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Very excited to share the debut of Mount Sharp's brand new video for "Icarus" - one of the tracks from their forthcoming EP, Weird Fears (you may recall hearing Crazy Eyes previously).

Impose Magazine debuted the piece, wrote some very kind words about it and posted an interview with the band along with it.

The lovely video was directed by Jonathan Rogers and can be seen here or here.

Rachel Briggs is an incredibly talented individual. So, seeing that she is now selling prints was a wonderful treat. I procured my Wolves at Night and Workin' Nights prints as fast as my little fingers could get me there. There are plenty more wonderful pieces being offered so get over there and procure one for yourself.

Really enjoying this reel from Giant Ant, particularly the more illustrated works. Great color palletes, movement and solid story behind each. Be sure to see their hack day animation featuring wacky characters from the studios neighborhood.

via Kurt

Makota Azuma managed to take the geeky phenomena of sending items to space with a large balloon and turn it into something a bit more artistic than the norm. Granted, Space Pizza is already pretty much the pinnacle of things you can send to space but his Exobiotanica project sends a variety of flowers and bonsai trees into the upper atmosphere.

There's also something lovely in the morbid nature of the flowers death - both in their being uprooted for the project and their plummet back down to the surface.

Read more here and here.

I absolutely do not need this but for $6, it seems like it'd be good to just keep around

I have absolutely zero interest in owning a baseball cap but I must admit these look great

VHX makes great usage out of a customer support service called Helpscout. It houses all of our inbound email from customers and content creators as well as houses our knowledge bases. Suffice to say, we like them a lot.

So, it was pretty flattering to be asked to be part of their recently relaunched site. You can watch the great profile they did on us under online services. I think it confirms the absolute nerdy sound of my own voice but I'm still pleased to see such great shots of our office, coworkers and, moreso, solidifying a nice relationship with such a solid company.

Gary Baseman is currently running a campaign to help fund a documentary entitled Mythical Creatures. The film would tell the tale of his father's exploits during World War II, escaping Poland, fighting Nazis, hunting men to avenge his family's death and moving to North America. The story itself sounds compelling but the idea that it will be told in Baseman style - a mixture of live action, animation, theater and whatever else may be rolling around in his head.

Absolutely loving this series of publishing posters from 1970's designer Gunter Rambow. They are but the tiniest taste of the vast catalog of work he has to offer. Kind an unreal amount of goodness.

via Aaron.

to do: preview all of these.. for kicks

The Hawks (of holy rosary)

The Summer Mix Series is back! I was a little hesitant at first as music discovery and compilations are largely fueled by new listening habits - namely Spotify and Rdio. So, it's surely going to be a bit different from the original undertaking because downloading large zip files and importing them into iTunes seems much less common.

However, just because habits have changed doesn't mean there isn't a time and place for finding new music. The first two mixes - Outlaws and Vintage Obscura 2014 are phenomenal. I would have never found this kind of music - especially not this well curated - from any of my streaming services. So, we're off to a good start.

As this may be the last iteration of the series, lets step up the submission game! I look forward to hearing what you've got to offer.

Having been a fan since the earliest days, I think I can say that this new Self video for Runaway is their finest all around. Granted, So Low is a quintessential slice of late 90's fashion but that was damn near 20 years ago. The new video features cats - lots of them. Is it pandering? Probably. Is it cute enough to not matter? Absolutely.

The song's a catchy bit as well. Looking forward to the new EP release, Super Fake Nice, on July 29th but lets be real - the cats make the video.

The Greenhouse browser plugin does an excellent job of providing some additional context to any article in which you see a politicians name appear. By leveraging data from Open Secrets, the plugin highlights politicians names and provides additional insight on where their funding comes from. No matter what the political leaning - Far Left, Far Right, Red, Blue, Anything in Between - there's always a large chunk of influential money on the table. Maybe that's a bit pessimistic but it's seems realistic as well.

Pretty handy. Oh, and it was written by 16-year old from Seattle. He can't even vote which sort of makes it the cherry on top.

I am fascinated by this thing. And also terrified.

first listen. yes

Google's biggest win is being able to spin how amazing they are. Gotta believe your own hype!

Really enjoying the ultra simple portfolio of Dom Jacob. It's deceptively sparse in its ability to showcase his work. I love the color palette, the shifting background colors and nod towards an overall small screen experience.

His Tumblr is pretty sweet too.

Brian Knappenberger's latest, The Internet's Own Boy is a profile on Aaron Swartz, a name you may not know but have absolutely felt the presence of in your Internet life. At 14, he invented RSS. Yes, seriously. He also was a leading force in the stance against SOPA and helped to spearhead the ongoing battle with Net Neutrality. Oh, and he also co-founded Reddit. He was a masterful programmer, a thoughtful person and just a brilliant mind in general.

His story is sad one, as he took his own life at the age of 26 due to legal battles involving his procurement of a lot of academic journals. Not distribution mind you, just procurement. It goes without saying, it's sad. However, it's also equally inspiring. Doing something with an impact on the world is possible, you just have to do it.

The movie is available for free (legally) on archive.org as Swartz was one of the minds that helped shaped Creative Commons.