Water (Re)Imagined: H.2O
The web team at the Sundance Channel is putting in some long hours getting The Green site ready for its third season (which launches on April 21st). Among the new web features: “H.2O,” a collection of animated shorts from artists around the world, interspersed with clips from the documentary FLOW: FOR THE LOVE OF WATER [...]
Read More »H.2O: Discussing water with Maude Barlow of the United Nations, part one
Water nourishes every aspect of life on Earth. Most Americans take access to water for granted. The grim reality is that fresh water is getting harder to find. When communities cannot get clean water, people are often forced to choose between dying of thirst or drinking disease-ridden polluted water. This heartbreaking situation is playing itself [...]
Read More »What’s the Matter With Kansas is now a film
Thomas Frank’s What’s the Matter With Kansas was one of the smartest and most provocative books to appear during the George W. Bush presidency. Kansas, the author’s home state, tended to vote Democratic until a few decades ago, when Republican strategists started figuring out how to exploit social issues for electoral gain. According to Frank, [...]
Read More »Tax form dress
In preparation for a performance her band booked for April 15th, Tax Day, singer Britt Savage created this topical dress from strips of the pink Child and Dependent Care 1040A forms as well as some individual tax forms. Hope you remembered to file, kids!
Read More »Gay marriage: be afraid, be very afraid
It’s this kind of thing — a new, totally rad T-shirt logo from Wordboner — that scares the bejeezus out of homophobes like the National Organization for Marriage. So frightened are they of an imaginary army of gay soldiers forcing them into a life of sodomy that they put together this gem of fear-tactic propaganda [...]
Read More »This graffiti is on fire
New York artist Ellis Gallagher’s latest graffiti technique is sure to please any pyromaniac. He is showing currently, along with other blog-worthy street artists including Poster Boy at the “Hollowood” show in West Hollywood’s Carmichael Gallery until the end of April. LAers, go check it out. It’s a bit dated, but I still really like [...]
Read More »A vintage ad campaign for the Dharma Initiative
Flickr user Hot Meteor recently made a series of brilliant faux-vintage print ads for the Dharma Initiative, the shadowy, mysterious organization whose activities are central to the plot of Lost. Here’s one of the best: Click through for a larger version (with readable text). [via Jason Kottke.] By the way, if you’re a fan of [...]
Read More »Kaws presents Damien Hirst skateboards for Supreme
On his personal blog, Kaws aka Brian Donnelly (recently designed the New York Magazine Best Of cover) shows off skateboard decks designed by Damien Hirst for Supreme.
Read More »Jacques Tati turns 102
Paris is turning into Tativille for the 102nd birthday of director Jacques Tati. There will be the requisite film screenings at the Paris Cinematheque, including a new print of M. HULOT’S HOLIDAY, the six-part documentary THE 6 LESSONS OF PROFESSOR GOUDET, and interviews about Tati with contemporary filmmakers including Michel Gondry, Wes Anderson, David Lynch, Otar [...]
Read More »Bodylicious: because food tastes better on someone naked
We may never be fortunate–or decadent–enough to have the opportunity to eat sushi off of nubile, naked body; but at least Hiroshi Tsunoda’s Bodylicious gives us a chance to pretend that we are, in fact, that cool. The set of three ceramic trays join together to create the form of a nude body, one perfectly [...]
Read More »De-luxe bags du jour
Three unique luxury bags that I guarantee you won’t see in Chinatown. Actually, on second thought, impossibly accurate imitations of the first bag below might appear on Canal Street for Free 99 sooner than you think. Coming to a Chanel store near you is this bag that’s so meta, fashionistas’ spring season brains may explode. [...]
Read More »You won’t find these records in Guinness
Calling itself “the definitive site for human achievement,” The Universal Record Database is a droll and very funny repository for video of record-setting feats like “Most Times Unzipping Pants in 30 Seconds” to “Most American Quarters Fit Inside a Belly Button” and “Most Nose Flares in One Minute.” The best intro to URDB’s deadpan shenanigans [...]
Read More »Rock It Green: 3 musical acts with an environmental message
Sure, you’ve heard about environmental efforts by Jack Johnson, Pearl Jam, and Neil Young. But Eco Elvis? That’s right, babuh: a handful of lesser-known acts have gone “all green all the time,” with music focused on lightening their (and our) footprint on the planet. Eco Elvis: “Born” in 1997, this Kansas City-based Elvis impersonator has [...]
Read More »Best green jobs list: Online Outreach Intern
One of President Obama’s recurring themes is the creation of a green economy that will put America back to work. Creating this economy means conservation, sustainable energy and most importantly, green jobs. It is a great time to start a career or change your life by getting a green job. The best green jobs list [...]
Read More »Addled Billy Bob Thornton doesn’t know what you’re talking about
Actor and part-time musician Billy Bob Thornton appeared on the Canadian radio show Studio Q last Wednesday morning to promote the latest album by his band, the Boxmasters. But he wasn’t in the mood to speak in complete sentences, let alone promote anything–and the result was this, the best celebrity meltdown video since Joaquin Phoenix [...]
Read More »Stop-motion 8-bit video game water slide
A fun and well executed stop-motion animation that recalls seemingly every theme from the 8 bit video game era, the pixelation and MIDI electronic music, and blends it with real life locations. It was created by Tea and Cheese for a UK water-slide themed competition. [Via]
Read More »Naked News (04-14-09)
photo: Green Porno 1 Mean green porno: flies engage in “chemical warfare” to control their mate’s sex drive. Yay, another excuse to drink! Study says red wine may increase women’s libidos. Science isn’t always progressive: Male chimps treat females to nice steak dinner, get laid. Get a whiff of this: in a recent study, people [...]
Read More »The pink bunker
A Barcelona-based group of subversive art-activists, Difusor took it upon themselves to give a decaying bunker from the Spanish Civil War era a face lift with pink camouflage. Rumor has it that Hello Kitty may be moving its operations there. View more photos of the bunker here. [Via]
Read More »Duncan Jones’s indie MOON looks like excellent sci-fi
The movie site firstshowing.net has the excellent new trailer for MOON, an indie sci-fi film that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and hits theaters, in limited release, on June 12. Starring Sam Rockwell as a solitary astronaut preparing to head home after a three-year stint on the moon, the film appears to be a [...]
Read More »I love Ira: This American Life live
This could possibly be the best two hours of your month. Everyone who listens to This American Life as compulsively as I do already knows about it, but I would be remiss in my duties as a faithful listener if I didn’t take 100 words to either remind you about or announce the upcoming live [...]
Read More »Pantone Bags
These messenger bags created by Pantone are perfect for color fetishists. £45.00 here (currently out of stock in black, but available in blue or green). [Via] Relatedly, Pantone selected “Mimosa” (No. 14-0848) as the 2009 color of the year, because it is “a warm, engaging yellow, as the color of the year for 2009. In [...]
Read More »Date rape is so funny we forgot to laugh
We’re still not sure why Seth Rogen and Anna Faris are America’s comedic sweethearts. We loved KNOCKED UP just as much as the next guy, but haven’t the overweight stoner and dumb blonde jokes been done to death? Well, they are America’s comedic sweethearts, which we guess is why Warner Brothers, plenty of movie critics, [...]
Read More »Federal agencies clarify offshore renewable energy roles
WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2009 (ENS) – A power struggle between two government agencies that has thwarted offshore renewable energy development was settled today. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff signed an agreement that clarifies their agencies’ jurisdictional responsibilities for leasing and licensing renewable energy projects on [...]
Read More »The “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation “marks”
Just like my literal headline suggests, this blog collects signage displayed with unnecessary quotation marks. The inclusion of these unnecessary quotation marks gives many of the signs another layer of meaning. Exhibit A: And by “Easter” they mean worship the devil. Exhibit B: And by “watch” they mean they’ll look the other way while you [...]
Read More »Meet Maru, the Japanese LOLCat
Maru, a Japanese pet cat with a personality to match his paunchy size, has become a feline phenomenon on the Interwebs with legions of fans and millions of views of his antics on YouTube. Furthermore, he is also the recipient of a 2008 YouTube video award. Why? Among other zany tendencies (like walking around with [...]
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