Graves And Ghouls

posted October 21, 2015 #

Given that it's nearing the end of October the dosage of Halloween epherema in your life really needs to be cranked up. So, steer your browser over to Graves and Ghouls, a Tumblog dedicated to loads of creepy family photos, animated GIFS and classic illustrations of the spooky variety. It's what the (witch) doctor ordered.

Back To The Future Day

posted October 21, 2015 #

Hey, it's October 21st, 2015! The day that Marty, Doc and Jennifer travel to the future to find out what's wrong with Marty's future children. Understandably, the movie is way off base for how the future actually looks but I find some weird satisfaction in dissecting the specifics. There's not flying dog walkers but there are automated vacuum cleaners. There's not household VR glasses but we're getting close. We do have shimmering hats but not self-fitting jackets.

Anyway, this is a fun read if for nothing more than a walk down memory lane and, maybe, some goals to strive for.

posted October 21, 2015 #

YAY! Changed my website over to a simple image dump and I luv it because everything together makes me happy. https://t.co/MgvkHlP07p

posted October 20, 2015 #

My main concern with new Star Wars is whether Billy Dee Williams will be back or not.

posted October 20, 2015 #

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Some Other Town

posted October 20, 2015 #

From the new album, "Dave," out by the end of 2015.

Two Dots: Halloween

posted October 20, 2015 #

Another installment of the phenomenal Two Dots music has been released. It's a quick little three songer but these Halloween jams are just what the doctor ordered this week.

Crofton/Pujol - Sleepy Doni (Demo) / Benevolent Billionaires

posted October 20, 2015 #

LISTEN TO CROFTON & PUJOL'S "SLEEPY DONI (DEMO)" w/ "BENEVOLENT BILLIONARES" FROM THE BURGER CASSETTE STORE DAY 2015 RELEASE "HAPLESS FOOLS PHANTOM HAIRCUTS" OUT 10/17/15 ON BURGER RECORDS!!! burgerrecords.org

Fata Morgana

posted October 20, 2015 #

Some footage was recently released from thousands of residents of China reporting a "floating city" in the sky. Given the recent far off possibility of found alien technology, I was intrigued and excited by this castle in the sky. The footage is bonkers.

Turns out, science can step in and explain it away with a phenomena known as Fata Morgana. Light refraction distorts and reflects objects from below making it appear that they are suspended in the sky. There are great breakdowns of the phenomena but a big part of me chooses to embrace ignorance and believe something fishy is going on. Way more fun. The Google Images results are pretty astounding.

Hart Island Project

posted October 20, 2015 #

After reading through this NY Times piece on The Lonely Death of George Bell I became intrigued by Hart Island, a small island off the north coast of NYC that has served as a prison, a psych institution and even a sanatorium. There's a new project underway to help identify the multitude of bodies that are anonymously buried out there in mass graves. There are plenty of great reads on the subject. It is, undoubtedly, an incredibly creepy and compelling place.

Yellowbluepink

posted October 19, 2015 #

Loving this yellowbluepink installation piece from Brussels artist Ann Veronica Janssens. It's a room filled with a dense mist augmented by colored lights - simple, right? The photos from the exhibit are equal parts eerie and ethereal. I'd love to walk around in the space myself but seeing these beautifully anonymous forms is a welcome silver medal for my eyeballs.

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Past Lives NY: Haunts

posted October 19, 2015 #

The first entry in this Haunts series from Jon Contino's Past Lives NY looks pretty damn promising for future iterations. A Contino inked illustration mixed with a tale of scary poetry from his wife? I'm in. Follow on their site or get reminders on their Instagram.

The Zero-armed Bandit

posted October 19, 2015 #

Add this Zero-Armed Bandit piece to your Pocket, ReadLater, Evernote or whatever you choose to use for longer form articles. It's a fascinating tale of a bomb that shows up in a Vegas casino in 1980 with an intimidating note and ominous instructions attached. Clearly the device was handmade but no amount of defusing would ever work, it must be disabled and exploded at another location. Intrigue! Suspense! Crazed science! This story has it all.

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Ancestry Quarterly

posted October 18, 2015 #

very intrigued by the zines

posted October 18, 2015 #

Things my mom says: "Marisa Tormay" and "Maroon 4."

posted October 18, 2015 #

email from 1996 http://t.co/e4l4GxiSJt

posted October 18, 2015 #

SNL posted the democratic debate opening sketch with Larry David as Bernie Sanders, and it's solid gold. https://t.co/osevfTY0px

posted October 18, 2015 #

What will thinkpieces be like after the apocalypse? "Why I'm moving back to London to live as a feudal warlord in the ruins of the Gherkin."

posted October 18, 2015 #

Seeing Joy Division in 1979 must have messed up alot of minds https://t.co/42uAgyuQm0

Theater Owners Are Furious About Netflix's New Movie

posted October 16, 2015 #

embrace the future or be left in its wake