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Last Minutes w/ Oden
From December 23, 2009 @ 6:00 am
As Swiss Miss said, this video is truly impactful. It’s a very short documentary about an ex-con and the last moments with his dog. Don’t watch it unless you’re prepared to cry, and please consider clicking through to watch it in HD.
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Blue Moons via Panic
From December 22, 2009 @ 10:34 am
Dave from Panic just posted this fascinating article on Calendar history and the definition of a Blue Moon. I have no experience whatsoever with this “Pub Trivia” that he speaks of, but it sounds like fun. Anyway, hats off to them for making Dave write this post.
I’ve been interested in Calendars due to some theological debates I’m currently having with my Dad over dating of a certain future event and because I’ve finally gotten to dive into the Calendar API in Java recently during development of a project at work. This kind of information just tickles me to death. I’m blown away by how inexact and arbitrary everything seems to be, at least until fairly recently.
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Mag+
From December 20, 2009 @ 6:00 am
Kottke recently posted an article about this video over on Vimeo from Bonnier R&D about the Mag+, which is an attempt to conceive of what the future of magazines could look like. I thought it was quite compelling. I especially liked the interface for heating up elements in the magazine and then marking them. Having the interface pop up around your finger is a really good idea.
Anyway, enjoy the embed or click through to watch in HD…
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Going West
From December 19, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
Hawk of AppleGeeks t00ted this amazing stop-motion video the other day and I had to post it here. It’s from the New Zealand Book Council which seems like a really neat organization in general.
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La Blogotheque – Les Concerts A Emporter
From December 07, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
Not a terribly long time ago, I stumbled across La Blogotheque’s Les Concerts A Emporter via John Mark McMillan’s blog The Promenade in his post on an episode featuring Fleet Foxes performing in Paris in an abandoned section of The Grand Palais.
Obviously this is the first episode I witnessed. I was absolutely taken by the music, for sure. I had never heard Fleet Foxes and I’ve come to really appreciate their delicate vocal harmonies and alt-folk arrangements. But more than that, I was struck by how beautiful the video was. I don’t know what they’re shooting with, but it has a gorgeous grain and their color is fantastic. If that’s done intentionally with digital equipment, then my hats off to them even more. The camera work was also very compelling. I loved how they wandered between the performers and focusing in on the people who were lucky enough to listen in. All in all, it was breathtaking.
I browsed through some of their archives after watching that and discovered this video of Mogwai performing Mogwai Fear Satan from their 1997 Album Young Team.
Again. I was just floored. Since then, I haven’t missed an episode. I’ll embed a few more of my favorites below, but really, check it out for yourself.
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A Font Created With A Car.
This is incredibly cool on many levels. I don’t believe I’ve ever linked out to I Love Typography, which is a shame because it’s really a quality typography blog that covers many typographic topics with a special emphasis on being accessible to the uninitiated. If you’re at all interested in Typography but are intimidated by its learning curve, I Love Typography might be a good place to start (it’s certainly where I did).
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NY Times Lens Blog and Apollo 11 People
As with many things Internet, I heard about the NY Times Lens Blog from Jason Kottke’s excellent Liberal Arts blog when he showcased the Lens Blog’s coverage of The Tiananmen Square Tank Man (more…)
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Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance
@spicelmf (amazingly, I don’t even know her name!) recently tweeted this stop-motion video (HQ available if you click through) of Oren Lavie’s song, Her Morning Elegance.
As should be obvious from some of my recent posts, I love stop motion video. Apparently, Spicelmf also does.
This gives me warm and fuzzy feelings. :)
I like especially the way this video messes with perspective. I won’t give away what happens (if it’s not obvious to you. It wasn’t to me) but there’s a point in the video where it suddenly becomes quite delightful. Not only is the concept a lot of fun, but the music is quite tasteful as well.
Enjoy.
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Hodgman Roasts President Obama
This has been linked to elsewhere but I loved it so much that I figured I’d put it here as well.
Hodgman is a master.
And I do love Obama’s poise during the entire speech.
And come on! There’s a Kwisatz Haderach reference!
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Bang-yao Liu’s Stop Motion Video.
Right after TXT Island, This new stop motion video floats across my feed reader. I think I like this one even more, if only for the inclusion of a live actor in the action and the consistent expansion and contraction of the activity on the canvas. Click through to watch in HD (It’s worth it!). Bang-yao even posted a making of video.
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