January 2008
87 posts
Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com →
Father is sentenced to four years for using a 100,000 volt stun gun on his 18-month old son. Why would he do this? “I wanted him to be the toughest cage fighter ever…” Enjoy your daily raping pal.
“There is a generation coming of age that is hopeful, hard-working, innovative...”
– Caroline Kennedy’s endorsement of Obama: A President Like My Father - New York Times
Tybee Bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
“The Tybee Bomb is a 7,600 pound (3,500 kg) Mark 15 hydrogen bomb that was lost in the waters off Savannah, Georgia on February 5, 1958. The bomb was jettisoned during a practice exercise after a B-47 bomber carrying it collided in midair with an F-86 fighter plane. It is presumed lost somewhere in Wassaw Sound off the shores of Tybee Island. The bomb is one of fourteen nuclear weapons...
(Belated) Top Albums of 2007
Well, everyone else in the world puts one out, and it’s a quiet Friday afternoon, so why not? First, the list, then I’ll update with a song a day from my top ten. My only rule was that my picks had to come from the albums I actually find myself listening to repeatedly, not just the ones I keep reading about. The Veils - Nux Vomica Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare Radiohead -...
WatchIntimidating Moon (via Vimeo) Well, I’ve been a bit slow on the short film work, but things are coming along. Froze my ass off at 2am to get some moon shots. My cheapo tripod didn’t hold up particularly well in the wind, but Photoshop came to the rescue. After processing the raw files in Lightroom, I imported 28 frames as separate layers (scripting menu), and checked off...
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WatchA time lapse video of a drive from L.A. to New York. By Michel and Oliver Gondry, for French pop star Laquer. - CollegeHumor video
RealClearMarkets - Articles - Might Google Buy the... →
There are some truly interesting arguments here. If the value of the Times has really dropped 70% in five years and the alternative is a purchase and gutting by Murdoch’s NewsCorp or a similar conglomerate, would a sale to Google really be such a bad thing? After all, they have shown above all else that they are committed to the acquisition and indexing of information and culture -...
Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher
WatchAmazing Backflip Wrestling Move Video
WatchHow Much Affection? (via Internet Archive: Details: How Much Affection)
WatchMental Hospital (via Internet Archive: Details: Mental Hospital)
WatchHero Teen Throws Best Party Ever, Not Sorry is Today’s BIG Thing - JAN 15, 2008
Watch(reblogged from paulscheer): “Matt Walsh just showed me these amazing PSA’s they are hilarious and totally real. So please PREVENT IT -courtesy of UCBComedy.com : Videos : Prevent It!”
“A teenager who posed as a wealthy playboy and went on an extravagant spending...”
– Boy, 16, enjoys champagne, hostesses - CNN.com
WatchBreeda doing a sketch with Bill Pullman for Speechless without Writers, part of United Hollywood’s information campaign. From CNN: “…writers have stepped up their use of blogs, short videos, MySpace pages and other Web-based methods aimed at keeping their ranks together and reaching a wider audience, including TV viewers who will soon have to settle for reruns of their favorite...
WatchUrban Legend ER - CollegeHumor video
“Apple gained a tremendous amount of mainstream acceptance by magnetizing people...”
– Tumblr creator David Karp (via Behind The Money Blog)
Ambulance LTD - “Primitive (The Way I Treat...
WatchExperimental Animation - Snow on Windshield (via Vimeo) 48 cars at 12 fps, that’s patience…
WatchAllianz Video 2 (via Vimeo) Mission: Allianz Spring 2007: A second video I did for our U.S. Print Group, this time focusing on “internationalization” efforts in Group Communications. Again cobbled together in iMovie, this time with two clips from German journalists based in New York and an additional clip where I interviewed a...
WatchAllianz Video 1 (via Vimeo) Video I shot and edited for my former employer, Allianz. Shot on a rented camcorder at our New York offices and hacked together in iMovie on my iBook G4.
The Monks - I Hate You (From Black Monk Time,...
The Veils - State Trooper (Springsteen cover) (via...
Watchonce upon a ritu (via Vimeo)
“Both media and most online businesses are based on “software...”
– Chris Anderson (via The Long Tail: What does the Media Business Model mean?)
The Feed - Feeding Download The Edible Album (Bon...
WatchStop Motion Test on Vimeo (via Vimeo) I’m experimenting with some stop-motion video techniques, using my Canon Rebel XT to achieve full high-definition clarity. I like the idea of being able to visually control the look of each individual frame in the post-processing, to get that cinematic feel on a budget. Gives me all kinds of ideas… Thanks to my brother Jim for being my guinea pig....
“…when I’m in the grips of it…I don’t feel pleasure and I...”
– Iggy Pop, from the previously-mentioned sample.
Mogwai - Punk Rock From the 1999 Album Come on Die...
“When you can distribute something digitally, for free, it will spread (if it’s...”
– Seth Godin in his blog post Music Lessons (Seth’s Blog: Music lessons)
Calexico - Black Heart From the 2003 album...
