On 'The Love Witch'

posted November 21, 2016 #

intrigued by this new Oscilloscope film

Mattia Mambo

posted November 21, 2016 #

Immediately upon stumbling into the tattoo art of Mattia Mambo I was struck hard by the intense uniqueness of the style. The iconic representations are minimal and embrace just the right balance of ultra thick and thin lines; layered on top of ambient offset colorations that feel more like watercolor splotches than they do any tattoo style I've seen. I mean, look at this pretzel. That's the best pretzel tattoo you've seen and you know it.

Much of the subject matter is food or animals but never seems to go too far down the Twee rabbit hole.

The Optimist's Creed

posted November 21, 2016 #

If you're into vintage / retro art, Love Menu Art is going to have a bevy of delights for you. They've taken tons of old school restaurant and diner menus, old illustrations and various banner creeds and printed them in a high quality format for your consumption. I am particularly smitten with The Optimist's Creed:

As you ramble on thru Life, Brother
Whatever be your Goal
Keep Your Eye Upon the Doughnut
And not upon the Hole

It's a silly thing but I like it. You can read more about the history of the motto here and give thanks to Adolph Levitt, a Russian immigrant in the 1930's who made it the driving mental force behind Mayflower Donuts and his invention, the automatic donut making machine.

28 Unusual And Creative Vinyl Records

posted November 20, 2016 #

despite the generic headline, there's some very well executed ideas in here

posted November 20, 2016 #

haha https://t.co/2C1owmrIOF redirects to https://t.co/Q2b2gCJf3X cc @joeposner

Mark Zuckerberg is a politician now

posted November 20, 2016 #

You can inspect KFC’s kitchen without knowing the Colonel’s secret recipe.

posted November 19, 2016 #

Don’t let Donald Trump’s antics distract you from what’s really important - Vox https://t.co/QLe5ngJb0R

posted November 19, 2016 #

For everyone losing their shit over Pence being booed at a play: Obama was heckled by a member of congress during the State of the Union

posted November 19, 2016 #

Character my wife just came up with: the person who says "Is this Hamilton?" and gets excited when any rap song is playing

posted November 19, 2016 #

my favorite scene in hamilton is where the president elect has to pay $25 million for defrauding 6,000 college students

posted November 19, 2016 #

This is what @PJVogt's laugh looks like. https://t.co/dAtoBBBxl8

posted November 19, 2016 #

the greatest trick conservatives ever pulled was to take education, a tool that opens our minds, and use it as a wedge that splits us apart.

posted November 18, 2016 #

looking back now, this video was a warning https://t.co/9Nr4XryRer

posted November 18, 2016 #

Fake news is "Angelina Jolie to Leave Brad Pitt for Space Alien". What we're talking about now is propaganda.

posted November 18, 2016 #

Wow. 2016 has been just brutal. https://t.co/7cSa0ppkae

posted November 18, 2016 #

I would seriously like to know if any other president in history has had to verbally say "let's give the next guy a chance"

Friday Videos - Nov 18th, 2016

posted November 18, 2016 #

My weeks at work have been extremely intense as of late, so I don't have a ton of time to browse and cull together massive lists of distractions for you. That being said, I'll do my best here.

The GIF above was one of many contenders this week. If you don't read the FoD GIF Roundup every week, you're missing out. Please take some time to see the bar stool slip in that collection. Unbelievable.

Also, start here. I can't embed it but you need to see it.

David Blaine freaks out Drake and Dave Chapelle - no part of me can figure out how this is happening except for the literal explanation.
World's Shortest Train - it's all right there in the title.
Immigrant or Real American? - Billy on the Street. Always fun. Also, don't miss this.
Bobby Jones presents Michelle Branch, The Spirit Room - there's not much here but I'm baffled by why this exists. Check out his video list, there's more than one of these. It's a remarkably absurd thing.
Michael Kiwanuka - One More Night - loving the alternative format of this video (ultra ultra widescreen) and the reveal is pretty great.
PWR BTTM - Carbs - these guys have plenty of legit, great songs but this is a particularly ridiculous gem.

ISH: Galligantus

posted November 18, 2016 #

I'm happy to see that Justin Ishmael's ISH is continuing to release ambitious and impressive projects. I figure with The Ghoul they might take a break for a minute but they're cruising right along with the announcement of this enormous Glow-in-the-Dark Galligantus. I will admit to not being entirely familiar with the source material but after some light research, now I get it.

I suspect more great work from ISH will come soon enough.

Weird Empire

posted November 18, 2016 #

I had the pleasure of running into a booth of goods from Weird Empire over the weekend and really enjoyed everything they had to offer. I'm not one to wear a cape clasp but it's hard to deny the appeal of the Blood Oath Clip Set. There's plenty of other funnier or practical items in the shop to peruse. All and all, high quality, clever stuff. I'm sure I'll be on the lookout for more from them.

Luke Temple - A Hand Through The Cellar Door

posted November 17, 2016 #

note to self: listen