posted October 16, 2015 #
I gotta give a big amount of thanks to
Steve Niebauer and
Chad Pugh for the constant supply of absurd video entertainment that ends up in these weekly lists. I literally couldn't do it without them.
- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Vol 5 - I love this series. The new episode does not disappoint.
- Owen Wilson Whispers - he sure does!
- Cat Chiropractor - a silly skit featuring Bobby Tisdale (that's Zeke from Bob's Burgers). I can't explain why but the bit where he actually adjusts the cat had me in fits.
- w/ Bob and David - the first official trailer for the new Netflix show has been released and I'm kind of stunned at how much it looks and feels exactly like Mr. Show. Very excited.
- Squatty Potty Unicorn - I actually stumbled on this late last week thanks to Lee and it's an absurdly weird commercial for a device I've actually heard high praise from others about.
- Vorhees Stomp - if we're being honest, I don't really love the video on this because I'm so out of the loop on classic 80's horror film tropes but I do love the song. And it's October appropriate, so enjoy!
- Say Hi - Torrents of Rain - great combination of silly and spooky. An entertaining Halloween based music video
Hey, don't forget to watch
Computer Show as well, you'd be a dummy not to.
posted October 16, 2015 #
adding to #WeekendReads stat
posted October 16, 2015 #
Take some time out of your busy schedule to watch
Gaspar & Son, a short documentary about the father and son neon shop,
Artistic Neon, out of Queens. I've embedded the
trailer above but you can watch the
entire piece at your leisure.
Glass bending and neon building is an oddly fascinating skill. It's always incredible to think that
every sign you see was made by hand. These two have a great rapport and a fourty-four year strong portfolio.
posted October 16, 2015 #
I'll be real, I just caught wind of
The List App and haven't given it a full test drive yet but when
Jeremy Schoenherr is
involved, I'm going to take a look.
From what I can tell, it's a whole bunch of content focused on Lists (best of's, funny groupings, etc) mixed with Twitter style following / reposting content and some content discovery. That being said, it feels familiar right out of the gate and could be a solid source of short, entertaining reads. It might also prove useful if you follow a friend with particular taste and need to track down their best restaurant or travel recommendations. Much potential here.
posted October 15, 2015 #
this gallery shows up every year and it's a damn treat every time
posted October 15, 2015 #
iOS / Steam game. Looks good.
posted October 15, 2015 #
Please take some time out of your busy day to steer yourself over to
Computer Show, a new endeavor from
Sandwich Video. The premise is that it's a lost 80's TV series focusing on technology, presumably from public access broadcasts. Actually, I'm not sure there is much of a historical premise to it, it's just got that look. It mostly reminds me of
Look Around You and that is meant as high praise.
This bit at the end of the "Arts" episode feels particularly poignant; an honest, optimistic, description of the world we live in
now with a silly joke tacked on the end. Absolutely worth a watch or three.
posted October 15, 2015 #
I recently finished reading Bill Bryson's book
One Summer: America, 1927. It's a history book of sorts that plucks three months from the middle of 1927 and highlights the bonkers amount of
things that were going on. I'm not sure if Bryson was attempting to shed a light on the idea that we're no more overwhelmed with news now than we ever were or not but it certainly lends itself to that idea. Even in 1927, you've got heavy hitting events like the Trans-Atlantic flight from Lindbergh, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig breaking records left and right, Mount Rushmore becoming a thing and all sorts of shenanigans from Herbert Hoover and Calvin Coolidge. And those are just some of the big ones.
It's an easy read and carries a tone to it that's far superior to any of the textbooks I had to read in school. I feel educated
and entertained, the way it should be. I mean, I can't wait to bust out some factoids about the
Van Sweringen Brothers at a party. I'll be a real hoot! But, seriously, I suggest
reading it, it's a good one.
posted October 15, 2015 #
I've really been geeking out on
Vulfpeck lately. They recently released their 2011-2014 discography on to one double vinyl release
and a full-length album of new material called
Thrill of the Arts. It's definitely a bit outside the norm of what I typically listen to - much more in the genre of soulful, funky and easier listening - but I can't get enough. Do yourself a favor and listen
to the whole album and let me know if you agree.
Also on: Spotify, Rdio and Apple Music.
posted October 14, 2015 #
William Mortensen was an American photographer that began taking Hollywood portraits in the 1920's and transitioned into running his own School of Photography where he developed a photo manipulation style and focus on subject matter that erked so many other photographers at the time that he's been lost to history for the past 80 years. Seriously, Ansel Adams called him "The Anti-Christ." That's either serious damnation or high praise.
The past few years Mortensen's work has been rediscovered and, rightly, highly praised. His
official site and
Facebook have a ton of examples of his work - most of which is focused on the macabre, grotesque and mystical.* Many of the pieces are highly manipulated, either with double exposure, image overlays or direct etching into the plates used to create them; giving them an illustrated look. He was a human Photoshop to put it more directly.
I can certainly understand how he was ostracized in his day but these images are unbelievable, even now. Absolutely loving browsing through these archives. It's a deep well and entirely appropriate subject matter given the Halloween time of year.
* The subject matter is also largely NSFW, if you didn't pick up on that already
posted October 14, 2015 #
Kristen Barry has a number of intriguing pieces of work in her portfolio but the sculptural
Gardenboxes really caught my eye. The simple system is designed to be stackable and modular - like a botanical lego kit. The unique combinations are rather compelling system once you see them all together in the gallery. Nice work!
posted October 14, 2015 #
I randomly stumbled into
The Hole gallery last weekend and into the large scale work of
Taylor McKimens. The
Stoic Youth show is a collection of enormous head portraits with various colorful paint jobs over highly stylized contour lines. It's impressive to be amongst the work but seeing it online, it still holds up. I particularly love the
detail pics.
Go see it in person and if that's not an option, go
indulge and
follow online.
posted October 13, 2015 #
@yewknee i think you mean cyber-prefixing
posted October 13, 2015 #
Did Jim Webb just talk about killing someone?
posted October 13, 2015 #
I love interviews with Birdcloud because they are insightful and eloquent, the exact opposite of what you'd expect. Surprise! They're smart as hell.
posted October 13, 2015 #
Why is Anderson Cooper not asking them about the Illuminati? #demdebate
posted October 13, 2015 #
jon voight's greatest role: @jimwebbusa #demdebate
posted October 13, 2015 #
Fun fact: Bernie's mic isn't even on. #DemDebate
posted October 13, 2015 #
How did this guy get to be governor of anything? I wouldn't put him in charge of the night shift at Subway. http://t.co/vxk8Qc6qkG
