that spends his free time befriending members of the KKK. His quest? To answer the question, "How can you hate me if you don't even know me?"

The trailer sums up the contents of the film quite well but it doesn't give away the depth of conversations or the controversy around Davis' actions. On the whole, he is clearly a well-intended man chipping away at a racist foundation through "a small portion of events."

It's streaming on Netflix and well worth your time to watch. Dive in and decide what you think about small steps versus broad movements; which enacts the most substantial change?

HT David.

The AV Club, TV show

posted March 21, 2017 #

Recently, The AV Club (my favorite source of pop culture news) announced that they'd be launching their own TV show - ala John Oliver, Samantha Bee or any of the late night undertakings but with more of a focus on all things pop culture, rather than explicitly politics or explicitly entertainment.

The first episode has been posted and it's got a nice flow to it. They tackle the Trump Topic and why they even bother to talk about him, spend some time with Bob Odenkirk and do a fair amount of self-effacing. All good things you'd want in a pop culture show. Worth a watch, particularly to see where it goes.

Now I just have to figure out how to properly subscribe to new episodes.

The Mute Group - AEIOU

posted March 20, 2017 #

Did you know today, March 20th, is the vernal equinox? That's when the sun is directly over the celestial equator, marking the change of seasons. To be clear, according to the Sun, it's officially the start of Spring.

Today is also the debut of The Mute Group's new video, AEIOU, a wonderfully entrancing stop-frame animation showing the movement of the sun across a Stonehenge-esque structure. It's a fairly moody song to associate with Spring but stick with it. It's a few minutes but about 3 minutes in, the song really blossoms (see what I did there).

The Good Pin Club

posted March 20, 2017 #

The Good Pin Club produces a bi-monthly pin set from a wide variety of designers and sends all of the profit to a non-profit of the designers choosing. The latest offering is a gold plated set designed by Patrick Chew with donations going to the ACLU. Previously, there's been submissions from Jon Jones, Jun Cen and Victo Ngai. Even if those names don't ring any bells, go check the designs out - one of them is a donut dog sniffing it's own butt. You don't want to miss that.

HT to Renaud. Love that "Men of Quality Fight for Gender Equality" pin.

Print Liberation

posted March 20, 2017 #

While, technically, you can get any design printed from Philadelphia based printers Print Liberation I am rather smitten with their simple pre-made offerings. The type they use is just slightly off, making it feel a little more unique and handmade than other similar offerings (even if it's just a font, it works). I mean, how are you not going to like this alien tee or this 1984 sweatshirt? I'm not even prone to wearing t-shirts and sweatshirts but I love these! They get real political but that's a great thing in my opinion.