tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372749332024-03-12T17:21:54.607-07:00Big Face/Small RazorCVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-30650410659256954742008-06-18T14:43:00.000-07:002008-06-18T14:45:12.705-07:00Svefn g englarLovely video of Sigur Ros performing "Svefn g englar" in Philadelphia on September 22, 2001. One of my favorite songs by the band. I hope to see them live someday!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rWR-jJ3v1pk&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rWR-jJ3v1pk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-22895711429553041262008-06-11T14:14:00.000-07:002008-06-11T14:18:24.963-07:00The Speedies<a href="http://www.speediesremix.com/">The Speedies</a> were truly great at crafting tasty power pop new wave nuggets. This vintage video of the Brooklyn group from 1979 playing "Let Me Take Your Photo" captures them in rare form.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x8XluynKckE&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x8XluynKckE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-85976663582437796312008-06-11T14:10:00.000-07:002008-06-11T14:12:56.222-07:00A Little Touch of SchmilssonGreat vintage footage of Harry Nilsson singing "Everybody's Talkin'" on TV in 1969.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2AzEY6ZqkuE&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2AzEY6ZqkuE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-76774708164357336592008-05-23T10:43:00.000-07:002008-05-23T10:50:07.215-07:00Earth, Wind, and Daft PunksWow. Earth, Wind and Fire and Daft Punk - two great tastes that taste great together!<br /><br />I love this home video of two guys covering "Digital Love" and "September". Bonus points for adding in some beat boxing at the end.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_risYH-kPv8&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_risYH-kPv8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-20850368986932481902007-09-06T09:38:00.000-07:002007-09-06T09:42:36.416-07:00See me, feel me, touch me, heal meForget the <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/">iPod Touch</a>. Tenori-On has <a href="http://www.global.yamaha.com/tenori-on/index.html">arrived</a>! (Well, if you live in the UK that is...)CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-62167798127276700572007-08-11T20:48:00.000-07:002007-08-11T20:52:10.662-07:00SuperfamilyNorwegian rock band <a href="http://www.superfamily.no/">Superfamily</a> sounds just like Hall & Oates. I can't get enough.<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/22wn1MqkST0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/22wn1MqkST0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-58486681891116797832007-08-02T21:46:00.001-07:002007-08-02T21:47:31.654-07:00Have spacesuit, will travel?Can you survive in space <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2171522/nav/tap3/">without a spacesuit?</a>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-57862697334252960232007-08-02T15:26:00.000-07:002007-08-02T15:30:39.918-07:00Spoon!"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGC9XhfEC_k">Infant Terrorized by Spoon Creature from Beyond</a>."CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-66593802547985034512007-08-02T15:18:00.001-07:002007-08-02T15:25:52.369-07:00Naked Penguins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOue5L4qG_qCjm7N3AKrsUN6u_YZJlSrsuFwvtwU7ZZtLpa907SulLDXVxvTZ0MjzwS0Bb28WUHKs0PnDex-WpR9hWK4t_oT4xBNh8dK6cvs5P8BDxM8Ce3jS_iF1e6N7koGR/s1600-h/penguin_logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOue5L4qG_qCjm7N3AKrsUN6u_YZJlSrsuFwvtwU7ZZtLpa907SulLDXVxvTZ0MjzwS0Bb28WUHKs0PnDex-WpR9hWK4t_oT4xBNh8dK6cvs5P8BDxM8Ce3jS_iF1e6N7koGR/s320/penguin_logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094231398358909490" /></a>Feeling creative? <a href="http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Search/QuickSearchProc/1,,my%20penguin,00.html?id=my%20penguin">Penguin Books</a> has launched a new website called <a href="http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/minisites/mypenguin/index.html">My Penguin</a> where they're selling classic titles with blank covers for you to make your mark upon. Be sure to check out their gallery of submitted covers. My favorites are the covers created for "Crime and Punishment."CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-25758605440821921432007-08-01T11:53:00.000-07:002007-08-01T11:54:40.549-07:00File Under UnrealGuaranteed to be the most <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/natures_best_2006/gallery/humpbackwhaleanddolphin.html">incredible, beautiful photo</a> you've seen today.CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-25830985647555014652007-08-01T11:41:00.000-07:002007-08-01T11:47:12.659-07:00If This Ain't LoveI picked up Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators' new album "<a href="http://www.emusic.com/album/Nicole-Willis-The-Soul-Investigators-Keep-Reachin-Up-MP3-Download/11028876.html">Keep Reachin' Up</a>" from emusic last month and since then it has become one of my most heavily listened to albums this summer. Willis and her band have a classy, classic soul style that I really dig. Check out the beautifully shot <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu1Cpdg8fDo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsoul%2Dsides%2Ecom%2F">video</a> of album standout "If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What Is)."CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-31039989289033605442007-07-25T22:54:00.000-07:002007-07-25T22:57:36.047-07:00I Want to See All My Friends Tonight<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2170298/">Great essay</a> about LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends," one of my favorite songs of the year.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(via <a href="http://soul-sides.com/">Soul Sides</a>)</span>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-68136059687582521332007-07-25T13:11:00.000-07:002007-07-25T13:13:49.052-07:00Doo-Dah News<a href="http://slumbering.lungfish.com/">Lore </a>has created a rolling news ticker that you can install on your blog. But it isn't just any news ticker. No, it <a href="http://badgods.com/doodahnews.html">displays news headlines in the meter of Camptown Races</a>. Awesome.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(via <a href="http://www.geekdroppings.com/blog/">Geekbloggings</a>)</span>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-58412067373402014612007-07-25T12:55:00.000-07:002007-07-25T12:57:28.435-07:00"How can a train be lost? It's on rails."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tmp0L4ppY6kpO9fOby5JpDLo_5_SBzC3XNbO73LPp9hefiCB8HFPeXKiW5K35qTcJQnnXY3AmACJtK3YN7XGH8xxaK-QW7UlD_0-vaB-sX5Ah6pTusJ6kRwqeDb1mvoo7FOj/s1600-h/thedarjeelinglimited_l200707231749.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tmp0L4ppY6kpO9fOby5JpDLo_5_SBzC3XNbO73LPp9hefiCB8HFPeXKiW5K35qTcJQnnXY3AmACJtK3YN7XGH8xxaK-QW7UlD_0-vaB-sX5Ah6pTusJ6kRwqeDb1mvoo7FOj/s320/thedarjeelinglimited_l200707231749.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091225943453925922" /></a><br />There's a <a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thedarjeelinglimited/hd/">trailer </a>for Wes Anderson's upcoming movie! Looks great.CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-55666910224908991032007-07-24T14:28:00.000-07:002007-07-25T13:15:46.162-07:00You Are Beautiful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhInYjqmnSm3oB8n4ww0XJByjms1vBAqr-3l__LpZiQGTkw5MT47mGmMtqWPgCNlpJlJEdylTgLjNGL23d-KDIo-t-oEWCpepV6iWQb45Y85KxdikX2d1cQlHmwMjiORizg72q/s1600-h/IMG_4929.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhInYjqmnSm3oB8n4ww0XJByjms1vBAqr-3l__LpZiQGTkw5MT47mGmMtqWPgCNlpJlJEdylTgLjNGL23d-KDIo-t-oEWCpepV6iWQb45Y85KxdikX2d1cQlHmwMjiORizg72q/s320/IMG_4929.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090878673873207826" /></a><br />Chicago art collective <a href="http://www.you-are-beautiful.com/">You Are Beautiful</a> would like you to order some <a href="http://www.you-are-beautiful.com/STICKERS.htm">stickers </a>and take part in a participatory art project.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(via <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/">Harriet</a>)</span>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-85027661798493534272007-07-24T00:35:00.000-07:002007-07-24T00:46:39.423-07:00Tees for the King of All Cosmos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRNdELyn2R-Y6PWluRm_cXbm1O5ERLHd0fdOhyphenhyphenJfg571GveyDK_VrWHFrspmUzFSSqfK6JfFvzr4B56r0NX3TY778zKwCkJj399amr0r3PjtHD87Otkpk1-lcT2fadEtxlXCw/s1600-h/mininfo-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRNdELyn2R-Y6PWluRm_cXbm1O5ERLHd0fdOhyphenhyphenJfg571GveyDK_VrWHFrspmUzFSSqfK6JfFvzr4B56r0NX3TY778zKwCkJj399amr0r3PjtHD87Otkpk1-lcT2fadEtxlXCw/s320/mininfo-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090666115941728770" /></a><br />I played video game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy">Katamari Damacy</a> a couple of times in grad school and found its surreal-silliness to be pretty fun. I can see how a somewhat rabid <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Katamari+Damacy">fandom</a> has sprung up around the game.<br /><br />Although I haven't played the game in a few years, I love the designs on these <a href="http://www.panic.com/goods/#katamari">Katamari t-shirts</a> from Panic Goods. Great colors and layouts! Most video game shirts lean towards being ironic, so its nice to see some with classy design.CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-47788255245626001952007-07-24T00:14:00.000-07:002007-07-24T14:25:41.595-07:00UniPo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pb5W2q1QbLl9-fCyp9POXVKwNh_iGD63EzE1In6NCT-OWApF4jYJ8-AOdmZ9ZptxCjWZkKk8lTpZZZaIYv9Akqbf-ciYkVoN8HBsY1MLm0HP_Cvj1HK2YbaV3W7TlWdLYiyx/s1600-h/unipo_blu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pb5W2q1QbLl9-fCyp9POXVKwNh_iGD63EzE1In6NCT-OWApF4jYJ8-AOdmZ9ZptxCjWZkKk8lTpZZZaIYv9Akqbf-ciYkVoN8HBsY1MLm0HP_Cvj1HK2YbaV3W7TlWdLYiyx/s320/unipo_blu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090660871786660306" /></a><br />Portland-based urban vinyl toy company <a href="http://www.unklbrand.com/">UNKL</a> produces cute and colorful figures. Above is my favorite figure from their UniPo line - I love the brown/blue color combination and the dripping paint look from his eyes and from the clouds adorning his chest. UNKL, like all good urban vinyl producers, has many limited edition releases under its brand - including an awesome set of <a href="http://sandman-studio.com/images/Wilco_P.R.pdf">UniPo in the likenesses of Wilco</a>! They have a hard time keeping their UniPo in stock, so if you see one you like you should jump on buying it.<br /><br />Urban Retro Lifestyle conducted a short but interesting interview with UNKL's founders which you can read <a href="http://www.urbanretrolifestyle.com/2007/05/24/unkl-brand-interview/">here</a>.<br /><br />See UNKL's full stock of vinyl critters <a href="http://shop.unklbrand.com/servlet/ProductList?command=cp&supplierID=593&categoryID=2594&categoryName=Toys">here</a>.CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-67213236612524134962007-07-23T23:43:00.000-07:002007-07-23T23:50:09.061-07:00The Play's the Thing!A. and I are very excited about the <a href="http://www.pcs.org/season07-08_plays.html">new season of plays and musicals coming to Portland Center Stage</a>. In particular, we both can't wait to Get Our Bard On with a double-dose of Bill S. in "Twelfth Night" and "The Beard of Avon."CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-12614052186813565902007-07-20T14:25:00.000-07:002007-07-20T16:48:11.176-07:00Gigantes y Cabezudos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg709mBYbO6KJ3H6GELJddka8WbqphMj5odLJWPnCWK2WgqKSrwyfmhMGa2Z9A_SPlSehZX7T4MBUH_HNl9dTLpRTwDK5JY2ZwIEm97fnIXmFSbLJXnm3mEoGS0LTrcwyhF2M2Y/s1600-h/comparsasis3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg709mBYbO6KJ3H6GELJddka8WbqphMj5odLJWPnCWK2WgqKSrwyfmhMGa2Z9A_SPlSehZX7T4MBUH_HNl9dTLpRTwDK5JY2ZwIEm97fnIXmFSbLJXnm3mEoGS0LTrcwyhF2M2Y/s320/comparsasis3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089396255686061202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O-gmb0i03812ilwT7d2qIY8Ziy41jXPNMfijYXbDHgKj-zKIAzIiUnbul1SwPrE44UCOeK3JJb8VnpBgwbWdvh8nGQSWSXrquPUFp0ERwvn9o7pi442V5rQ5AZvY_lIABx9b/s1600-h/MECA12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O-gmb0i03812ilwT7d2qIY8Ziy41jXPNMfijYXbDHgKj-zKIAzIiUnbul1SwPrE44UCOeK3JJb8VnpBgwbWdvh8nGQSWSXrquPUFp0ERwvn9o7pi442V5rQ5AZvY_lIABx9b/s320/MECA12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089395126109662322" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.sanfermin.com/galeria2/pordisciplinas/fotografia/pop_foto.php?id=1511&c=-24&olimit=25&autor=&scat=&id_tema=6&fecha_ini=&fecha_fin=&lang=cas">Link</a> to a wonderful gallery of San Fermin's "Comparsa de gigantes y cabezudos" (parade of the giants and big heads). The parade, which features weirdly-beautiful and towering cartoneria-caricatures of townspeople, happened last week on July 12 in Pamplona.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUerzTNx7V50Q849LhnXbQkJa6mbwDJ63s6bEKv0rtcX-YcEcB1Tli-ZiJbKHqyLq7XHZMIaS788iqeUQw6Mc74FCQsCAaUwSl0mehkldT2uywasdY1KXsU1Hd955Ek5EXIY_/s1600-h/danza_gigantes_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUerzTNx7V50Q849LhnXbQkJa6mbwDJ63s6bEKv0rtcX-YcEcB1Tli-ZiJbKHqyLq7XHZMIaS788iqeUQw6Mc74FCQsCAaUwSl0mehkldT2uywasdY1KXsU1Hd955Ek5EXIY_/s320/danza_gigantes_04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089394988670708834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIzN_bowray0XQe-bmkS8Iij-3uXl-sP9wpfyS0fA2dQcpguyI_oz-sGDALa7eKiu3A0WVf03xVp1fNob8ietVTwEKsJOtX1Ddas4rqF5vze_3PfkT8wcFJ2-4QNAw8KJhZwB/s1600-h/las_manos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIzN_bowray0XQe-bmkS8Iij-3uXl-sP9wpfyS0fA2dQcpguyI_oz-sGDALa7eKiu3A0WVf03xVp1fNob8ietVTwEKsJOtX1Ddas4rqF5vze_3PfkT8wcFJ2-4QNAw8KJhZwB/s320/las_manos.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089395740289985666" /></a>CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-59440173254676717252007-07-20T11:47:00.000-07:002007-07-20T11:56:58.973-07:00I'm not sick but I'm not welllllIt's Friday! Have some <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/OfficePranks/">fun </a>in your <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/173714">office</a>.CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-57041908512498153362007-07-19T10:14:00.000-07:002007-07-19T10:16:48.573-07:00bookPodFlickr set of a iPod cozy <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/izatchu/87856359/in/set-1755361/">carved out of an old book</a>. "Savage Survivals," indeed.CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-44841349475004513752007-07-19T09:14:00.000-07:002007-07-19T09:32:23.787-07:00Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwtVvzzzQOyYWjy9WcVM7UFfwzqcUVAMQd20wcHx-jz6zvx2-xBgv1FUrpivo55UC_iK26rsMMOIIbJ0ofPsVDHVYr3-PfDorClm-RNpXxDe9u0OTQ23deaS2RYiJ9FurYxmC/s1600-h/image_8608514.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwtVvzzzQOyYWjy9WcVM7UFfwzqcUVAMQd20wcHx-jz6zvx2-xBgv1FUrpivo55UC_iK26rsMMOIIbJ0ofPsVDHVYr3-PfDorClm-RNpXxDe9u0OTQ23deaS2RYiJ9FurYxmC/s320/image_8608514.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088946181768146002" /></a><br />DJs Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, AKA <a href="http://www.daftpunk.com/">Daft Punk</a>, wear awesome, LED-animated robot helmets every time they perform and nearly every time they are photographed or filmed. I was curious about where those helmets come from - after a quick Google search I found that they were <a href="http://www.ledeffects.com/installations/helmets.htm">designed by a company called LED Effects</a>. LED Effects, who has also produced lighting for various Disney park attractions (Pirates of the Caribbean!) and light-as-art installations around the world, has a <a href="http://www.ledeffects.com/documents/white_sheets/daft_punk_helmets.pdf">PDF write-up</a> on their site about the design of the helmets.<br /><br />Oh, and if you've got the digital love they can build a Daft Punk robot helmet for you too...for $65,000 plus copyright permission from Daft Punk!CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-8018643939221434612007-07-17T13:20:00.000-07:002007-07-17T13:22:42.270-07:00Is there a Pathetic Child?The Face Knife's brilliant <a href="http://www.thefaceknife.org/?page_id=107">Summer Movie Comparison Chart</a> soldiers on. Can't wait to read their write up of Transformers. (Awkward Romantic Moment: Kid makes out with girlfriend on hood of his pal Transformer.)CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-29315037836326594792007-07-13T09:50:00.001-07:002007-07-13T09:55:53.362-07:00Spear and magic helmet!"What's Opera, Doc?" turns 50 years old this week! Happy Golden Anniversary, Bugs!<br /><br />This cartoon, along with "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTydGEYdVbE">The Rabbit of Seville</a>," is one of my favorite Warner Bros. cartoons of all time.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/353heNgg_aw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/353heNgg_aw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />(via <i><a href="http://www.drawn.ca/">Drawn!</a></i>)CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37274933.post-3700749678823493922007-07-12T18:38:00.000-07:002007-07-12T18:50:39.690-07:0010 Google search responses to the words "In the future we will"1. "In the future we will all be connected by a network."<br /><br />2. "In the future we will expect all hypothesis to be exercised in a simulation."<br /><br />3. "In the future we will all levitate to work."<br /><br />4. "In the future, farmers will be faced with producing crops that are specifically designed for energy production."<br /><br />5. "In the future, we will begin."<br /><br />6. "In the future we will not have time for leisure activities."<br /><br />7. "In the future we will have another section of the site for ideas rather than instructions, where this would go."<br /><br />8. "In the future we will all wear shiny suits and watch bright red televisions."<br /><br />9. "In the future, we will have to convert millions of non-green, matter-of-fact people to environmental thinking and lifestyles."<br /><br />10. "In the future we will confront adversaries who will use space systems to support their forces."CVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797845078298185491noreply@blogger.com0