2100°/451°
A short film by Alistair Banks featuring the art of Etsuko Ichikawa.
I can’t remember if I’ve already shared this particular project, but it never hurts to revisit good art.
ur-sound
I suspect, even without knowing the context, the sound would be deeply unsettling.
via Suzanne Fischer
St. Vincent – ‘Cheerleader’
per usual, another Russian boy doing insane parkour
El Wingador
Errol Morris interviewed competitive eater El Wingador:
El Wingador is a man truly committed to a certain kind of excellence — or at least, a certain kind of excess. Sure, I could have picked a different eating champion, but I guess I have an affinity for chicken. It is evident that chicken is his favorite competition food — particularly chicken wings. I asked him, “Why not hot dogs?” The simple and compelling answer: “Hey, my name is ‘El Wingador,’ not ‘El Hotdogador.’”
I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies)
A trailer for a documentary about some crazy Frenchmen who combine ‘climbing, slackline and tightrope walking.’ As well as base-jumping and whatever that thing is called where you fly down the side of a mountain with those batwing suits.
(thanks, Joel)
Shit is like fire, if you manage properly, it can cook for you
Jessica Yu directed this short film about Jack Sim, aka Mr. Toilet:
For those without access to a simple toilet, poop can be poison. Businessman-turned-sanitation-superhero Jack Sim fights this oft-neglected crisis affecting 2.6 billion people.
(via stellar)
Wye Oak, Civilian
This is an acoustic version of Wye Oak’s Civilian, shot for They Shoot Music Don’t They.
Update: The original, for comparison. And thanks to Karl Pichotta for the tip.
Wastelander Panda
A prologue for a developing TV series. I would totally watch this.
Cristóbal Vila, Fallingwater
Cristóbal Vila created a beautiful CGI fly-through — from construction to completion — of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.
(thanks, Chris)
The face behind the honey badger
Embedding the video requires a mess of code I don’t want to propagate, so just go watch it here and, on the off chance you haven’t seen the video in question, you should probably go do that now.
Fanfarlo – Shiny Things
I did the wardrobe styling/costumes for this video.
Behind the scenes fun: I sewed all the bracelets/hairpieces the night before, as well as hand painted the shoes. To get the leotards I went to a magical warehouse called Danny’s Warehouse where everything is 10 dollars and dug through bins that are taller than I am, looking for six matching leotards. I couldn’t find the kinds of judges outfits that I wanted, so John drove me to Walmart at midnight the night before. We ate Sonic, it was freezing cold in Lancaster. By the time I arrived on set the next day I’d slept two hours out of the past thirty-five. It was a beautiful shoot.
Yosemite HD Time-Lapse
A gorgeous time-lapse video of Yosemite, by Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. (via Bad Astronomy)
I need to go there.
Wim Wenders, Pina
I referenced this in the quotes out of context below, but the trailer for Wim Wenders 3-D tribute to choreographer Pina Bausch deserves its own post.
I simply let go of my feelings and cried unrestrainedly.
Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
Related to stuff we’re talking about.
Riding a motorcycle across the top of the world
Holy cow, I don’t know much about this video, or where this is, but some guy on a motocross dirt bike rides along the knife edge of a mountaintop.
Google Image Search art by Sebastien Schmieg
Sebastien Schmieg created a video showing the output of recursive Google Image searches using the “visually similar” feature, Search by Image, Recursively, Transparent PNG, #1. It starts out a little slow, but after a while it starts pulling in fresh images. It’s not entirely algorithmic (if an image has already been used, he skips to the next image in the results) but it’s pretty amazing.
Bill Maher explains Socialism and the NFL
A short essay animated from the audio recording of ‘The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass’.
Directed and Animated by Fraser Davidson.
(thanks, Chris)
Simon Biswas, The Light of Day
A short documentary of brief interviews with elderly New Yorkers:
I don’t have answers, even at this stage of the game. I have no answers.
Beautiful and heartbreaking.
(thanks, Chris)
SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS
A trailer for the documentary on LCD Soundsystem’s last show:
LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with NEW YORK magazine calling the event “a marvel of pure craft” and TIME magazine lamenting “we may never dance again.” SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
(thanks, Josh)
Riusuke Fukahori, Goldfish Salvation
Sarah posted Riusuke Fukahori’s freakishly realistic resin goldfish on her tumblr:
Absurdly realistic sculptures of goldfish created by Riusuke Fukahori, one layer of paint & resin at a time.
Watching the meticulous layers applied is stop-motion goodness.
headline of the day
Holy Jesus, look at what this ballerina can do!
90s Dance A Capella
I am not sure how I missed this back in March, but there it is.
(thanks, Rich)
Wilco, Nick Lowe & Mavis Staples rehearse “The Weight” backstage at the Chicago Civic Opera
(via Jason Fried via Jim Coudal)
King Washington – Bawl and Change
Oh, did you want a new favorite band?
