Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
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“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
CASSINI MISSION from Chris Abbas on Vimeo. Beautiful short film comprised of NASA’s Cassini Mission footage and set to Nine Inch Nails.
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Exit Through The Gift Shop
This weekend, I finally caught up to watching EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP. It’s a fantastic documentary about the street art movement, its big players, and the birth of its first celebrity hack. Here’s the first five minutes… I admit I question whether or not this documentary is fiction. The so-called filmmaker/documentarian, Thierry Guetta, attempts [...]
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I’M HERE – A short film by Spike Jonze
I’m an admitted sucker for a robots-with-feelings story, but… damn. Trailer below, but you can watch the whole thirty minute film at http://www.imheremovie.com/
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Why isn’t anyone hacking television?
boingboing.net recently posted about a pirate TV signal hijacking an episode of Dr. Who airing in Chicago in 1987. Here’s the vid: (YouTube link) Fascinating. Hollywood had tricked me into believing that this wasn’t all that rare of an incident, but lo and behold this pirate transmission happened 20 YEARS AGO and was the last [...]
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Ova Looven
Four years ago I discovered the band Antarctica and thier album 81:03. I distinctly remember first hearing the song Absence it on the Live365 station, the London Undergound (now defunct). I bought the CD and it has remained one of my favorite albums ever since. It has never left my “inspiration” playlist. Anyway, I desperately [...]
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They Are Made Out of Meat
“That’s what I’m trying to tell you. Meat made the machines.”
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The Five Fists of Science
Matt Fraction has posted a 22-page black and white PDF Preview to his upcoming graphic novel, The Five Fists of Science. It’s Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain vs. JP Morgan and Thomas Edison. Sounds Brilliant.
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GUTS
Chuck Palahniuk, one of my favorite authors, has posted a short story from his book HAUNTED. I’ve not read the book yet, but this story is a great find. And by great, I mean perhaps-the-most-disturbing-emetic-short-story-I’ve-read. It’s called GUTS. Thanks to Jenny for pointing this out to me.
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Amazing multi-touch screen demo
This has been all over the net for days, but in case you haven’t seen it: Watch it