Of course white men can jump. My title was just referring to a movie which is thinly related to this entry. Or not at all. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7p5PAHiiRE]
Similarly:
For the OS X crowd, take a peek at Thumber which grabs a snapshot of a movie at one-second intervals and then stitches it all into one image. Oooh, artsy! Speaking of, thunder is what I did last night in the bathroom after I lactose intolerantly ate some ice cream.
Oh, thumber. Not thunder.
(Beat.)
Anyway.
This is a really cool looking program which is only adding fuel to my inchoate thoughts at teaching myself video editing and getting some appropriate (undoubtedly pricey) software and hardware...
First stop, Lotto-ville!
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The Phoenix names the single best band and solo artist from each of the 50 states in the Union, including Alaska (1959 statehood, bitches!). Their solo artist pick for New York is an abortion! Recount the hanging chads!
The CEO of I Can Has Cheezburger (the home to all those Big Type LOL Cat photos), which grabs over 2 million page views daily and each entry has over 150 comments, is allergic to cats. But not money because he be LOLing all the way to the bank.
I don't want to be smited, but the Modern Day version of the Bible is hysterical:
Jesus and the Leper, Mark 1:40-47 …40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, if though wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and saith unto him, I will; dost thou have insurance? 42 And the leper saith unto him, Yes. I have Empire Blue Cross. 43 And Jesus asked of the leper, Dost thou have the PPO or the HMO? 44 And the leper saith unto him, I have the HMO. 45 And Jesus saith unto him, I am sorry, my child, but heal you I cannot, for I only accept Empire Blue Cross’ PPO plan. 46 And the leper wept, but Jesus saith unto him, Perhaps another messiah will be along who accepts your plan. 47 And he sent the leper away from him.
Read more here.
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(Ssshhhh. New internet meme in progress.) People taking victory photos of themselves and their e-mail when the inbox reaches zero.
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James May is co-host of the popular British auto TV series, Top Gear (Please export this or syndicate it in the States!!!), but he also worked previously at Autocar magazine. At the magazine, he hid a message--an act which got him canned from the magazine--which can be deciphered if you look at the first letter of each article.
Check out the message on this Flickr page. Wikipedia has more on this.
It reminds me of when in high school during a model UN conference (Yea, I know. Shut up. It was cool then.), one of the delegations, maybe Micronesia?, submitted a resolution where the first letter of each section spelled something out. I forgot what exactly. Awesome story, right?
Yea, I know.
You too.
What?
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British shock artist Martin Creed latest effort features a single runner sprinting every 30 seconds through the the empty Duveen Galleries at the Tate Britain. View video and interview with Creed here.
Demetri Martin's music video take of Selfish Jean. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=V1OkimjTc-M]
I know that my blog is awfully New York City-centric. Anyway, here's a bone, in the guise of an art show , I'm throwing out to you West Coasters, specifically the Los Angelesians which you should go check out because 1) it looks awesome, 2) Moye @ Chopstix is involved, and 3) top shelf open bar hosted by Megan Fox. Okay, one of these reasons may or may not be true, but go nonetheless to cleanse your polluted, silicone LA minds with a bit of culture!
Read more here.
[Moye: I bet you could get more people to show up for the opening if you promise that Megan Fox and Hot Girl--she looks like a Crazian--will be hosting an open bar. Just a FYI. Will there be any Crazy Alaskan Korean Mexican artists showing at the event? If not, you should find one. Cough.]
(In deep baritone voice heard in movie trailers.} Imagine a world and in that world, a family. But this was no ordinary family. It was a family of commercial and voice-over actors. Until one day, one of them decided to leave and it was a family no more.
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I think these Playboy shirts are pretty amazing.
Improv Everywhere's latest hack involved a whole lotta twins and producing a mirrored subway train. Genius x 2!
See the full recap with more photos and videos on their website.