Today is the official release of the documentary The Death of 'Superman Lives'; What Happened?. If you couldn't tell by the title, it's a retelling of the entire saga of the lost Superman movie - which was originally written by Kevin Smith and had Tim Burton as director and Nicolas Cage to star. Yes, Nic Cage as Superman. You can watch the first ten minutes for free but I highly suggest diving into the entire thing. It's an absolutely fascinating look at the inner workings of big budget Hollywood and all of the ego's and terrible decisions that get made. It also explains why the test footage of the Superman costume that's been making the rounds for years is as weird as it is.

There's a mega deluxe edition of the movie with all kinds of bonus content or a straightforward just the movie edition.. but c'mon, you wanna see that Deluxe Edition!

Very pleased this story is finally being told because I've been insanely curious about it for years. Director Jon Schnepp did a great job unearthing all of the things.

I'm pretty intrigued by this PBS piece Blackout, about a hot July night in 1977 that left the entirety of NYC in total darkness - resulting in looting, arson and general panic. Seeing the footage where only a spotlight from a slow moving car is the light available is pretty creepy but incredibly compelling. For a nice overview, watch this intro on why the film was made at all.

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The photography of Chris Anthony is well worth a dive into the portfolio of intense set design and character portrayal. I particularly enjoy this Seas Without a Shore series that contains the same surreal, slightly nightmarish characters but also includes some very elegant tin types of sea creatures, face masks and vaguely morbid ephemera.

Check his instagram for a steady stream of that imagery coming your way.

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stunning.

dang, RIP The Dissolve

Please take some precious time out of your day to behold the wonderful crochet creations of Chili Philly (Phil Ferguson). The delightful viewing of the food related head gear is only matched by the modeling by Ferguson himself.

Nice quick read here regarding Linux creator Linus Torvald's thoughts on the forthcoming inevitable Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse.

So I’d expect just more of (and much fancier) rather targeted AI, rather than anything human-like at all. Language recognition, pattern recognition, things like that. I just don’t see the situation where you suddenly have some existential crisis because your dishwasher is starting to discuss Sartre with you.

In summation, he's not in the same camp as Ray Kurzweil or Stephen Hawking that we're facing an imminent technology threat. Guess only time will tell?

They're a bit slow to load but this collection of Japanese TV Test Patterns is pretty great. They aren't wildly different from any other TV Test pattern but it's those subtle differences that really go a long way.

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holy crap, a mega re-issue.

some spoilers in here but a nice theory about a potential connection here

For almost 40 years Casebere has devised both simple and complex table-top models,photographing them in his studio.

That's the premise you need to understand when viewing the photographic and sculptural work of James Casebere. He creates large scale sculptures and photographs them with absolutely stunning lighting and environmental effects. You can dive into the full index of works to see the progression from 1975 to present day but I highly suggest diving into the dedicated galleries, as the larger images are far more immersive and really give you a proper idea of the atmosphere he is able to create and capture.

The work gets particularly ambitious around 2009-2014 with the introduction of full neighborhoods and landscapes. I may be a sucker for a miniature but these are next level works.

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I'm very intrigued by The Blockchain. It seems to hold a lot of promise but I'm not sure how one can embrace a technology that advertisers will rage against. Going to be interesting.

I posted about the Google Neural Network before - the learning machine that the hive mind has been working on with terrifying results. Someone had the brilliant idea to run Fear and Loathing through it and the results are particularly incredible. Appropriate and nightmarish to say the very least. Check the article for more horrible GIF's and a bit of video as well.

they still got it

a surprisingly enjoyable read

Well, lookie there. I promised myself I'd make a Q2 mix of favored songs and I actually did it. If we're being honest, I didn't think I'd actually make good on that promise but I'm glad I did. The results are a nice documentation of what's been in heavy rotation over the last few months. [ Stream | Single MP3 | ZIP ] Hopefully you enjoy as much as I do and maybe even discover some new goodness for your own heavy rotation.

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These Death Valley photographs from Jordan Sullivan are unbelievable captures of naturally occurring gradients of color. Viewing the entire series reveals a vibrance that I've never seen with my own eyes, yet believe these to be legitimate moments in time in the infamous desert. The work is simple but stunning, to say the least.