All packed up
Talk about foresight. This is an excerpt from a 1997 BBC documentary, How Buildings Learn. The whole program is on Google Video in six 30-minute parts: part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six.
via Kottke.org
An interesting take on the movie Hancock
From a review of Hancock by Kyle Smith:
Hancock is a guy whose symbol is the eagle. He’s the “only one of my kind,” a lone, lonely superpower. He’s unpolished, maybe even swinish. He does the right thing (in Winston Churchill’s words) only eventually. He whales on pissy little Frenchmen named Michel and his name, of course, is in a sense the name of the first American. (When else should his story be told but on the Fourth of July weekend?)
Hancock didn’t ask to be the most powerful force in the world, and after taking a lot of abuse about his methods he is having trouble coping with himself. You might say his personal sense of whether he’s headed in the wrong direction or right direction is at an all time low. He sleeps the days away on benches with a bottle of booze.
Apparently the original screenplay that Hancock is based on barely resembles the final product. I might have to take a look at it.
Buy n Large
Pixar went all out on this spoof site for the retail giant featured in Wall-E. Here is an exerpt from the “Privacy Policy” linked at the bottom of the page.
“By visiting the Buy n Large website you become a registered member of the Buy n Large Database. You may not unsubscribe to this database at any time.
Buy n Large will share your personal information with third parties whenever it deems such sharing to be advantageous to it, including when you engage in certain activities on our site such as using a menu, viewing, clicking your mouse or breathing. Buy n Large will also share your personal information when you respond to promotional materials from Buy n Large and authorize a third party to use your personal information for purposes such as, for example, sending you additional promotional materials that further obligate you (and your family) to receive additional promotional materials, providing you a product or service, or entering you in a contest, sweepstakes or game that will usually require a financial obligation on the part of the user.”
Overheard at the coffee shop
- Young Woman: No, I'm not going to listen to you just because you are a man.
- Young Man: But you're Christian...and republican, that's pretty much your definition of what a woman should do.
From Listening Post:
“So, it’s time for a victory soundtrack. Obama has previously declared his love of ’60s and ’70s funk and soul, and while he’s a bit unhappy with hip-hop’s materialism, he’s still a fan of that too. So without ado, check out Listening Post’s playlist specifically designed for Barack Obama’s historic win, kicking off with his one of his favorite bands Earth Wind & Fire, whose classic “Shining Star” feels like it was almost written for him.”
An ambiguous animation painted on public walls. More of this artist’s work can be found at blublu.org.
Thanks to Justin for the link.
OTO TV is back
After a year of silent running, independent filmmaker Tony Naranjo has made a triumphant return with his 7th installment of OTO TV. Building on themes laid out in earlier episodes, his latest work explores the innocence of youth, the celebration of marriage and the wonderment of athletic accomplishment.
OTO TV #7 is a tour de force.
I bought a Trek Soho on Friday. I’ve ridden about 7 miles so far, and I’m really sore happy with it.
Sarah feeding beer to a moose.