this boilerplate for Tumblr themes is good news. wanna dive in!

major bummer.

it's crazy how much I need this at home for my Mac Mini.

nice!

I've long been a fan of Of Montreal - the upbeat melodies mixed with the somewhat tortured lyrics (particularly on The Sunlandic Twins) has always had a fascinating draw. So, when I saw that there is a documentary about the band - The Past Is a Grotesque Animal, I was in. The film doesn't appear to pull any punches either as there is plenty of talk of frontman Kevin Barnes manic and somewhat abusive behavior as he potentially spirals down. Very excited to watch this one.

Kim recently gave me the heads up on Arcivr - a photo archiving repository designed for collaboration. That last bit seems to be the clincher in grabbing my interest. I've recently been giving PictureLife a spin as an alternative to Flickr and been quite happy with it but there's something about the idea of the ease of collaboration among family members for storing everyone's photos that really appeals to me. Maybe PictureLife is capable of this (maybe Flickr is as well) but it doesn't seem to be their main approach. Seems like it might be time to it a spin.

The 2014 iteration of XOXO has been announced and ticket procurement is underway. Once again, I'm super impressed with the speakers list - Ethan Diamond, John Gruber and Paul Ford just to name a tiny few. I've only been to one XOXO but it still sits heavily in my mind as an awesomely positive and refreshing experience. I think it may be time to hedge my bets and try to relive that good feeling.

love this guy

I just.. I... no words.

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Very pleased to announce that the soundtrack for Two Dots is now available. Ross and Cody, aka Upright T-Rex Music did an incredible job creating a soundscape that is every bit as enjoyable as the game itself and now it's ownable on its own.

In case you missed it, The Great Discontent has fully relaunched their site design and posted a new interview with none other than Stefan Sagmeister. Couple that with the magazine that should be shipping any time now and there's nothing but good news coming from the world of Ryan & Tina Essmaker.

I don't have the words to properly express my fascination and love for the cubic works of New Zealand artist T-Wei. The official portfolio is fascinating but to get your real fix, just dive into the blog. The work is a nice balance of cute and just grotesque enough to feel slightly unsettling. A power combo if there ever was one.

The story behind this Chris Sievey music video is absolutely bonkers. Back in 1983, he programmed a music video for his song "Camouflage", exported it out to tape (remember, early computer disks used tape and audio signals) and then had that audio signal plated into vinyl. If you were extremely careful, you could capture that audio signal back to tape and run it through your ZX-81 to watch the video. As I said, bonkers.

This great youtuber was able to get a very clean copy of the video and if you told me someone made it today, I'd believe it. It's lo-fi but that ASCII style is still around and relevant today. Nice work Chris Sievey.. made quite a legacy for yourself.

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aww c'mon. this is terrifying!

sounds obvious to hear it but I assume this is a hard lesson for many who DO find success

kinda love this guy. Is that bad?

The other week I was fortunate enough to catch a live performance of This American Life at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Fortunately, they filmed the whole thing and have put it up for sale, a mere two weeks later. The show itself is an unsurprisingly pleasant bit of variety - journalism done through musical or stand-up comedy or your straightforward dramatic retelling. I love that they put it online and, obviously, love that they did it via VHX, but mostly I'm just blown away by the turnaround time. The immediacy of the offering is, to me, as impressive as the show itself!

Watch the trailer or just pick up a copy.

The navigation can be a little tricky at times but the content within Interiors is worth it if you're a fan of various film and TV auteurs and the decision making involved with the spaces they design for their worlds to exist in. The official synopsis says it best:

Interiors presents a discussion about films in terms of architectural space, focusing on the use of space in cinema.

Start off with this piece of Kubrick films and then dive further in.

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I was introduced to the works of Kerry Zentner through this Dion McGregor album art but am really loving the further portfolio exploration - namely these pieces in his Cosmic Serpents series. Would love to see these in a much larger scale!

Much much more to see on his blog. Dive in.