posted July 4, 2015 #

I'll be the guy with the briefs hanging out of the cuff of my pants.

posted July 4, 2015 #

??????? https://t.co/0lzKdF0Lyv

posted July 4, 2015 #

note to self: do not have feelings

posted July 4, 2015 #

Obama Plans Broader Use of Clemency to Free Nonviolent Drug Offenders http://t.co/OZpZTme9Ct

posted July 4, 2015 #

Daily observations in shadow and light. https://t.co/haGM10RRLk

posted July 4, 2015 #

"Meet The Father Of Digital Life," by @rhhackett Illos Daniel Zender. http://t.co/gTkbTeyxVI http://t.co/jI7eFvwhfv

ListenToThis Summer Mix Series Submissions

posted July 3, 2015 #

I predict this will be a huge list of mixes within the next 8 weeks

posted July 3, 2015 #

"Software is eating the world. That?s a good and bad thing. But sometimes it?s just amazing." https://t.co/dqZeCAbSRS

posted July 3, 2015 #

This is so clever. Also: You're in the byline! http://t.co/vulsvpgetC #confirmationbias

The Title Design of Saul Bass

posted July 3, 2015 #

To celebrate the release of the long-awaited book "Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design", I put together a brief visual history of some of Saul Bass's most celebrated work. Editor: Ian Albinson (www.artofthetitle.com) "Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design" by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham (Available on Amazon - http://amzn.to/uZDYYR) Related: A Brief History of Title Design (http://vimeo.com/20759580) Website: www.artofthetitle.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArtoftheTitle Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ArtoftheTitle Music: Greg Fonkmaster B "Fonkmaster's Interlude" ++++++++++ Full film listing: Carmen Jones (1954) The Big Knife (1955) The Seven Year Itch (1955) The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) Vertigo (1958) Anatomy of a Murder (1959) North by Northwest (1959) Spartacus (1960) Psycho (1960) Ocean’s Eleven (1960) West Side Story (1961) Walk on the Wild Side (1962) Nine Hours to Rama (1963) It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Bunny Lake is Missing (1965) Seconds (1966) Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) Grand Prix (1966) That’s Entertainment, Part II (1976) The War of the Roses (1989) Goodfellas (1990) Cape Fear (1991) The Age of Innocence (1993) Casino (1995)

Friday Videos - July 3rd, 2015

posted July 3, 2015 #

Hopefully you're having a long weekend like the rest of America (even if you're living outside the US, we should all get a day off, right?). Here's some distracting videos to help your day go smoother:

Bosnian Guys Playing Frisbee - apparently Frisbee is not as intuitive as you'd think
Yello - Oh Yea - I've never watched the official video for this classic. It's unbelievably perfect
From God's Mouth to Your Ears - great animation of some field recording. Love the bonkers interstitials.
Mother Raccoon teaches kit to climb - I mean, c'mon, this is adorable.
Bruiser Bear - seriously legit summertime vibes here. wait for the second leap.
The Evolution of the Nintendo Controller - surprisingly entertaining bit of history
Fireworks Disaster - a classic firework disaster... still funny
Phillipine Fireworks - you might think America has the lock down on Firework displays, you'd be wrong. Scrub through this greatness.
Oban Fireworks Glitch - another classic snafu - firing all your fireworks off in one minute. Short lived but wonderful.

Have a great weekend, no matter what the length of it may be.

Summer Mix Series, now on Reddit

posted July 3, 2015 #

I decided that 2014's Summer Mix Series would be the last. Music consumption habits have turned to Spotify, Rdio and other streaming services. This isn't a wholely bad thing but I felt audiences were dwindling anyway, so why not give it a rest?

But this isn't about the retirement of my Summer Mix Series, this is about the birth of Reddit's Listen To This community starting their version - ListenToThis Summer Mix Series 2015. It has many of the same rules - choose a theme, keep your song selection under 80 minutes and make some cover art. I have high hopes for how well it go as the curators are alumni of SMS and always did a fantastic job.

Long story short, RIP Summer Mix Series, Welcome ListenToThis Summer Mix Series and all it's wonderful results.

Robert Frank, Soundcloud and Confederacy

posted July 3, 2015 #

It's a long weekend! Which means, you'll likely need some long reads to fill your head with thoughtful ponderances and potential conversation starters. Try these on for size:

The Man Who Saw America - profile piece on living influential photographer Robert Frank.
How Soundcloud Keeps Communication Flowing Across 4 Offices in 4 Time Zones - having been a remote employee, I know it's possible to do effectively but, also having been an in-office employee, I can attest to how much more involved you feel. Interesting to read how Soundcloud pulls it off.
Last Battles - not a terribly long LongRead but a good one for anyone in the South that may need to explain just why the Confederate flag is a symbol of hate, not history.

There's no argument from me that the flag should be retired but can we please stop propagating the idea that this is a problem from Southeners, exclusively? Yes, the trouble began in the South but, at this point, it's a problem shouldered by the ignorant and hateful all over. I see sites like this and get incredibly sad as it shows the level of vitriol aimed at Generic Southerner.

Hateful people are everywhere, let's work to minimize their voices, not create larger rifts between people based on geographic hateful ignorance.