Drop Clock
Posted: Mar 31, 2008
I’ve been a huge fan of Yugo Nakamura since the days of Flash 4, and I still have a soft spot for the Clock Blocks screensaver he made back in 2001.
His latest toy – released through his SCR label is Drop Clock:
DROPCLOCK IS AN AESTHETICALLY INTRIGUING MOTION CLOCK SCREENSAVER. EVERY MINUTE OF REAL TIME IS NUMERICALLY EXPRESSED WITH HEAVY HELVETICA DROPPING INTO WATER IN SUPER SLOW-MOTION.
Awesome stuff.
Food Fight
Posted: Mar 20, 2008
“An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.”
(Link)
So long, Arthur
Posted: Mar 19, 2008
Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who co-wrote “2001: A Space Odyssey” and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. (Link)
I grew up pretty much obsessed with Arthur C. Clarke.
I read everything he wrote that I could get my hands on, I spent hours on the floor in front of the television watching Mysterious World and World of Strange Powers, and to this day I can’t see a crystal skull without it reminding me of him. Later I became equally obsessed about Stanley Kubrick via 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The world today would be a very different place without him having lived in it, and I for one thank him for being there for me when I desperately needed an escape from the life I was living.
Rest easy, Arthur. And thanks.
Do the test
Posted: Mar 18, 2008
Yacht Rock
Posted: Mar 11, 2008
Just in case you managed to miss this when it first aired (I know I did), I figured it’d be rude of me not to share the joys of Yacht Rock with y’all.
Seriously, how can you not love a show that has a surly Hall and Oates starting back alley brawls with Kenny Loggins?
Thanks to Luke for the tale at the bar that lead to me looking it up in the first place. Smooth sailing, y’all.
The Wolves (Act I and II)
Posted: Mar 05, 2008
I’m absolutely in love with Bon Iver right now (a fact my Last.fm stats will attest to), so I’ve been digging the video for my favorite cut from the album, The Wolves (Act I and II).
Beautiful description of how the video came to be, too.
They built a bonfire and just let it burn all day and into the night, and Matt filmed. The weight of the circumstances propelled the collaboration to a place these sort of projects don’t often go. The cathartic spirit of Bon Iver’s music had found its kindred spirit in imagery.
Living alone in a cabin for a few months sounds like a mighty fine time to me right now.
Update: video fixed!
