January 2009
8 posts
LOST
Tonight, LOST, returns to the airwaves after many months. If you do not watch it, I suggest you do so. I was a skeptic until last February, when I watched one episode, and was absolutely hooked. The show is more than a story of an island with a giant-ass smoke monster. It’s an exploration in human nature. It’s form of storytelling is riveting. By giving the viewers flash backs...
N.A.S.A.
No, not that NASA, but North American/South American. This NASA is a musical collaboration between two DJs, DJ Squeak E Clean, and DJ Zegon, and a bunch of their friends (most of which you’ve heard of). NASA was born “with the righteous goal of bringing people together through music and art.” It is evident in their videos, too. Heavy with fresh animation and no booty shakers....
Some Things Never Change
Billboards
Billboard advertising is boring. With the exception of the chick-fill-a bill boards, i hate looking at the tacky signs up and down 76 and the turnpike…maybe if more billboards started looking like the ones in the link below, I’d enjoy looking at them. http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/01/05/clever-and-creative-billboard-advertising/ definitely worth a look-see
Save the trees!...
Some interesting stuff about the great red woods of the pacific coast. I found it interesting that 0nly about 4% of the original Forrest remains, and yet that 4% is largely unexplored. Preston touches on the plight of the Eastern Hemlock, of which I’ll write more about later when I have the time.
Schools Kill Creativity...
I agree. “If your not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” “We stigmatize mistakes…we’re now running education systems in which mistakes are the worst things we can make.” “Kids are educated out of their creativity.”
"It's Like That...only...short-shorts..."
My friend Lauren’s senior thesis video…pretty funny
Law & Disorder in Philadelphia
Presented by UK Film maker, Louis Theroux, this documentary is an interesting look at the crime and law enforcement in the city. It was broadcast in the UK throughout November and December…It’s curious that it was relatively unheard of around here. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: makes you think, huh?