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My latest short film. It’s a little artsy, forewarning,...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:20:44 -0800

My latest short film. It’s a little artsy, forewarning, but feedback appreciated.

"The plot of Jurassic Park was recycled."

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:35:46 -0700

"The plot of Jurassic Park was recycled.":

Great piece on the fanboy cult of Jurassic Park. (I wrote about seeing Jurassic Park when I was 10 in Steal Like An Artist).

The plot of Jurassic Park was recycled. Crichton was an expert recycler. His Congo (1980) is King Solomon’s Mines (1885) with an ape-voice synthesizer and the racism dialed down. Sphere (1987) is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870). And Jurassic Park is a reboot of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World (1912) — a title Crichton stole for his sequel. It was Conan Doyle who dreamed dinosaurs were hiding somewhere in Latin America; Conan Doyle who sent an egomaniacal academic to find them. (Then, Professor Challenger; later, our Dr. Malcolm.) What Crichton did, in literary terms, was like taking a classic automobile and installing a newer, more powerful engine.

Crichton did something else smart at the moment of conception. He realized previous dino nuts — from Ray Bradbury to the creators of Land of the Lost — had fallen head over heels for the T. rex. The big guy. But man versus tyrannosaur is just a replay of David versus Goliath. Man versus velociraptor — that’s different. That’s smaller.

Thanks, @calebhannan!

crazy photo of 3 million plastic balls in a LA reservoir to keep...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:42:21 -0700

crazy photo of 3 million plastic balls in a LA reservoir to keep a carcinogen from forming.

(via Ivanhoe Reservoir Picture – Los Angeles Photo - National Geographic Photo of the Day)

The Lions Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world....

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:32:05 -0700

The Lions Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago) and are among some of the oldest surviving species in the world.

The largest can come in at about 6 meters and has tentacles over 50 meters long. Pretty amazing when you think these things have been swimming around for so long.

They have hundreds of poisonous tentacles that it used to catch passing by fish. it then slowly drags in it’s prey and eats it.

That is terrifying.

David Bowie: "The only art I'll ever study is stuff I can steal from."

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:50:06 -0700

David Bowie: "The only art I'll ever study is stuff I can steal from.":

austinkleon:

From Playboy, September 1976:

Cameron Crowe: Since you put yourself first, do you consider yourself an original thinker?

Bowie: Not by any means. More like a tasteful thief. The only art I’ll ever study is stuff that I can steal from. I do think that my plagiarism is effective. Why does an artist create, anyway? The way I see it, if you’re an inventor, you invent something that you hope people can use. I want art to be just as practical. Art can be a political reference, a sexual force, any force that you want, but it should be usable. What the hell do artists want? Museum pieces? The more I get ripped off, the more flattered I get. But I’ve caused a lot of discontent, because I’ve expressed my admiration for other artists by saying, ‘Yes, I’ll use that,’ or, ‘Yes, I took this from him and this from her.’ Mick Jagger, for example, is scared to walk into the same room as me even thinking any new idea. He knows I’ll snatch it.

See also: How To Look At Art (Like An Artist)

via adamnorwood :: pandablair :: oldhollywood :: via

ruinawish: ‘Coppola plots out the intensity of the scene in his...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:06:58 -0700

ruinawish:

‘Coppola plots out the intensity of the scene in his notebook.’

Shaq want smush smush.

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:26:07 -0700

Shaq want smush smush.

LA’s beauty + Cinematic Orchestra. (by Colin Rich)

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:33:02 -0700

LA’s beauty + Cinematic Orchestra. (by Colin Rich)

Absolutely amazing…and making me want to travel so bad

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:05:00 -0700

Absolutely amazing…and making me want to travel so bad

ken jeong photobombing with kate upton

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:31:05 -0700

ken jeong photobombing with kate upton

is that how it works? (vintage cigarette poster)

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:59:46 -0700

is that how it works? (vintage cigarette poster)

shot on a cellphone. (via This Amazing Love Story Was Shot...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:31:06 -0700

shot on a cellphone. (via This Amazing Love Story Was Shot Entirely on a Cell Phone)

"The guy who recorded an album alone in the woods. This line might end up on Justin Vernon’s..."

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:31:06 -0700

“The guy who recorded an album alone in the woods. This line might end up on Justin Vernon’s tombstone. There’s something irresistible about the thought of a bearded dude from small-town Wisconsin retreating, heartbroken, to a cabin to write some songs— especially when the result is a record that sounds as hushed and introspective as Bon Iver’s 2007 debut, For Emma, Forever Ago. These days, Vernon is more likely to poke fun at the image, but it endures because it fulfils a fantasy for us as listeners. Even if we don’t care for the outdoors, most of us occasionally want to escape our lives, be alone with our thoughts, and see if we can tap into something true. In a time of easy distraction, the idea of heading into a cabin at the edge of the world to create is alluring.”

- I’m guilty of this.

Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Bon Iver: Bon Iver

i think fall into geek-dom myself.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:30:06 -0700

i think fall into geek-dom myself.

pocketfulofgeek: Nobody cares, Wally. Nobody cares.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:30:06 -0700

pocketfulofgeek:

Nobody cares, Wally. Nobody cares.

on the contrary, it’s perfectly reasonable to expect a...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:03:29 -0700

on the contrary, it’s perfectly reasonable to expect a mcdonald’s birthday.

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether: Old Spice Guy (Isaiah Mustafa)...

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:30:06 -0700

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Old Spice Guy (Isaiah Mustafa) and The Most Interesting Man in the World (Jonathan Goldsmith)

the new way to take naps. (via Kawamura Ganjavian - OSTRICH)

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:33:06 -0700

the new way to take naps. (via Kawamura Ganjavian - OSTRICH)

of romance and riots.

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:30:06 -0700

of romance and riots.

cinemagraphy is the new rage apparently. (via No Cheap Memes in...

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:31:06 -0700

cinemagraphy is the new rage apparently. (via No Cheap Memes in These Artful GIFs - DesignTAXI.com)