posted March 3, 2017 #
Some weeks I'm not
quite confident that I have enough quality distractions to provide for a worthwhile Friday Videos compilation. Some weeks I'm excited to get them all into a list to enjoy them myself. This week is the latter, not the former.
Enjoy.
- Ethel Smith - Tico Tico - start to finish, this is mesmerizing. The acting at the top is great and the organ playing is next level. Next planet even. Then it turns into an all out jamboree. Love.
- Chewbacca Overreacts - I shy from Star Wars material most of the time but this one got me just right. via Falfa.
- Bohemian Rhapsody: Hand Farts - yep, you read that right. And, yes, there are tons more.
- Dream a Little Dream of Me: Theremin - sometimes the dreadlocked guy in the Super Mario Bros shirt will surprise you with a heart wrenching theremin song.
- Jaden Smith Blows Your Mind - I can't tell if this is meant to be a joke or meant to be Art (capital A).
- Gordon Cole eats a Donut - is there a 10-hour version of this? I need it.
- PWR BTTM - Big Beautiful Day - looking forward to the next full-length from PWR BTTM and this video just adds to that interest. It could be chalked up to your standard grunge rock song but there's a mild pathos to their delivery that I can't deny.
- Lasagna Cat: Sex Survey Results - this really warrants its own post because it is such a massive undertaking that it's hard to appreciate in a playlist of weird videos. It's four hour long featuring phoned in results from a survey about sexual partners and actually changes over time. The sun sets, the lighting changes and the mannequins slowly become more and more warped. It's unbelievable how much work was put into this. And the very end takes a massive turn into something else entirely. Something NSFW and maybe Not Safe For Life (aka disturbing). via Robert.
- Megaplex End Credits - what's Megaplex? It doesn't matter. Just enjoy the credits starring every single actor and character you could hope to see at one time. via Lee.
- Guy destroyed after walking dog - perfection.
posted March 3, 2017 #
I've been a They Might Be Giants fan for almost as long as I can remember but when I recently dove into this
Design Matters interview with John Flansburgh (half of the duo that makes up the band, if you did not know) I learned an absurd amount about the beginnings of the band, the relationship between Flansburgh and Linnel and, most importantly, that the roots of the band are in graphic design.
How this fact has eluded me for so long is surprising but it was great to hear, straight from the John, his history with design and how he managed to make so many connections throughout the years for such a
phenomenal design output.
posted March 3, 2017 #
Cartoonist
R. Sikoryak is probably best known for his work in
The New Yorker,
Drawn& Quarterly and even
Nickelodeon but he's also published a massive tomb of work entitled
ITunes Terms and Conditions: the Graphic Novel, in which he takes the text of the actual Apple Terms and Conditions and illustrates around them. The images and the words, seemingly, have nothing to do with one another but the wide range of styles throughout the book is impressive. He pays homage to the likes of
Beetle Bailey and
Hellboy, Alan Moore and Stan Lee,
The Simpsons and even
Family Circus.
You can browse the whole thing over on
his Tumblr or
order the book; which looks fantastic.
posted March 2, 2017 #
@SamsMyth podcast does a Greatest Hits, tune in
posted March 2, 2017 #
great work listen, like a David Fincher score. via @caspar_v
posted March 2, 2017 #
Some might call it "another Twitter bot" but
Jeremy Low's Himawari 8 Bot seems to be a step above. He takes a time lapsed dump of satellite imagery from the Japanese Meterological Agency's Himawari 8 weather satellite and has them compiled together on a Raspberry Pi before being tweeted out. The results are beautiful but the tiny subtle data errors are really what send it over the top for me - slight shifts in color, jpeg artifacts and glitching that reminds you robots are watching over us.
Read all about the bot
here.
posted March 2, 2017 #
posted March 2, 2017 #
The
work of
Oliver Sin is absolutely delightful. Steer yourself over to the
showreel and enjoy a host of characters brimming with attitude. It's not easy to convey that kind of optimism and sense of fun but he's certainly got it down pat. For further proof, enjoy his
Scraps page - even his throwaway pieces are entertaining.
posted March 1, 2017 #
Life comes at you fast. https://t.co/W4z8paaIc2
posted March 1, 2017 #
When it’s late in NYC and you want to go to sleep but you find out another member of this administration might’ve p… https://t.co/ZqrmD09lb7
posted March 1, 2017 #
"NIPDOI": (n) nice in person, dick on the internet.
"Yeah I met him at Duke's the other night. He's a real NIPDOI."
posted March 1, 2017 #
America in 2017 https://t.co/EHKHQ9HKMS
posted March 1, 2017 #
Why does this Rottweiler look like he's about to drop the most FIRE artisanal chocolate bar in all of Brooklyn? https://t.co/G3znYxaq1O
posted March 1, 2017 #
Here's a fun episode of my soundtrack show if you've never had a listen... https://t.co/br7Ic6H1UL
posted March 1, 2017 #
Whoever best articulates the problem also earns the right to solve it. My latest blog post on finding the pain: https://t.co/tUSyzawolo
posted March 1, 2017 #
Do your soul some good & listen to @skyway_man's new record "Seen Comin' from the Mighty Eye". This record relieved my anxiety this morning!
posted March 1, 2017 #
On June 12, 2009 the ISS passed over the ash plume of Sarychev volcano and gave us the coolest
posted March 1, 2017 #
they forgot about dre #eastnashtrash @ 3 Crow Bar https://t.co/bcIwYCLNrh
posted March 1, 2017 #
.@daddyissuesband release album details, killer grunge-pop jam "In Your Head" [Fresh Track] https://t.co/5nvgyseMN2 https://t.co/vFldAPzNLO
posted March 1, 2017 #
Do this man have an AOL chain on? Made of mirror? Even his book bag wan know https://t.co/aNXIvsOoiR
