I have no connection to this series but this is one amazing piece of vinyl

quality new record from one of Memphis finest

Very excited to have Jeremy Okai Davis come to town for his part in the Studio Museum exhibition Speaking of People. I'm glad he made the trek to be part of the opening (tomorrow, Thursday, Nov 13th) but I'm mostly just happy he's getting included in some bigger shows (it's already got some NYT love). If you haven't checked Jeremy's work in awhile, correct that now and then browse his blog for a slew of great art and inspiration.

Obviously I know nothing of basketball but @keithparish is amusing enough to listen to. The breakfast talk is gold.

I haven't consistently listened to TMBG for a few cycles now. They will always hold a fond place for me but the recent music hasn't grabbed me in the same way (self-titled through John Henry is unflappable). Despite that, I am absolutely floored by this Instant Fan Club that they recently announced. For $98 you get 52 new songs, two tickets to a show, three CD's, a DVD, a t-shirt and two basal wood airplanes. There's another, slightly more expensive, tier that includes vinyl of the new music, an autographed copy of Flood on vinyl and a pretty badass commemorative coin.* It's a very smart move on their part - fully leveraging their audience to set them up for success for an entire year before said year has even begun. Granted, this works best for a band with a fervent fanbase that's been doing their thing for 20+ years but that doesn't make it any less interesting of a thing.

I'm continuously impressed by the flux of the music industry and how artists find their a way to traverse themselves to a solvent monetary solution. Good on you TMBG.

* There's also a cheaper tier of just digital downloads but that's slightly less compelling to talk about

I've pointed out the greatness of Ryan Duggan in previous posts but lately he's been posting up some new test prints from his screenprinting endeavors and I'm rather intrigued. There are plenty more in his Test Print Shop and I'm considering snagging one before they're all gone.

The conceit of Out My Window from Gail Albert Halaban is simple - a voyeuristic peep into the surrounding buildings. A glimpse of others lives as seen through their window panes. I am, admittedly, somewhat attracted to this because my living room windows have zero shade and the neighbors often look in on us watching TV or eating popcorn. If these photos are staged, I don't want to know. I guess it could be a privacy concern if they aren't but I prefer the idea that they're natural, legitimate, glimpses. Ignorance really can be bliss.

I'm not entirely clear on his process but DarkAngel0ne has some rather entrancing GIF creations. I believe they are based off of existing photographic works and then morphed and manipulated into what you see on his site. They don't all do it for me but pieces like this or this are what I'd call Undeniable.

in case you needed something to show your parents about this issue

It's difficult to pinpoint a favorite of these animations from Typical Hope so I'm just going to recommend going to see them all. You can also vote for them over on Giphy if you're into spreading some good will.

adorable (and worthy of a chuckle)

this is great but, sadly, will likely have zero effect on any change

At first this reads like bitching from the overprivledged but slowly makes its way into a well metered argument

I won't lie, I gave some serious pause when initially starting to browse the offerings of Toiletwolf. Sure, the name is amusing but the potential for undesired visual horrors seemed high.

Fortunately, that is not the case. It is, simply put, an engaging visual photolog of sites and scenes from around New York - with a particular emphasis on the "unseen." I love the captures of various abandoned graffiti and the small moments of people - butchers in a deli, a couple on the train, etc. Lots to see, I highly recommend.

I wanted to take a moment to point out that Harmontown - the documentary on Community creator / writer / showrunner Dan Harmon is now available for sale. This is notable because they've created a Deluxe Edition that not only includes Commentary, an Extended Cut of the film and bonus clips but also fully edited live performances from the 22 stops on the original tour. It's an insane amount of material and not something that I see too often on the web - real fan service. You can also just get the feature but I am fairly confident that seeing all the events really gives some context to the whole film.

I'm happy to say this amount of material is exclusively for sale through VHX. Love seeing people use the platform for the most gain from their audience.

a new record ALREADY? Whaaa?!

Did you know Bob's Burgers has returned to airing new episodes? Hopefully you did, it's such a fine show. Anyway, here's a bunch of distracting videos to help you get through your day. You deserve it, you worked hard for it.

• Player Hater - loved this little death animation. All my favorite things.
• Infomercials - Too Many Cooks - this is eleven minutes long. That's an incredibly long time for an Internet video but it gives this absolutely absurd video a long time to go some quite insane places. It only gets weirder and darker as it goes.
• What News Anchors Do During Commercial Breaks - this is a helluva handclap choreography. How many times do you think they've done this?
• Klaus Nomi - Lightning Strikes - My friend John went as Klaus Nomi for Halloween and I've been diving into his catalog of works ever since. What a fascinating character.
• Shooby Taylor - Stout-Hearted Men - new life goal, memorize this and everything else in Shooby Taylor's catalog.
• CHAPPIE Movie Trailer - I'll be real, I didn't love the last Blomkamp movie but seeing this Chappie trailer gives me hope that he'll continue to live up to my highest expectations.
• AMBITION - this is a full-on sci-fi trailer for an actual space mission. I could get used to this sort of PSA.
• My cousin Oskaar - you know how annoying Daylight savings is to people who live in Iceland? You will after seeing this.
• Boom Boom Boom Way Ho - I am sure I have seen this and I am sure this has made the rounds in your office email pool before but it's absolutely worth a rewatch. I predict you will be singing it all day today.

I've also got Bee & PuppyCat on my queue for the weekend.

I'm going to dive further into their portolio later on but these Yorokobu Numbers from Tata & Friends are great! The simple illustration style has an oddly medical feel to it. Maybe that's just me but I feel like I'm looking at a simplified dissection of arteries. Be sure to check out the animated versions of each number courtesy of Cuadra Post.

via Rudy.

There is a lot of creative character design from Oleg Memuhkin but this Pilot-S is kind of unbelievable. I'm entirely unfamiliar with any of the tools used but I'm going to go out on a limb and say this guy is crushing it. Be sure to check the alternate views as well.

via 990000

I've been hearing a lot of chatter lately about Serial - This American Life's new ongoing podcast investigating Adna Syed and the murder of Hae Min Lee. I've yet to dive in myself but the appeal of an exhaustive journalistic documentation of a murder case is certainly not lost on me.

With that in mind, I am highly recommending The Staircase, a TV mini-series documenting the murder of Kathleen Peterson, potential by her husband Michael. It's playing on Sundance or you can just watch this bootlegged Youtube version. It's eight parts - each about 45 minutes long. Yes, it's a lot but you get to see so much more of the process of such a high profile case. I'm only two episodes in and completely undecided on the guilt of the main suspect.

TLDR version - if you like Serial, I am willing to bet this series does it for you too.